#like people aren't walking around irl coming out with witty one liners or unintentionally hilarious stuff every time they speak | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

neil-neil-orange-peel · 13 days ago

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I think one of the oft unsaid rules of the sitcom is: make sure your characters say each others' names almost every time they address one another. Just do it. Keep saying those names. DO IT. FOREVER!

#it's not realist but i think it works because sitcoms aren't exactly a realist genre #like people aren't walking around irl coming out with witty one liners or unintentionally hilarious stuff every time they speak #so it fits #also maybe this applies more to older sitcoms than more modern ones #though i still think the characters say each others' names more than we would irl #like one of the difficulties of writing in more realist genres is actually introducing your characters' names in a way that isn't forced #in a sitcom a character can just wander in name drop everyone for a laugh if you like #me rambling #the young ones #tyo #bbc bottom #tagging those shows because rik and ade definitely wrote in this way

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