> On Mon, 24 Feb 1997 19:47:06 -0500 Dan Carroll said: > > > >(i) English sitcoms are more likely to opt for a slapstick-influenced laugh > >(eg: the comic violence in "Fawlty Towers", or the tooth-extraction scene of > >"Men Behaving Badly (GB)", whereas American shows like "Friends" and "Cheers" > >have much less of this; their humour is in the main verbal or visual, and > >almost exclusively non-violent. Interesting how "Fawlty Towers" is regarded as an exemplar of British sitcom, despite having been made 20 years ago and there only ever being 12 episodes... Leo ---------------------- Leo Enticknap Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture *** look at our website on http://www.ex.ac.uk/bill.douglas/ *** University of Exeter, UK ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]