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Did you ever wonder why our parents do not always enjoy
watching the same TV shows that we find hilariously comical? Elizabeth
Charlotte Grant wrote an article called Make
‘em Laugh: Sitcom Humor for Millennials, which answered that very question
(http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/164601-make-em-laugh-sitcom-humor-for-millennials/P1). The article explains that there is a generational funny divide when
it comes to watching television. Some TV shows that people aged 18-30 find to
be funny and entertaining, such as Arrested
Development, The Office, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and many more, may
not be entertaining for the older generations.
There are three reasons behind this divide in generation
comedy explained in this article, laugh values, humor for humor’s sake, and
from funny to absurd in 30 seconds. Laugh value is explained as the fact that
we enjoy these series because the comedy of real life excites us, whereas for
our parent’s generation this comedy is so true to real life that it makes it
stressful to watch. Humor for humor’s sake is describing how even though the
comedy is very similar to real life we understand this isn’t our life we are
watching. Lastly, from funny to absurd in 30 seconds is the relief we find in
the absurdity of the comedies because it give us hope for the future.
I really enjoyed reading this article and it brought up a
lot of points that I had never thought of before reading this article. The
article itself was well written with lots of examples. I agree with all of the
observations that the author makes during the article and can relate to all her
reasonings.
This is an interesting article, that I have kind of thought about but never really knew the answers behind. It is intriguing to think about when we find things funny that are parents don't. Or even, when we were children, the cartoons are parents never let us watch because they didn't like then, and we always tended to find those ones to be our favorites. I have noticed the series that tend to be generation specific also have a more dry sense of humor which are more fitting to a certain age group.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sarah this is an interesting article. My parents always tell me that they are sick of the shows I always watch every night or week.
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