Are Americans really so retarded:
The practice of simulating an audience reaction was controversial from the beginning.[40] A silent minority of producers despised the idea of a prerecorded audience reaction.[11] Douglass was aware that his "laff box" was maligned by critics and actors, but also knew that the use of a laugh track became standard practice.[40] Leading industry experts reasoned that laugh tracks were a necessary evil in prime time television: without the canned laughter, a show was doomed to fail.[11] It was believed that in the absence of any sort of audience reaction, American viewers could not differentiate between a comedy or drama.[5] That did not stop several from forgoing the laugh track entirely:
Like how can you not tell the difference between a comedy or a drama Amerifats, explain yourselves.
What's wrong Amerifats? Too stupid to reply to this thread or can't you figure out if this a troll topic or serious one without a laugh track. kek.