Are we reaching the end of the sitcom television genre 29 Articles

by Christina Hurtado

The sitcom is not dead, it has just moved to England. It's America's fault, after all. We've become obsessed with so called "reality tv", (which, you may notice, has writers) or serial dramas which are simply prime time...read more

by John Devera

If there was ever an end to the sitcom television genre it would have been at the end of I Love Lucy. Since there was no grinding cease to the television treadmill of production, then we must conclude that the television ...read more

by Leigh Goessl

If you are an ardent viewer of television today, the word sitcom probably doesn't immediately come to mind as you preview the new season evening lineups. Prime-time television slots, formerly dominated by sitcoms, are now ...read more

by Beth Laster

A canned laugh track, characters mugging at the camera, wacky neighbors, these are the things that signify the sitcom for many. How did this come about? How did something with such a wide open setup as a situation comedy...read more

by Tammy L Mahan

As long as people continue to watch television, the sitcom genre will survive. Although the quality of sitcoms has taken a nose dive in the past five years we are still blessed with a few good sitcoms; Everybody Hates Chri...read more

by Todd Daigneault

How can there ever be an end to the sitcom television genre?! It's like the universe...virtually endless. Sitcoms have lasted for over fifty years-with never any loss of material. The sitcoms went with the times: "All in t...read more

by Morgan Johnson

Have you ever seen any concept on television go quietly? Neither have I. It took years of painful programming before teen dance shows went away. At that those programs were transformed into MTV. Nothing short of a federal ...read more

by Jimmy Mcgregor

Reality TV killed the sitcom. The focus on new and well written sitcoms is gone. I had high hopes for this year's fall premiers. Several looked interesting enough to catch my attention; however, I was wrong. Every sitc...read more

by Brian Rummel

It may certainly seem like the sitcom is close to being dead. I mean after all there's so many (reality) TV shows littering the Television landscape these days. There are still some good sitcoms on TV, but with (reality) T...read more

by Paul Morrison

From television' s earliest beginnings, the sitcom was a network programming staple. To say that the sitcom is on its way out is perhaps an overstatement. While the current trend of reality television is favored by the net...read more

by Diane Bruno

Art imitates life.....and so too does network programming. Sitcom's are no exception. Gone are the days of lighthearted creative comedy. Hello the sitcom with an agenda. Single parenthood, gay lifestyle, negative humor, c...read more

by Matthew Christopher

There is little doubt that sitcoms, once the kings of Primetime, have abdicated their throne. But they aren't quite dead yet. The family sitcom was an on-again, off-again staple of television since the 1950s, most recen...read more

by T. H. Disandro

The onslaught of reality shows has had a profound affect on network programming, filling up the popular weekly timeslots with the latest reality-based series. These slots were formally reserved for the latest sitcoms. So...read more

by lostangelique

Have you ever had an space alien land in your backyard? Know anyone who did? C'mon you never met Tim O'Hara? Or Mindy McConnell? Well it was a long time ago.... Sitcoms or more formally, "situation comedies" are as old...read more

by Revee

In the hustle and bustle of today's busy world, we will always need an outlet, a place to check out, an avenue to laugh. Sitcoms are often this avenue but today they are becoming few and far between. Once upon a time no...read more

by Dawn Hawkins

In the 50's through the 90's we had an influx of great tv programming called the Sitcom. Situation comedy is based on the humorous side of real life situations. Many of us remember "I Love Lucy". Not because we were e...read more

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by Stu James

We are not reaching the end of the sitcom television genre.It is far too valuable a tool for setting the mood for the public, let alone presenting the 'role models' for the public to admire and emulate.Let's take a compreh...read more

by Marcus Brooks

Are we reaching the end of television sitcoms? No. Certain programs need to take a break. After taking a break, sitcoms are coming back. Certain genres can get "watered down" like a weak, Captain and coke. Take realit...read more

by Daniel P. Ford

Sitcoms are not dead but asleep. Reality T.V. has come along way since the birth of MTV and is now in its prime. However, what goes up must come down. I believe people are getting tired of the reality T.V wars. Soon, we wi...read more

by Can Tran

With sitcoms such as "My Name Is Earl," "The Office," "Scrubs," "30 Rock," and so forth, there really is no end to the sitcom age. However, there are more likely to have new types of sitcoms while other types will cease t...read more