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situation comedyor sitcomRadio or television comedy series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of episodes. Often the characters are markedly different types thrown together by circumstance and occupying a shared environment such as an apartment building or workplace. Typically half an hour in length and either taped in front of a studio audience or employing canned applause, they are marked by verbal sparring and rapidly resolved conflicts. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| And so, ABC keeps nudging sitcoms up the hill of viewer indifference. Cut to 2004 and a fall season in which the television networks have picked up 30 percent fewer sitcoms than the year before. It used to be that the viewing public looked to sitcoms to see how people could get along with one another. |
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