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Why I love sitcoms
May 24, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer For some people, the forced laugh track that follows every bad punchline in sitcom history makes them cringe. To me, it’s the lullaby that lulled me to sleep on the nights when anxiety was high and it was difficult to stop my thoughts from racing. Hearing Joey and Chandler’s familiar banter while watching Friends, or stifling laughter when Mitch and Cam got themselves into an awkward situation on Modern Family, made it feel as though my problems were slipping away with every episode. Since childhood, sitcoms have brought cheer into my house on even the…
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The Switch is a show that tells the stories of transgender people through humour
July 31, 2017Created by Amy Fox of Trembling Void Studios and Elizabeth Marston, The Switch is a show that seeks to represent transgender people in a way that isn’t shallow. Rather than appear as a convenient moral lesson in a show, as…
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Fresh Off the Boat uses character quirks for the better
February 22, 2016Fresh Off the Boat is a rarity for a television show. It focuses on a Chinese family, and was picked up and renewed by a major network: ABC. It is also based off of Chef Eddie Huang’s memoir of the…
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