Have you ever wondered what TV’s popular sitcoms would be like if they didn’t have a laugh track?
That’s right – they’d be just like real life. In other words, not nearly as funny without the laugh track accompaniment telling us when it’s appropriate to laugh at others.
Let’s take a look at some TV scenes that have the laugh track removed and you’ll see what we mean:
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36 Dramatic Situations – Georges Polti
Did you know that every story ever written can be put into one of many overall plot categories?
It’s been said that Shakespeare’s works cover the definitive list of seven plots:
Others, like Georges Polti, have said that there were 36 different dramatic situations, such as:
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Web Watch wants you to feel old.
That’s why we get so much amusement out of this list of 40 THINGS TO MAKE YOU FEEL REALLY, REALLY OLD.
It’s like that line from the TOO MUCH JOY song, TRAIN IN VAIN: “The Playboy centerfold is younger than me.. I don’t think I can ever feel the same again...” Yeah, this list of things to make you feel old is kinda like that. Let’s take a look at some of those 40 different items, shall we?
Do you know who Jesse Heiman is?
No?
You’re not alone.
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We’ve been on a bit of a Jeopardy! roll recently here at Web Watch, but that’s not going to stop us from throwing another bit of fun at our readers — mainly because we want to see you get onto the show… and once there, win.
While you may have to practice your buzzer techniques in the privacy of your own home, there’s nothing stopping you from spending months memorizing 3×5 index cards that cover the typical subjects — British royalty, geography, and state capitols. That’s what Jeopardy! superstar Ken Jennings did, and look at how well it worked for him.
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It’s a completely legitimate question, especially as Pixar continues its stellar run of high-quality animated entertainment.
There’s a reason why TOY STORY 3 is nominated for Best Picture this year. There’s a reason why UP was nominated for Best Picture last year. There’s a reason why WALL-E‘s lack of a Best Picture nomination forced the Academy to increase the number of eligible Best Picture nominees from five to 10, thus ensuring that there would be 5 more chances for an animated film to lose any chance of ever winning a Best Picture award of its own outside of the animation categories.
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Pufnstuf & Other Stuff: The Weird and Wonderful World of Sid & Marty Krofft
Web Watch is a huge Sid & Marty Krofft fan.
From Sigmund and the Sea Monsters to H.R. Pufnstuf, to even their later efforts like D.C. Follies, Sid & Marty Krofft were always ahead of the curve in coming up with things that will appeal to kids (yet still have a little subversiveness to help draw in the parents).
We highly recommend the PUFNSTUF & OTHER STUFF book for a history of what the Kroffts have done, although more intellectual minds may want to take a gander at Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Childrens Television.
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Secrets of the Jeopardy Chamions
Web Watch is going to followup yesterday’s JEOPARDY post with this one, regarding WHICH SEARCH ENGINE WOULD WIN JEOPARDY!?
First, let’s consider the average human contestant on the game show. The average contestant only buzzes in and answers about 60% of the questions correctly.
Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! superstar, was able to buzz in with a whopping 79% success rate.
So how do today’s search engines fare?
