Television sitcoms are characterized as either episodic or serial. According to Colin Tain’s lecture, today there are more episodic sitcoms that consist of only half an hour episodes. These episodes are usually framed to end where they first began, allowing the characters to learn important lessons as they resolve specific situations. For example, every episode in the show focuses on bringing about or touching upon certain issues that typically affect our society. Thus, these episodic sitcoms allow the audiences to pick up these lessons as the plot becomes more predictable. In other words, the audiences are able to familiarize and connect with the characters as their traits become more distinguishable. However, at many times sitcoms are simply made to poke fun of certain parts of society or at person’s unusual personality to allow the audience to forget about society’s everyday problems.
One great example of an episodic sitcom that is comical due to its characters unusual personality is “The Big Bang Theory.” This show is one of my favorite sitcoms because of its comedic characters and setting. For instance, this sitcom’s storyline revolves around the lives of two physicists named Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper who happen to be roommates and best friends. Most of the times Leonard and Sheldon are faced with situations that test their friendship due to Sheldon’s crazy, naïve, and unconventional personality. Usually, it is Sheldon who brings humor to this show with the manner in which he carries conversations with his friends. For example, he always brutally honest about things and speaks his mind unaware if he is hurting his friends feelings, due to how disconnected he is from the world. However, by the end of each episode, their friendship survives Sheldon’s outrages ideas and actions. Overall, “The Big Bang Theory” show allows their audience to enjoy a fun sitcom that allows them to have forget about society’s problems and just focus on the character’s outrages personality.
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