justinpcoltrane Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 (edited) If it had been traditional, there probably would have been an overused laugh track and the show would have tried to be preachy and topical with "very special episodes" Edited April 4, 2016 by justinpcoltrane Added another tag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 The makers of M*A*S*H didn't want a canned laughter track, but the network did. In the end they compromised, and had laughter on most scenes, but never in the operating room. When the series was originally shown in the UK, the BBC broadcast it without the laughter track, which is how I prefer to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinpcoltrane Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 19 minutes ago, HossC said: The makers of M*A*S*H didn't want a canned laughter track, but the network did. In the end they compromised, and had laughter on most scenes, but never in the operating room. When the series was originally shown in the UK, the BBC broadcast it without the laughter track, which is how I prefer to watch it. Doesn't the DVD offer you a choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 I think the DVDs let you choose. I have the M*A*S*H: Martinis and Medicine Complete Collection, but one of the channels here still shows two episodes a night, so I haven't had the DVDs out for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinpcoltrane Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Could you imagine Dukes with any of the elements I mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 The Dukes with a laughing track? This isn't all and out Comedy like Mr. Bean where it adds to story. Dukes was classed as a comedy but personally see it as somethign else with added comedy. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinpcoltrane Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 I'm just glad that there weren't any "(insert character here) takes pills and gets addicted" or "Daisy is almost sexually assaulted" plots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 2 hours ago, Roth Potter said: The Dukes with a laughing track? This isn't all and out Comedy like Mr. Bean where it adds to story. Dukes was classed as a comedy but personally see it as somethign else with added comedy. I'd say it was action/adventure/comedy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinpcoltrane Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, Hobie Harkins said: I'd say it was action/adventure/comedy! 5 minutes ago, Hobie Harkins said: With some drama mixed in Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 This is true too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinpcoltrane Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 But could any of y'all seen Dukes doing a "very special episode" about a social issue/hot-button topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 I think there should be laugh tracks on national news programs. justinpcoltrane and Hobie Hartkins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinpcoltrane Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Especially the 24 hour news channels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 On 4/5/2016 at 7:19 PM, justinpcoltrane said: But could any of y'all seen Dukes doing a "very special episode" about a social issue/hot-button topic? No! Dukes was meant to be a light hearted show that never got TOO heavy and take the viewer to a happy place for a while, away from the mundane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 On 4/5/2016 at 11:24 AM, RogerDuke said: I think there should be laugh tracks on national news programs. Definitely!! Most of it's a big joke anyway! ( or just out right lies!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinpcoltrane Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 21 minutes ago, Hobie Harkins said: No! Dukes was meant to be a light hearted show that never got TOO heavy and take the viewer to a happy place for a while, away from the mundane! I could not have seen them tackling assisted suicide or drunk driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Just now, justinpcoltrane said: I could not have seen them tackling assisted suicide or drunk driving. or race wars or gang violence or murder or anything else that makes life suck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinpcoltrane Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 True Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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