There are many advantages to thesitcomstructure.
There is relationship development, and oftentimes this includes slowburn ships.
While this hardly ruins these shows, it is more noticeable looking back with each rewatch.
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These are 10 major flaws in2000ssitcoms that are more noticeable now.
Parks and Rec’s biggest flawwas never explaining the reasons for its mockumentary format.
Larry was always getting angry over the most random and meaningless little things, leading to some hilarious moments.
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This ispart ofCurb Your Enthusiasm’s charm,but it was still a little jarring.
There was a lack of continuity with one character’s job, though.
That wasn’t always her job, though.
Instead,there was a lack of continuity with Meredith’s job.
There was one glaring exception to this, throughoutThe Big Bang Theory’s full run.
It was an intentional decision by the show, but it never made any sense.
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There were conflicting stories about how the two met, though.
Jay sent over a slice of pie, and he and Gloria got to talking.
In Season 1, though, it was implied that Jay and Gloria met at a wedding.
It felt like too much of a retcon that Charlie was in love with her since high school.
Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) was always the main character, though.
That’s part of why the retcon surrounding this character in later seasons was so off-putting.
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Jeff’s age was never outright stated, but it was shown through a number of clues.
The main one of these was Jeff’s audition tape forThe Real Worldthat Annie found in Season 2.
It took place in 1997, and Jeff said that he was 19 when he filmed it.
Inthe Season 5 episode, “G.I.
There was no greater flaw about the show than its extremely disappointing ending, though.
Beyond the upsetting aspects of this ending,it just didn’t make any sense.
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