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minus-squareDonjuanmelinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·8 months agoMy name is Earl (Since you’re including things that began barely in the 00’s, I’m going to include things that ended in the 00’s) Friends Frasier
minus-squareSwarfega@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·8 months agoBoth riddled with laughing tracks. Neither is funny either.
minus-squareilinamoratolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoLaugh tracks usually have nothing to do with how funny a show’s writing actually is, but studies regularly show that people have a more positive experience with TV comedies when they have a laugh track. I assume it’s probably something parasocial.
My name is Earl
(Since you’re including things that began barely in the 00’s, I’m going to include things that ended in the 00’s)
Friends
Frasier
Both riddled with laughing tracks. Neither is funny either.
Laugh tracks usually have nothing to do with how funny a show’s writing actually is, but studies regularly show that people have a more positive experience with TV comedies when they have a laugh track. I assume it’s probably something parasocial.