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4 years ago
I feel like my comic is a light comedy with some dark overtones, much like that of shows such as M*A*S*H, except my comic isn't quite as witty in dialogue.
That said, I bought some used M*A*S*H DVDs at Half-Price Books the other day, and I gotta say, I am so glad I found them as they have the option to turn off that annoying laugh track, which served only to take away from the impact of the show. The show never needed to give the viewing audience a 'queue' to laugh.
The makers of the show fought against having a laugh track at all, but had to compromise for keeping the canned laughter out of the more serious and poignant episodes.
That said, I bought some used M*A*S*H DVDs at Half-Price Books the other day, and I gotta say, I am so glad I found them as they have the option to turn off that annoying laugh track, which served only to take away from the impact of the show. The show never needed to give the viewing audience a 'queue' to laugh.
The makers of the show fought against having a laugh track at all, but had to compromise for keeping the canned laughter out of the more serious and poignant episodes.
And on the plus side, there is no annoying laugh track on my comic. :)
I keep it in a jar on my desk."
In all seriousness, that's a really cool feature on the DVD! There was at least one edition of The Dark Crystal with an option for soundtrack-only, with no voices. It's been a long time, but I thought that was a neat experience.