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TheOtherUprising t1_jdwgkbm wrote

I don’t know. I wonder if with there being so many competing networks and steaming services there just isn’t the concentration of talent that there used to be when all the sitcoms where concentrated within a few network television companies.

I also think a really good show is like catching lightening in a bottle. It’s hard for everything to come together. The success rate for shows was never high and I wonder when it does work how many of those shows now just never get a chance to find an audience before it ends up on the scrap heap because audiences are also very spread out now.

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Paula-Abdul-Jabbar OP t1_jdwii2s wrote

You might be onto something there. The old Thursday night NBC lineup (30 Rock, Parks & Rec, The Office, Community) had insane lineups of writing talent that pretty much all went on to do great things. With more TV being produced, it might mean only a couple good to great writers for each show instead a great writers room top to bottom.

I feel like little-to-no lightning is being caught. The success rate was never high, but I think it was higher. Shows like King of Queens and even Two and a Half Men weren't considered the pinnacle of comedy, but I still think they're clearly better than other multi-cam sitcoms that have lasted multiple seasons today. And I wasn't even a fan of those shows when they were on.

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jmsturm t1_jdwp9nv wrote

Im old enough that the "old" Thursday line up was Cosby, Family Ties, Cheers & Night Court

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