Guest theSun Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 watching some 90s shows i used to watch sparingly, i can't even enjoy them because the laugh track is too distracting. i was watching newsradio and i chuckled at some of the bits (phil hartman <3) but the laugh tracks just kill any humor when i hear a room full of idiots guffawing like every joke deserves it. there's a few others i used to watch as a bored kid after school (can't think of now); wings, frasier - not like they were all funny, but the laugh tracks are just... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiddleBot Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 i remember watching some sitcoms where there'd be like one dude in the laugh track who is louder than all the rest and you'd keep hearing his laugh throughout the entire freakin show, if not the series.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 instead of laughing they should have a room full of people screaming pretending to get murdered. and they get murdered really hard when it's a funny joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 i remember watching some sitcoms where there'd be like one dude in the laugh track this would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gLAMIJbAMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Two and a Half men is the worst for laugh tracks. They actually never stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 the DVDs for M*A*S*H have the option to turn the laugh track off. it's a much funnier show that way. the laugh tracks just laugh over half the jokes so you don't even notice them. Two and a Half men is the worst for laugh tracks. They actually never stop. doubly bad because there is nothing to laugh at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essines Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 i was actually in bed think about this the other night and i don't remember if seinfeld had a laugh track, which makes me think that the show was good enough that i don't really notice notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fingers Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 did you notice that you said notice twice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essines Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 it would appear you thought that was an accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 the DVDs for M*A*S*H have the option to turn the laugh track off. it's a much funnier show that way. the laugh tracks just laugh over half the jokes so you don't even notice them. i've been dreaming of that option for seinfeld and newsradio (unless it already is?) Some shows used an audience well, like The Larry Sanders Show did a great job of justifying the use of an audience (feeding a talk show host) and then ditching it for the other side of the show. Seems like most other shows have them just to make sure people know there was a joke. And other shows would even be broken without their laugh tracks now, Married With Children would be surreal, with all the long pauses and entrances, I would actually like to see that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ms-dos Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 And other shows would even be broken without their laugh tracks now, Married With Children would be surreal, with all the long pauses and entrances, I would actually like to see that have you seen the lynch series that vamos linked to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 And other shows would even be broken without their laugh tracks now, Married With Children would be surreal, with all the long pauses and entrances, I would actually like to see that have you seen the lynch series that vamos linked to? the excerpt in inland empire, but not beyond that. i would like to watch them all one day, if i can ever find the right mood for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 the DVDs for M*A*S*H have the option to turn the laugh track off. it's a much funnier show that way. the laugh tracks just laugh over half the jokes so you don't even notice them. i've been dreaming of that option for seinfeld and newsradio (unless it already is?) Some shows used an audience well, like The Larry Sanders Show did a great job of justifying the use of an audience (feeding a talk show host) and then ditching it for the other side of the show. Seems like most other shows have them just to make sure people know there was a joke. And other shows would even be broken without their laugh tracks now, Married With Children would be surreal, with all the long pauses and entrances, I would actually like to see that i dont mind the MWC laffs because its actually an audience and they actually react to what's going on, it's not just canned. that show would be even worse without that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcinsu Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 after watching lots of shows without laugh tracks, it's hard to go back. I watch Seinfeld now, and it takes me awhile to get back into it, cause it's so distracting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 It can fuck things up, if you haven't decided whether something is funny but everyone else is laughing it just alienates you. I think Father Ted has a laugh track? It does work for some things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiddleBot Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 when i was just a kiddie i used to think the laugh tracks were real, which was really weird because some of the episodes of the Flintstones had a laugh track. then i saw this episode of star trek at like age 5 or so and it set me straight on canned audiences. who says sci fi can't teach one about the world. (fun starts at 1 min 30 secs) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAWQJ8ZxCYk&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCONES TO DIE FOR Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 i remember watching some sitcoms where there'd be like one dude in the laugh track who is louder than all the rest and you'd keep hearing his laugh throughout the entire freakin show, if not the series.. I remember the Brady Bunch was like this. The guy's laugh was very distinct. I want to know about his life now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCONES TO DIE FOR Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 i remember watching some sitcoms where there'd be like one dude in the laugh track who is louder than all the rest and you'd keep hearing his laugh throughout the entire freakin show, if not the series.. I remember the Brady Bunch was like this. The guy's laugh was very distinct. I want to know about his life now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 i remember watching some sitcoms where there'd be like one dude in the laugh track who is louder than all the rest and you'd keep hearing his laugh throughout the entire freakin show, if not the series.. I remember the Brady Bunch was like this. The guy's laugh was very distinct. I want to know about his life now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCONES TO DIE FOR Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ms-dos Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 I remember the Brady Bunch was like this. The guy's laugh was very distinct. I want to know about his life now. i remember watching some sitcoms where there'd be like one dude in the laugh track who is louder than all the rest and you'd keep hearing his laugh throughout the entire freakin show, if not the series.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholdapalehorse Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 the DVDs for M*A*S*H have the option to turn the laugh track off. it's a much funnier show that way. the laugh tracks just laugh over half the jokes so you don't even notice them. That is a great option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I hate laugh tracks, but live studio audiences aren't quite as bad, at least in the case of Mr. Show or Kids in the Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 when i was just a kiddie i used to think the laugh tracks were real well, on a few shows, it's not a laugh track, but an actual audience. "cheers", for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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