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[Neonivek]

So I am just wondering after hearing about how silly cartoons are and other light hearted media is.

I say down and analysed these "Soo serious shows" and tried to see which truly is the more silly media.

Since while we have Sponge Bob Squarepants a show about a talking sponge with his pet Snail that meows.

We also have a show that claims to be "realistic" having an episode about a videogame giving children extra points in the game by commiting the crimes being taught to them in the game, in real life.

While we have a cartoon about a man in red spandex who can run at the speed of sound, yet not causing sonic booms.

We have a show about a magnetic well that can teleport you anywhere in the world, go back in time, go forward in time, blow things up, and a ton of other things... IF you attach ordinary everyday objects to it...

[Gatleos]

Depends on what you mean by "silly". It's certainly pretty funny how some shows like to pretend that they're "above" the concepts that are presented in their plots, and either try to dress them up as srs bsns grown-up things, or constantly point out and laugh at them in a non-affectionate way (distancing themselves from sincerity through irony). I wouldn't even say adult-oriented works as a whole are more prone to this, more like things targeted at young adults who want a show that's more mature.

I often find shows that try to distance themselves from goofy concepts to be more ridiculous than the ones that embrace them.

[Neonivek]

more like things targeted at young adults who want a show that's more mature.

Would be if the shows I weren't referencing was CSI and Lost... and could have just as easily referenced Heat of the Night, Law and Order, any reality show, Baywatch, Celebrity News...

So yeah I am still saying that "Adult-oriented" shows are more prone to outright silliness mostly because they have a extremely skewed version of how the world works yet still insist that their work is realistic.

[Insanegame27]

*cough cough*Big bang theory*cough cough*

[Gatleos]

CSI

Police procedurals are my favorite schlock passed off as mature entertainment. It's hard to express how out of touch/terrible at research the writers for these shows must be.

Of course, the most likely explanation is that most of them know exactly what they're doing, and are just trying to have some fun with the terrible "ripped from the headlines" premise they're being forced to work with.

[Reelya]

Which is sillier, Ristorante Paradiso or Jersey Shore? It all depends what you pick.

[Flying Dice]

*cough cough*Big bang theory*cough cough*

BBT is to nerd culture what CSI is to forensic departments. Namely, an unrealistic and simultaneously spiced up and watered down puddle of mediocrity suitable for consumption by Your Mum (and all other fifty-something couch denizens). It doesn't deserve to be mentioned in... any context, really.
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I'd also like to point out that there's a difference between feigning seriousness and building a show around a conceit which requires some suspension of disbelief. As the saying goes, all writers get one unicorn.

[Bohandas]

Police procedurals are my favorite schlock passed off as mature entertainment. It's hard to express how out of touch/terrible at research the writers for these shows must be.

Of course, the most likely explanation is that most of them know exactly what they're doing, and are just trying to have some fun with the terrible "ripped from the headlines" premise they're being forced to work with.

"The story you're about to hear is true. And if you believe that you're dumber than a rock"