@sitcomgeek

wordsmith. story guy. jokes.

 England, United Kingdom
thesitutationroom.substack.com
Joined March 2010
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So who knew it was the Last Supper? Erm...
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Smart. Writing the scenes you’re excited by is a good idea. If you’re not excited about writing a scene, there might be a problem with it. And it might not even be necessary.
David Lemon@DavidLemon77718 Jun 2024
23 pages into pilot. Hoping to get a rough first draft finished this week. Have opted for a 'skipping around' approach; writing whichever scene takes my fancy as it will all get revised anyway.
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The entire ecosystem for producing mainstream sitcoms has changed, which is why they are now an endangered species… thesitutationroom.substack.c…
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Who made Fresh Fields? (4 Series from ’84-86) #ItsOnlySonia
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Who made A Fine Romance? (4 Series from 1981-84)
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Who made The Cuckoo Waltz which ran for 4 series?
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You might be wondering where all the sitcoms have gone. The whole TV ecosystem has changed, so we can’t be surprised if some species become rare.
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With international markets and streaming, murder mysteries become a MUCH more interesting prospect.
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Anyway, I’ve written all about it over on my blog. I’m sure you’ll find it.
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Is there a crisis in mainstream comedy? Yes and no. I think the main problem is that we’ve forgotten the art/entertainment balance. May I explain? thesitutationroom.substack.c…
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Interesting piece in @Broadcastnow about the crisis in mainstream comedy. If I’d been part of the conversation, I’d would have said: We’ve lost the balance between ‘art’ and  ‘entertainment’. Art is about the artist. Entertainment is about the audience.
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Their predecessors learned their craft through music hall, variety and entertaining the troops. Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Perry and Croft learned their craft on stages close to the front line, trying to bring joy to tired, working-class men.
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Basically, there’s Miranda. And there’s Fleabag. I explain more here: thesitutationroom.substack.c… Why not read the whole thing?
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Not that I was a heavy user, but I’m coming off Twitter for Christmas, New Year and all of January. Maybe back on Candlemas (2nd Feb, but you knew that, right?). But maybe later. If ever. Have fun. If you need me, agent’s details in biog.
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Sitcoms rely on expectation and conventions. @sitcomgeek shares the one rule that gets broken at Christmas time. ⬇️ buff.ly/3TsyJsi
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