Humor is so subjective. But I think “what we do in the shadows” is on par with the office or parks and recs, there are still game changers and successful sitcom type shows being made. Part of it is also nostalgia, that era of television was a special one, a renaissance.

It is not a unique problem to modern sitcoms, there is an intangible “it” factor those shows had or were given proper time to find (I refer to it as the soul, or heart) modern sitcoms have the advantage of knowing that thing exists, that doesn’t mean they have the time or even ability to find it. I thoroughly enjoy looking back at failed pilots and wondering what could have been. Today there is just a higher volume of content being produced so it seems like there are more failures, when I would gather it is probably about the same percentage of successful shows to failures.

This video put into words how I feel about modern sitcoms, they try too hard and depend on formulas without letting things develop naturally.

You should say something, especially if he has mentioned a fear of rejection he could be afraid to and if it doesn’t work out you have a better chance of remaining friends if he is an understanding person.

You have to be able to deal with the possibility that if you say something and he doesn’t have feelings for you, the friendship is already significantly changed by the confession alone. You might be able to stay friends, but it will like ringing a bell, once it’s out there there is no taking it back. That said: I think you should tell him anyway. Love is never a waste; and you might regret telling him but you will 100% regret never saying anything.