Being ‘good’ in a sitcom
As many people who know me will know, I’m a huge fan of TV, specifically sitcoms and comedy. In fact, I am even interested in the idea of TV ‘morality’ and ‘decency’ and what it means for a sitcom character to be a truly good person and why that may be a rare find. There could be several reasons for this. Some of the main reasons why not many sitcoms portray genuinely decent, lovely people is unsurprisingly to do with comedy. In fact, some people presume that a show would be less funny or even boring if the characters didn’t say or do some pretty terrible or selfish things or if a show had a cast of good, decent people even though a show with an entire cast of terrible characters probably wouldn’t be thought of as boring. Some may also argue that it helps viewers either feel better about themselves and what they consider to be their shortcomings and/or prejudices. Interestingly, some may believe that it makes it easier to relate to the characters if they’re very flawed as while things ...