Talk:List of single-camera situation comedies

Table format
I think a table format would be more suitable for this article, offering an easy way to choose sorting styles from among alphabetical, chronological, run length, seasons, etc. I’ll get to revamping it at some point; anyone should feel free to start if they’d like. 2600:1001:B121:7E87:58DA:A213:FD27:9380 (talk) 11:38, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

2008 Emmy's
I added the list of shows that are up for the best art direction in a single-camera sitcom, there are other shows in the 2008 emmy list that are single-camera i just don't want to add them right now. -update- i'm not sure if every episode of dexter is single camera, the episode that is up for nomination is That Night a Forest Grew. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilotek (talk • contribs) 13:07, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Chronological order
I created this page in alphabetical order since that was the quickest way to get is started. However, I think it'd be more instructive to have the list in chronological order and I plan to reorder it soon. --Jeremy Butler 12:18, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Bottom
Wasn't Bottom a single camera sitcom? Watching it, I certainly get that feeling. Gohst 13:09, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

What qualifies as "single camera"?
The deletion of Arrested Development raises an interesting question: What qualifies as "single camera"? I haven't heard the commentary on the DVD to which the deleter refers, but I'm guessing that most of AD is single camera and that only some of the scenes use two cameras. It certainly has the look of a single-camera show and is obviously not shot in front of an audience using conventional multiple-camera techniques.

So, could a show qualify as "single camera" even if parts of it are shot with more than one camera?

I tend to think the answer is yes, especially when you consider that some scenes in single-camera theatrical films (e.g., explosions) are shot with more than one camera and, still, those films are considered "single camera". Perhaps what's more important than the actual number of cameras on the set is the mode of production and editing style that are used. --Jeremy Butler 13:04, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I would vote that Arrested Development doesn't qualify as a single-camera show. Not only do they usually use two cameras from what I understand, they also don't do the picky things single-camera shows usually do. The cameramen are mostly free to move around as they wish, following the action rather than being led by it. Occasionally they'll have a sit-down dialog between two actors that seems single-camera (the audio from the actor facing away from the camera doesn't line up with the facial movements), but as a whole, I don't think it fits in either of the single/multiple camera categories. Joshw 20:25, 19 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I removed The Thick of It, as they seem to usually use two cameras. — sjorford++ 09:58, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Dexter?
Should Dexter really be considered a sitcom? It has the occasional joke, but I think it's pretty clearly in the genre of Drama or Thriller as opposed to comedy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.135.75.127 (talk) 19:22, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

I removed it --Blackmagicfish (talk) 05:37, 6 October 2008 (UTC)