Sitcoms are characterized by many aspects such as being a half hour comedy, episodic, consist of the modified three-act structure, and that they cycle through repeated patterns. Repeated patterns are usually in the form of a daily routine the characters of the show go through. This provides a familiarity to the viewers even though the plot/conflict is different in every episode.
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For example, take the TV show, The Big Bang Theory. Physicists Leonard and Sheldon accompanied by their friends Howard (a mechanical engineer) and Rajesh (an astrophysicist) have several patterns that they cycle through in the majority of the episodes. After spending time on their own research, they all join together at Leonard and Sheldon’s apartment to each take out, play video games, watch sci-fi movies, and go to the comic book store…and of course talk about Penny, the blonde who lives across the hall. So even though each episode presents a different obstacle than the last for these characters, they still go through their repeated routines that are characteristic to the show.
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