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[–] 8 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Well BBT, and every other that has a laugh track, is scripted and edited around it. Removing that will make even the best comedy suck.

The show sucks but removing the canned laughter doesn't prove anything.

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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    The one exception to this is probably MASH. If I recall correctly they didn't want the laugh track at all, and when it aired in Europe it didn't have the laugh track and was better for it.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Oh damn, maybe I need to seek out the European versions of MASH episodes then.

    I loved the movie, but then couldn't get past the first couple episodes of the show because of the goddamn laugh track

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Not really. When the laughs are removed you just realize it’s racism, sexism, and juvenile jokes all in one.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Sure, but also it becomes very unfunny even without that facet due to the awkward pauses. The pacing just gets mutilated as they 'pause for laughter'.

    A common trope is that some scene is just 'funny' with the laugh track, but without it, people just seem psycho, because they sit there, noiselessly after so many sentences.

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