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8 Controversies Surrounding Chuck Lorre’s ‘The Big Bang Theory’

8. The Laugh Track Is the Worst Part of the Show

These days, most modern sitcoms have largely eschewed the old school multi-camera comedy with a laugh track, in favor of the one-camera-no-laugh-track style of storytelling (seen on shows like Modern Family and 30 Rock). The Big Bang Theory goes old school, which is a huge point of contention among the fans. Some suggest that the show isn’t actually funny without the canned laughter, while others suggest that The Big Bang Theory uses its laugh track to highlight the completely shallow nature of the jokes, like when Sheldon’s remark about playing Nintendo 64 on an emulator gets a laugh (as though someone playing N64 games on a computer is a completely ridiculous thing to do).

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