Thursday, October 29, 2009

Research Topic

I’ve chosen the fresh (only in its fifth season this fall), yet quite successful FX comedy series, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, for my research topic in Rhetoric of Laughter for several reasons. First of all, it is a contemporary show. The fifth season currently airs every Thursday night. Issues raised within its episodes are issues prominent in America right now. Second, these issues are most often controversial, but it is strictly because of the developed personalities of each character that any audience can easily find humor in these taboos. Third, I simply admire the style of the show’s writers (also its three main actors). They seamlessly connect each character’s plot in a culminating climax, giving every episode the proper elements required of short stories to achieve a certain “artistic unity.” I am sure that through research and close study of one specific episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, I can prove these reasons for the show’s significance and perhaps discover more along the way.

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