Jinn

I don't understand sitcoms anymore. I used to watch them when I was younger and my parents tuned in for the likes of Everybody Loves Raymond, but the lines seem so staged and the laugh track so excessive. Everyone bemoans the 'staged' nature of reality shows, but maybe I'm spoiled on them - all sitcoms seem cheesy as hell for me. I couldn't even watch five minutes of this show, and the vaunted "Big Bang Theory" that is supposed to appeal to my demographic is the same way.

Give me more Survivor, Bad Girls Club, Real World.. where the situations are almost too ridiculous to be staged.. I think they just cast well, hit Record, and cash in. People who argue that reality shows are staged for the audience are lying to themselves about just how asinine most of the 18-34 demographic really is. I'm sure they edit to make things look a little more dramatic or events more recent (minutes instead of hours), but it's still far more entertaining to my brain than watching as scripted "humor" show. I like scripted movies and TV that are drama (LOST, Battlestar Galactica,. etc) but that's because they're not trying to be humorous.

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