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Mal Reynolds · 12-18-2005, 11:44 AM

Hey.

If any of you guys could the time to answer these few questions, I would be eternally grateful

1. Are you……… male / female

2. How old are you?

3. How often do you watch sitcoms?

4. What do you think is a sitcom’s primary function?

5. Of the following examples of characters, which would you like to see in a sitcom? (choose up to 3)

The naïve fool

The meddling or nosy neighbour

The wisecracker

The sage

The cutesy moppet

The sarcastic servant

The lovable loser

The desperate man/woman

6. What kind of storylines do you expect to see in a sitcom?

7. What kind of issues do you not expect to be explored with in a sitcom?

8. If one of these issues were explored in a sitcom, how do you think it would be
dealt with?

9. What is your favourite sitcom?

10. What do you think is its main strength?

11. What do you think is its main weakness?

Thanks in advance

gilligan fanatic · 12-18-2005, 04:44 PM

I guess I will be the first

1. male
2. 17
3. Every Day
4. Entertain
5. The desperate man/woman
6. The usual
7. depends what show it is. For the most part none
8. Somebody standing for what they think is right?
9. Gilligan's Island
10. The Characters
11. None

robyrob · 12-18-2005, 08:23 PM

1. male
2. 30+
3. every day
4. to make people forget all the nasty garbage on the news
5. naïve fool, meddling or nosy neighbour, wisecracker
6. both realistic and reasonable ones, AND some far-fetched, ridiculous ones
7. political, religious
8. lightheartedly, without sending a message, or with a "both sides should be closely examined" approach
9. i'm gonna say Bosom Buddies today, because I just watched 7 episodes yesterday
10. great joke writing and and excellent cast
11. the plots, sets and premise was pretty much crap - and the fact that it only lasted 2 seasons

Classicshowsgurl15 · 12-21-2005, 02:03 AM

1. Female

2. 14

3. everyday

4. to make you laugh and to show you life's problems in a funnier way.

5. Wisecracker,Loveable Loser,The cutesy moppet

6. Family Problems, peer pressure, sibling rivalry

7. something innapropriate

8. Hopefully in a good way

9. Family Ties

10. To make you feel happy and Family togetherness

11. When they put someone on or take someone off who should or shouldn't be there.

12-18-2005, 11:44 AM	#1
Mal Reynolds Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Oct 17, 2005 Posts: 3	Questionnaire Hey. If any of you guys could the time to answer these few questions, I would be eternally grateful 1. Are you……… male / female 2. How old are you? 3. How often do you watch sitcoms? 4. What do you think is a sitcom’s primary function? 5. Of the following examples of characters, which would you like to see in a sitcom? (choose up to 3) The naïve fool The meddling or nosy neighbour The wisecracker The sage The cutesy moppet The sarcastic servant The lovable loser The desperate man/woman 6. What kind of storylines do you expect to see in a sitcom? 7. What kind of issues do you not expect to be explored with in a sitcom? 8. If one of these issues were explored in a sitcom, how do you think it would be dealt with? 9. What is your favourite sitcom? 10. What do you think is its main strength? 11. What do you think is its main weakness? Thanks in advance

12-18-2005, 04:44 PM	#2
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	I guess I will be the first 1. male 2. 17 3. Every Day 4. Entertain 5. The desperate man/woman 6. The usual 7. depends what show it is. For the most part none 8. Somebody standing for what they think is right? 9. Gilligan's Island 10. The Characters 11. None
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12-18-2005, 08:23 PM	#3
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,206	1. male 2. 30+ 3. every day 4. to make people forget all the nasty garbage on the news 5. naïve fool, meddling or nosy neighbour, wisecracker 6. both realistic and reasonable ones, AND some far-fetched, ridiculous ones 7. political, religious 8. lightheartedly, without sending a message, or with a "both sides should be closely examined" approach 9. i'm gonna say Bosom Buddies today, because I just watched 7 episodes yesterday 10. great joke writing and and excellent cast 11. the plots, sets and premise was pretty much crap - and the fact that it only lasted 2 seasons
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12-21-2005, 02:03 AM	#4
Classicshowsgurl15 Happy Days Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,088	1. Female 2. 14 3. everyday 4. to make you laugh and to show you life's problems in a funnier way. 5. Wisecracker,Loveable Loser,The cutesy moppet 6. Family Problems, peer pressure, sibling rivalry 7. something innapropriate 8. Hopefully in a good way 9. Family Ties 10. To make you feel happy and Family togetherness 11. When they put someone on or take someone off who should or shouldn't be there.
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