Sunday, October 24, 2010

The Episodic Sitcom - Blog 7

Sitcoms can be designated as episodic or serial. In an episodic sitcom each installment is fairly unrelated to its preceding or following episode. In the Simpsons, regardless of the shenanigans that Homer and friends get into, the slate is wiped clean for the next episode. Characters don’t age, nor do they normally grow as individuals. They tend to remain flat in comparison to the more multifaceted characters in serial sitcoms. For example, Homer Simpson does not experience significant character growth from episode to episode. He remains large, yellow and bumbling from show to show. He may achieve some sort of growth within an episode, but it does not carry over. Animated Sitcoms tend to be episodic.


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