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03-25-2022, 05:58 AM
You know, shows (https://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/4/30/21241996/mockumentary-sitcoms-the-office-parks-rec-reality-tv) like The Office (https://screenrant.com/funny-mockumentary-shows-movies-like-the-office/), Arrested Development (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HIZq_NWaxE), Modern Family, Parks & Recreation, and more recently, Abbott Elementary (https://collider.com/abbott-elementary-why-its-good/).
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Can the longer a show goes on, the more its credibility (http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2022/03/mockumentaries.html) is strained? I mean, in the case of something like the American version of The Office (https://uproxx.com/tv/mockumentary-comedy-tv-shows/), why would a crew (https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/best-mockumentary-tv-shows-of-all-time/) still be shooting (https://sites.psu.edu/ljonespassion/2019/10/25/breaking-the-fourth-wall-mockumentaries/) for years and years? And in the case of something like Modern Family (https://www.avclub.com/it-turns-out-that-talking-about-sex-isnt-modern-familys-1819669860), how do you explain the logistics of it all. Such as, where are all these cameramen when the in one episode (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caught_in_the_Act_(Modern_Family)), the Dunphy children catch their parents having sex (https://decider.com/2018/01/31/when-did-modern-family-get-so-sex-obsessed/)?
At the end of the day, should the mockumentary (https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/24nrgf/isnt_it_weird_how_documentary_style_tv_shows_run/) device only be used if there’s an organic reason for why a series needs to tell stories (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/harry-shearer-why-mockumentary-sitcoms-dont-live-up-to-spinal-tap_n_5b56e423e4b004fe162fb197) through it? Otherwise, what added value does it serve when it's certainly no longer fresh?
To give up a better idea of the limitations behind the device, how intimate can characters’ conversations be when they know they’re being filmed? And when you watch these shows, sometimes the characters know and react to being filmed and other times they act as if they’re oblivious to it.
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Can the longer a show goes on, the more its credibility (http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2022/03/mockumentaries.html) is strained? I mean, in the case of something like the American version of The Office (https://uproxx.com/tv/mockumentary-comedy-tv-shows/), why would a crew (https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/best-mockumentary-tv-shows-of-all-time/) still be shooting (https://sites.psu.edu/ljonespassion/2019/10/25/breaking-the-fourth-wall-mockumentaries/) for years and years? And in the case of something like Modern Family (https://www.avclub.com/it-turns-out-that-talking-about-sex-isnt-modern-familys-1819669860), how do you explain the logistics of it all. Such as, where are all these cameramen when the in one episode (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caught_in_the_Act_(Modern_Family)), the Dunphy children catch their parents having sex (https://decider.com/2018/01/31/when-did-modern-family-get-so-sex-obsessed/)?
At the end of the day, should the mockumentary (https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/24nrgf/isnt_it_weird_how_documentary_style_tv_shows_run/) device only be used if there’s an organic reason for why a series needs to tell stories (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/harry-shearer-why-mockumentary-sitcoms-dont-live-up-to-spinal-tap_n_5b56e423e4b004fe162fb197) through it? Otherwise, what added value does it serve when it's certainly no longer fresh?
To give up a better idea of the limitations behind the device, how intimate can characters’ conversations be when they know they’re being filmed? And when you watch these shows, sometimes the characters know and react to being filmed and other times they act as if they’re oblivious to it.