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dustabor t1_jdwdoaz wrote

It’s a different time thanks to Streaming and the ability to watch tv at any time from anywhere. People are consuming media at alarming rates while demanding more. Networks are furiously trying to churn out whatever they can in an effort to draw more eyes to their platform and hope each show finds an audience. If it doesn’t find one quickly, they cut it and move on. Slow growing shows like Seinfeld and The Office would never have a chance to mature and find an audience in todays market.

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Paula-Abdul-Jabbar OP t1_jdwekjm wrote

I see your point, but I don't necessarily agree with it. Shows like The Office found the footing pretty much immediately in the second season. And even the first season of the show didn't really suffer from the issues that I think are plaguing modern sitcoms.

Shows like American Auto, Welcome to Flatch, How I Met Your Father, have all had full second seasons and still don't seem like they'll end up becoming better than anything besides pretty good.

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Stinkycheese8001 t1_jdyskgn wrote

American Auto seemed like it could have been funny, but it felt like it leaned too hard into the “these people are the worst”.

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treetraversal t1_jdxe1kd wrote

The reason The Office picked up steam was because of the ability to watch the show on an iPod.

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jack3moto t1_jdyvdns wrote

People downvoting you because the office was still a big show but when you look at initial viewing numbers it only became the monster that it is today because it was one of the first streaming shows available. 2009-10 when you could watch it on netflix allowed for a revitalization more so than just through TBS/Comedy central reruns.

Without it being one of the first big shows to draw streaming attention IDK if it's still viewed in the same fashion that it is today.

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