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775 points mike1o1 | 4 comments | 10 Apr 25 17:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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rfarley04 ◴[10 Apr 25 17:47 UTC] No.43646366[source]▶
Obligatory tangent of Friends without the laugh track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgKgXehYnnw

Similarly creep and unsettling.

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1. alabastervlog ◴[10 Apr 25 17:50 UTC] No.43646393[source]▶
MASH is available without the laugh track.

Really changes the tone, though in that case it doesn't ruin it, just makes it different.

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2. chuckadams ◴[10 Apr 25 18:35 UTC] No.43646846[source]▶
Alan Alda has mentioned in interviews that he prefers it that way.
3. KerrAvon ◴[10 Apr 25 18:57 UTC] No.43647032[source]▶
I feel like removing it removes some noise, but doesn't affect the tone. Story is, the MASH showrunners didn't want a laugh track, but the network insisted, so they used the lowest-fidelity one they could get away with.
4. dingaling ◴[10 Apr 25 19:26 UTC] No.43647261[source]▶
Thankfully it was broadcast in the UK without the laugh track.

Obviously it still wasn't as darkly observant as the movie, but it did have a edge.