Sitcoms, short for situational comedies, are a genre of TV show in which the character(s) are placed in a set of circumstances (being stuck in an elevator, missing a work deadline, babysitting an obnoxious child) and the humor is derived from their failure or success. This tag is to be used for questions pertaining to the topic of sitcoms in general, not for questions about individual sitcoms.
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Why do British sitcoms have much fewer episodes than American ones?
Through Netflix & Amazon streaming, I have recently "discovered" a bunch of really good British sitcoms that I never knew existed.
Although I think some of these comedies are as good or better than anything on U.S. television, my only complaint is…
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Why do sitcoms generally have A-B Story Structure?
Most sitcoms i've watched tend to follow a specific pattern in storytelling. There is a main story (A) involving the principle character(s) and a side story (B) which is interesting but generally unimportant to story A or to the overall story arch…
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