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Quote: James Williams @ February 6, 2008, 2:13 PMI'll say what I find a major problem with many 'amateur' scripts I see - too many jokes that are not top-drawer.
I'm not saying every joke has to be that funny, but it has to "fit" within the dynamics of the piece.
Not so sure with this. Take Fawlty Towers as an example. Undeniably one of the greats but in amongst the brilliant moments and funny lines are some groaners, wincers, and plain embarrasing lines. Same goes for Black Adder, Red Dwarf and others. Identifying this trend, helped me to stop worrying so much about the jokes that I thought were a bit suspect. It was weird to hear a 30 minute sitcom piece performed on stage. The audience laughed in different places to where I was expecting and each night was rarely in the same place too; although some sequences of lines were consistently successful.
Even in the great TV works, there is patchy. But the KEY is enough gags for people of different tastes to recognise as funny. imo.
At the end of a show, I never think "great characters, great plot". I think "Did I laugh?" If I did, then I move on to plot and character and appreciation of the totality.
Quote: SlagA @ February 6, 2008, 5:12 PMNot so sure with this. Take Fawlty Towers as an example. Undeniably one of the greats but in amongst the brilliant moments and funny lines are some groaners, wincers, and plain embarrasing lines. Same goes for Black Adder, Red Dwarf and others. Identifying this trend, helped me to stop worrying so much about the jokes that I thought were a bit suspect. It was weird to hear a 30 minute sitcom piece performed on stage. The audience laughed in different places to where I was expecting and each night was rarely in the same place too; although some sequences of lines were consistently successful.
Even in the great TV works, there is patchy. But the KEY is enough gags for people of different tastes to recognise as funny. imo.
At the end of a show, I never think "great characters, great plot". I think "Did I laugh?" If I did, then I move on to plot and character and appreciation of the totality.
I think it's a problem when these sort of (out-of-character) jokes comprise most of the script though. I'm talking about ones that really seem out of place.
Quote: Godot Taxis @ February 6, 2008, 2:46 PMYou shouldn't really listen to anyone else on this forum accept me. I'll tell you what's what.
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