It’s weird, I grew up watching shows with laugh tracks but now they make me cringe. I can watch reruns of those old shows no problem but if I see a new show and it has a laugh track I’m immediately put off.
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mvirts@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Because people watching TV alone are more likely to laugh, and are more likely to rate the show better.
Hikermick@lemmy.world 2 days ago
pyre@lemmy.world 2 days ago
old shows were more likely to have an actual audience, like friends or seinfeld
nix@midwest.social 3 days ago
We’re social creatures. The laugh track makes us feel like we’re in a social situation. I think different shows use this more or less cynically.
CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Not sure if my brain just works differently but I’ve always felt isolated by the laugh track. It’s always made me very uncomfortable to watch a show that isn’t funny and hear people that aren’t me laughing and clapping constantly. Makes me feel like I’m being manipulated by aliens into feeling fake joy or something, I hate it.