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Galactus2814 t1_jbtfl1l wrote

So good!

The Jetsons was the only one I wasn't that impressed with. It was good, but compared to Flintstones and Snagglepuss, it just doesn't hold up. Was cool to get an explanation of their housing/why we never see the ground though

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SwagginsYolo420 t1_jbtbpuw wrote

What a reboot means in fiction has a firmly established definition.

I agree that it isn't the ideal term, it should have been a better one, but it is the one that stuck.

The new show is definitely not a reboot or remake. Though obviously it's not a revival either. Whether it will be a re-imagining can't be ruled out yet, but everything announced about it so far points to a straight-up sequel.

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Automatic_Randomizer t1_jbt34ge wrote

It's got to be cyclical. How many places have you got a group of people who are routinely together? Work, family or friends. And if they are friends, it's a little easier if some of them are roommates.

Seinfeld stands out because it's a friends show, without them being roommates.

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cmmosher t1_jbt2my2 wrote

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Latter_Feeling2656 t1_jbt0xt1 wrote

The dominant sitcom up to about five years ago was The Big Bang Theory, which was a Friends knockoff. There was also How I Met Your Mother, which copied a lot from Friends. The dominant single camera show was Modern Family, which was certainly on the "hanging out" tree. And then there's Curb, where all Larry does is wander around.

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cosi_bloggs t1_jbt0kvh wrote

I don't know, but sitcoms moved from "just hanging" to a more aggressive approach to comedy in the mid to late '90s - Seinfeld, Frasier, Friends. Shows naturally sped up as they went along even if they only briefly touched this period -- like Cheers. Arrested Development was one of the first to truly capitalise on this by moving at a quick clip, jam-packed with self-referential stuff. I far preferred the lazier early seasons of sitcoms pre-mid/late '90s.

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