[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Big Evil

I agree with pretty much everything you said there Mock

Networks are always looking for ways to improve their ratings in which case they’ll just jump on the bandwagon on the next popular thing. Comedies have always had dramatic moments in them but I feel they are becoming more common since dramas seem to be pretty popular at the moment, so the creators of the comedy genre are using this idea a lot more to cater to a larger audience?

Plus there is possibly some pressure from network executives to do these things to boost ratings especially since ratings for shows struggle with competition like Netflix, Amazon etc.

I actually like Dramas when done well, I'm even watching an Anime called Violet Evergarden at the moment which does Drama quite well for the most part imo.

I agree with you that the Networks are trying to capitalise on the popularity of Dramas at the moment and are trying to add them into shows where it feels out of place imo. In particular Comedies that are more outlandish and not really grounded in reality shouldn't really have a large dosage of Drama put into them as it's very jarring with the rest of the programme in my view.