Wilso wrote:dròm_et_rêve wrote:
The sad thing is, the average A2Ker would be able to come up with something better than what's being produced at the moment.
I KNOW that to be the case. I've seen a couple of group stories, written by a selection of some of the more articulate members here and back on abuzz, and they were great.
That's absolutely true, Wilso... and even when there isn't a story, there's always humour and unpredictability here. But when you see things in market terms, do you think a network would even consider airing what A2K could create? (However, one could say the same thing about Frasier, Seinfeld and Curb your enthusiasm, and they're all big hits)
I was in a long conversation a while ago about American TV since the 1960s... one of the things that arose was the death of unpredictability in TV shows in the 21st Century. Someone to whom I was talking suggested that one of the reasons for decline in quality is that, whereas classics and shows like The Simpsons had a big writing crew accustomed to the characters, now groups of non-aligned writers write a joke, and producers think: 'this can go in Mad About You, this can go in Just Shoot Me, this can go in Raymond.'
I pointed to the sensation of TV shows by numbers. 'Why spend thousands of pounds on good writers, when you could just stick some attractive actors/actresses in, use preplanned jokes and make a hit like that?'
a milestone in comedy.