I really haven't heard of many non-reality TV shows that have huge followings, come to think of it. Maybe that's becoming the new thing? You're right that NBC really does have great creative shows... but sometimes I think they don't know what to do with them. Plus, Executives don't care how creative something is, they care about the ratings. I think they also like to try and appeal to "channel surfers", who probably, tbh, make up most of the average audience. If you channel surf while watching Community, you probably get very lost very quickly.
I do like Modern Family, though,
I think for some reason, it reminds me of some "dom coms" I used to like, but for most of my childhood/teen years that was mostly what I watched. So it feels like I'm watching a modern (heh) and more mature (in some cases) version of them. Maybe that's part of it?
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I really haven't heard of many non-reality TV shows that have huge followings, come to think of it. Maybe that's becoming the new thing? You're right that NBC really does have great creative shows... but sometimes I think they don't know what to do with them. Plus, Executives don't care how creative something is, they care about the ratings. I think they also like to try and appeal to "channel surfers", who probably, tbh, make up most of the average audience. If you channel surf while watching Community, you probably get very lost very quickly.
I do like Modern Family, though,
I think for some reason, it reminds me of some "dom coms" I used to like, but for most of my childhood/teen years that was mostly what I watched. So it feels like I'm watching a modern (heh) and more mature (in some cases) version of them. Maybe that's part of it?