Sitcoms

[Spark Of Spirit]

Yeah, I don't hate canned laughter either. I mean, HIMYM wouldn't really work without it.

The thing is, I think some canned laughter is actually used from test audiences who get screened the episode in advance. You can tell from some of the audience reactions some times that it definitely wasn't made in the '50s.

However, stuff like Full House was waaaay too obvious. BBT definitely takes after that in the Laugh Track department.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Here's NBC's Fall schedule.

NBC Fall 2012

Mondays
8:00PM The Voice
10:00PM The Revolution (NEW!)

Tuesdays
8:00PM The Voice
9:00PM Go On (NEW!)
9:30PM The New Normal (NEW!)
10:00PM Parenthood

Wednesdays
8:00PM Animal Practice (NEW!)
8:30PM Guys With Kids (NEW!)
9:00PM Law & Order: SVU
10:00PM Chicago Fire (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM 30 Rock
8:30PM Up All Night
9:00PM The Office
9:30PM Parks & Recreation
10:00PM Rock Center with Brian Williams

Fridays
8:00PM Whitney
8:30PM Community
9:00PM Grimm
10:00PM Dateline

Saturdays
8:00PM Repeats

Sundays
7:00PM Football Night in America
8:15PM Sunday Night Football

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It looks like Whitney's done, Kidd. 

[Avaitor]

Friday night? Yep, it's a goner. Only sci-fi shows seem to survive then.

[Goldstar]

Friday night? Yep, it's a goner. Only sci-fi shows seem to survive then.

...Except on the Syfy channel, ironically.

[Avaitor]

Friday night? Yep, it's a goner. Only sci-fi shows seem to survive then.

...Except on the Syfy channel, ironically.

Well, can you blame them? Aside from Battlestar Galactica, how many good SyFy originals can you name off your head from the past 10 years?

[Goldstar]

Friday night? Yep, it's a goner. Only sci-fi shows seem to survive then.

...Except on the Syfy channel, ironically.

Well, can you blame them? Aside from Battlestar Galactica, how many good SyFy originals can you name off your head from the past 10 years?

Well, I did enjoy Farscape, up until the last couple of seasons that is. In any case, any sort of sci-fi programming would be better to air on Syfy than WWE Smackdown.

[Dr. Insomniac]

Friday night? Yep, it's a goner. Only sci-fi shows seem to survive then.

...Except on the Syfy channel, ironically.

Well, can you blame them? Aside from Battlestar Galactica, how many good SyFy originals can you name off your head from the past 10 years?

Well, I did enjoy Farscape, up until the last couple of seasons that is. In any case, any sort of sci-fi programming would be better to air on Syfy than WWE Smackdown.

I remember reading that Farscape was originally made for an Australian network, only to be shown on SyFy after that.

And by "any sort of sci-fi programming", I hope you don't mean those z-movies they show on Saturdays.

[Daxdiv]

Friday night? Yep, it's a goner. Only sci-fi shows seem to survive then.

...Except on the Syfy channel, ironically.

Well, can you blame them? Aside from Battlestar Galactica, how many good SyFy originals can you name off your head from the past 10 years?

Well, I did enjoy Farscape, up until the last couple of seasons that is. In any case, any sort of sci-fi programming would be better to air on Syfy than WWE Smackdown.

Speaking of which, I'm not a big fan of Smackdown being taped, compared to RAW which is live a good 95% of the time. I can barely get into it knowing that I can go to a site like Wrestleview later on Tuesday or Wednesday to know the results. That is like my only gripe with Smackdown.

[Kiddington]

Here's NBC's Fall schedule.

NBC Fall 2012

Mondays
8:00PM The Voice
10:00PM The Revolution (NEW!)

Tuesdays
8:00PM The Voice
9:00PM Go On (NEW!)
9:30PM The New Normal (NEW!)
10:00PM Parenthood

Wednesdays
8:00PM Animal Practice (NEW!)
8:30PM Guys With Kids (NEW!)
9:00PM Law & Order: SVU
10:00PM Chicago Fire (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM 30 Rock
8:30PM Up All Night
9:00PM The Office
9:30PM Parks & Recreation
10:00PM Rock Center with Brian Williams

Fridays
8:00PM Whitney
8:30PM Community
9:00PM Grimm
10:00PM Dateline

Saturdays
8:00PM Repeats

Sundays
7:00PM Football Night in America
8:15PM Sunday Night Football

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It looks like Whitney's done, Kidd. 

Might as well have not even renewed it to begin with, but I can't complain. Friday night is a death song, especially for sitcoms.

[Rosalinas Spare Wand]

Here's NBC's Fall schedule.

NBC Fall 2012
9:30PM The New Normal (NEW!)
10:00PM Parenthood

Wednesdays
8:30PM Guys With Kids (NEW!)
9:00PM Law & Order: SVU

What's with all those new age shows? I thought NBC was always old audience central.

Also, I laughed at the 2 back to back Wednesday shows.

[Kiddington]

Here's NBC's Fall schedule.

NBC Fall 2012
9:30PM The New Normal (NEW!)
10:00PM Parenthood

Wednesdays
8:30PM Guys With Kids (NEW!)
9:00PM Law & Order: SVU

What's with all those new age shows? I thought NBC was always old audience central.

Also, I laughed at the 2 back to back Wednesday shows.

I always thought CBS had the retirement home reputation.

Either way, I can't say I'm overly excited for most of the new stuff. But, at least we're getting a full season of Parks and Rec, and Whitney was unofficially given its pink slip, so I'll take what I can get.

[Spark Of Spirit]

CBS used to be that way, but since Chuck Lorre they've sunk to lowest common denominator. They're two steps away from FOX, IMO.

Here's NBC's Fall schedule.

NBC Fall 2012
9:30PM The New Normal (NEW!)
10:00PM Parenthood

Wednesdays
8:30PM Guys With Kids (NEW!)
9:00PM Law & Order: SVU

What's with all those new age shows? I thought NBC was always old audience central.

Also, I laughed at the 2 back to back Wednesday shows.

I think most audiences just want a good family sitcom that isn't gimmicky. NBC has been trying to be edgy so much that they've seemed to lose touch with that audience.

Which is interesting because NBC was known not for being original but for being the best at working within the standard. I don't feel people want NBC to be "hip".

[Avaitor]

Well we have that with Modern Family now. But it does feel like other networks are trying to steal ABC's thunder with MF's success.

[Dr. Insomniac]

And this is why cable exists, people.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Cable isn't exactly thriving with family comedies.

Well we have that with Modern Family now. But it does feel like other networks are trying to steal ABC's thunder with MF' success.

That's the biggest problem. I know the whole "follow the leader" thing has been around a long time (look at all those shows copying Lost, Survivor, Seinfeld, Cheers, and Roseanne over the years), but they used to be less blatant than the Modern Family clones.