Ahhh, MASH was not filmed before a studio audience. They were laugh-track all the way except for one or two episodes (and they made a big deal out of it).
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Ahhh, MASH was not filmed before a studio audience. They were laugh-track all the way except for one or two episodes (and they made a big deal out of it).
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I find that a bit insulting. I laugh when I laugh, whether the audience is laughing or not.
I'm having a difficult time telling whether or not you're disagreeing with something I said.
Once again this thread is proving that BBT is hitting all the right marks and shows "us" how we really are.. obsessing about laugh tracks for several pages? Come on people! 
And that's not even starting with the central theme of this board - Star Trek and the kinds of flame wars that have errupted over some minor (and to some major) issues... this is why i like the show so much.. everything those nerds do is familiar to me in one way or the other and i'm well aware how ridiculous it is most of the time to argue about it and i love having a mirror presented to me by those great comedians.
And that's not even starting with the central theme of this board - Star Trek and the kinds of flame wars that have errupted over some minor (and to some major) issues... this is why i like the show so much.. everything those nerds do is familiar to me in one way or the other and i'm well aware how ridiculous it is most of the time to argue about it and i love having a mirror presented to me by those great comedians.
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Was watching the ep where Penny and Sheldon show up at Stan Lee's house.
That was his point.
No, The Cosby Show, Cheers and Fraiser were filmed with a live audience, M*A*S*H was not.
BBT is filmed before a live audience too. All of them used canned laughter to supplement the real thing.
The point is, having people laugh on the recording you are watching makes no difference to me, but it seems to turn a lot of people off because they don't want to be "told" when they are "supposed to laugh".
I wonder if they have the same problem during a live performance or comedy show, when people are laughing around them.
The point is, having people laugh on the recording you are watching makes no difference to me, but it seems to turn a lot of people off because they don't want to be "told" when they are "supposed to laugh".
I wonder if they have the same problem during a live performance or comedy show, when people are laughing around them.
I find it annoying and, at times, condescending. I'm glad that it's quickly becoming a lost art.
Exactly.
That's different. At least then, you know an audience will be there. Comedians *require* an audience. TV shows don't. (Except for Red Green, of course.)
Interesting that you should mention standup comedy, though: One thing that those do, which is almost as condescending as laugh tracks, is constantly cut back to a shot of random audience members laughing...
RED GREEN FTW!
^ Harold Green would fit in so well on BBT...
No, his point was that none of those shows were ruined by canned laughter. MASH was a huge success even with it.
At least, that's how I read it. YMMV.
Or maybe just Bangers?
It's a constant in Chuck Lorre produced sitcoms. The laugh track is added to EVERYTHING the cast says
And here is a youtube video that takes out the laughter
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfFd_wOQsGQ[/YT]
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg4s2-zRAT4[/YT]
Yep, that's what I meant.
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