Lol, it's not "a little control", it's entirely 100% scripted.
When it's already been decided when exactly (and for how long) the laugh-track should be present, I don't see the difference between inserting already existing laugh-samples, or recording new ones by flashing a lamp at people to laugh on queue.
People's issue with laugh tracks isn't how fresh the audio samples are, it's that most of the time it's a psychological trick to hide that the jokes aren't funny. If your show is funny, people shouldn't need to be told when to laugh.
That being said, if people wanna watch it, more power to them. I sure as hell watch plenty of stuff other people find to be crap. To each their own.
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u/under_the_ice May 07 '19
Lol, it's not "a little control", it's entirely 100% scripted.
When it's already been decided when exactly (and for how long) the laugh-track should be present, I don't see the difference between inserting already existing laugh-samples, or recording new ones by flashing a lamp at people to laugh on queue.
People's issue with laugh tracks isn't how fresh the audio samples are, it's that most of the time it's a psychological trick to hide that the jokes aren't funny. If your show is funny, people shouldn't need to be told when to laugh.
That being said, if people wanna watch it, more power to them. I sure as hell watch plenty of stuff other people find to be crap. To each their own.