That’s a shame. In ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’, Galton and Simpson largely invented the sitcom, and the genre has seldom been as consistently good. On my office wall alongside diplomas, I have photos of Samson Raphael Hirsch, two favorite law school professors, and Tony Hancock.
Thanks for the post, Olog-hai. I wouldn’t have known of this for days otherwise.
Maybe because the sitcom use to be based around a theme or idea. Now it is usually about a group of people and their sex and personal life. Much like how comedy use to be based on what humor could be found in a certain situation, instead of just writing jokes around a plot.