Having recently imported the DVD boxset of this, and watched the first half dozen or so episodes, I found it extraordinary that anyone ever thought it would be appropriate to have a studio audience for this "sitcom". Of course, I realise that this was in the days before single camera comedies have become the norm.
I must admit that I did think there was an audience, but that because the set was basically enclosed, they were watching pretty much 100% of the time via monitors. In any case, the laughs come pretty infrequently and it feels like you could be ten minutes into an episode before you hear the first sign of a studio audience. Adam On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On May 2, 9:06 pm, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > > My only wish is that Shout Factory or whoever holds the rights could > somehow > > delete the laughtrack from Season 1...but alas... > > The problem is that the first 13 shows were shot with a studio > audience (which technically isn't a "laugh track"). Even if you wiped > the sweetening off and isolated the audience tracks, you'd still have > the boom picking up some audience response--not as loud as with the > tracks restored and sweetening added (unless they only sweetened to > cover edits, which many multi-cam sitcom producers claim they only use > canned laughter for), unless it was one of those patented Aaron Sorkin > walk-and-talk scenes that were either shot backstage or in the > afternoon before the audience came in, but still there. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
