Red Dwarf the sitcmo in space

A situation comedy (sitcom) is a narrative comedy programme, usually in series running for around twenty to thirty minutes per episode. In most sitcoms the settings and characters will remain the same throughout the entire time it is on air. Sitcoms are popular because viewers can relate to one or more characters in the show. Sitcoms are ideal for television audiences as the flow of episodes each week enables people to build identification with the characters over the period of time they watch. This is much harder to do on film, as you do not have as much time to build/develop characters and make the audience feel the right amount of empathy for them.

The sitcom originated on radio in the 1920s . The first is said to be Sam and Henry which started on WGN (American radio) in 1926. Another pioneer was Amos & Andy (america again) in 1928 and was one of

British comedy was very creative in the sixties and subsequently created such classic programmes like ‘Step toe and son’, ‘Are you being served’, ‘Fawlty Towers’ and ‘Only fools and horses’. These programmes were not only a hit in Britain but also around the world. Recently these shows appeared in a poll by the BBC of the 50 greatest British sitcoms.

From the third series of Red Dwarf in which the major changes to the series took place. The sets were changed, new characters were added (Kryten the Robot) and science fiction became an important part of the show.

The genre of science fiction came into its own in the fifties. Again, doom laid around the corner in the form of more mad scientists, monsters but also now, aliens.

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