Originally Posted by staylor26:
Good question. I’m not sure if it’s technically a sitcom, but people often call it one.
I would say it qualifies based on the definition.
Yeah by definition that's correct but it still feels wrong classing a genius show like Community with formulaic shows ike 'Caroline in the City' or 2 Guys and a Girl and a Pizza Place.. or Seinfeld for that matter.
So Community and Seinfeld are in classes of their own, but Frasier is GOAT among the typical multicam sitcom genre. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
I think people can differentiate just by the categorization of single and multi-camera.
A sitcom is a broader category, indicating that the format is comedy arising from the situation. It's not a designation of quality or an indication of formula.
As for 'formula' Community is every bit as 'formulaic' as any other, as it is a mixed group of traditional and non-traditional students at a Community College. That doesn't mean every episode is exactly the same, but it's more defined than, say something like Black Mirror or The Twilight Zone, where the entire tone, setting, and even cast changes from episode to episode.
What other sit com -or film or TV show for that matter- approached Community's use of meta storytelling? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Favorite All Time or Favorite Current?
All-time, its:
(Note: edited list based on seeing other people's lists)
1. The Simpsons
2. Cheers
3. Seinfeld
4. News Radio
5. Barney Miller
6. Third Rock From the Sun
7. Malcolm in the Middle
8. The Drew Carey Show
9. Newhart
10. WKRP in Cincinnati
Honorable Mentions: The Bob Newhart Show, Frasier, Friends, Soap, Taxi.
The quoted post was my list in 2004, as reported in this thread. In 2022, I would add Arrested Development, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, My Name is Earl, and The Office. I would consider an Honorable Mention to The Good Place and The Big Bang Theory.
My 2022 rankings of the top ten would be:
1. Cheers
2. Seinfeld
3. The Office
4. Barney Miller
5. Arrested Development
6. The Drew Carey Show
7. My Name is Earl
8. Malcolm in the Middle
9. The Simpsons
10. Frasier
Honorable mentions: News Radio, Newhart, WKRP in Cincinnati, The Bob Newhart Show, Friends, Soap, Taxi, Third Rock From the Sun, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Good Place, and The Big Bang Theory [Reply]
I scrolled but I didnt see it. There was a sitcom about military life. Gomer Pyle came from that. Cant remember a ton about it cause I was thinking about Combat! A seperate sitcom entirely. Damn ye! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch:
I scrolled but I didnt see it. There was a sitcom about military life. Gomer Pyle came from that. Cant remember a ton about it cause I was thinking about Combat! A seperate sitcom entirely. Damn ye!
Gomer Pyle was a spinoff of the Andy Griffith Show. [Reply]