How Cheers' Creator Thinks Seinfeld Changed Comedy Forever
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold)
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Cheers creator reveals how Seinfeld's 'show about nothing' forever revolutionized the sitcom genre and audience expectations
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- According to Cheers creator James Burrows, Seinfeld's groundbreaking premise of being a 'show about nothing' paved the way for more experimental, character-driven comedies that defied traditional sitcom tropes
- Burrows credits Seinfeld's success in subverting audience expectations as a key reason why the show had such a lasting impact on the television landscape, spawning a new generation of more daring and unconventional sitcoms
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James Burrows, Cheers, Seinfeld