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Bluetus

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3. It is a "first world problem", as they say
Sat Mar 15, 2025, 11:44 AM
Mar 15

It is not just this one particular creature. Look at who is on the late night programs. Look at the teevee programming. The vast majority of pop culture is just pap.

A friend of mine seems to have reruns of "Big Bang" on continuously. This is the worst of the worst. Give it the no-laugh-tracks test. Without the laugh tracks there is absolutely nothing funny or even slightly clever in any of the dialog. Throw in laugh tracks and Americans think it is great. Laugh tracks are the equivalent of Kardashian's fake boobs.



Compare that with Family Guy, which uses no laugh tracks, yet comes through with some humor. It may not be everybody's cup of tea, but the intellect gap between the two shows is immense. Unfortunately a large percent of the country prefers fake boobs and laugh tracks.

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