dramedies

Traditional sitcoms, in particular, have fallen out of fashion as networks ditched the laugh track in recent years for "dramedies" such as "Desperate Housewives" and fresher formats in the vein of the mock documentary "The Office."

A Nerdy Comedy's Winning Formula 2008

We have Ghost Hunters and monster/disaster movies and dramas like Caprica and Stargate: Universe and old school series like Star Trek and The Outer Limits and "dramedies" (I personally hate that word btw) like

Boing Boing 2010

The final piece of the puzzle is Tea Leoni who has cut her chops on "dramedies" and she's a fine addition for the trifecta.

DVD Verdict 2009

Music dramedies that give us every good and bad archetype known to man and then some?

Lorraine Devon Wilke: How The Killing Is Saving Television Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011

Music dramedies that give us every good and bad archetype known to man and then some?

Lorraine Devon Wilke: How The Killing Is Saving Television Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011

Just when you think there could be no new twist on the age old combination of greed and corruption, two new dramedies allow audiences to view financial crisis management through opposing lenses of comedy and tragedy proving, once again, that denial is not just some river in Egypt.

George Heymont: Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures George Heymont 2011

Three new dramedies put the search for true love under a curious lens with appealing and often poignant results.

George Heymont: Painfully Awkward Situations (On Stage and Screen) George Heymont 2011

Music dramedies that give us every good and bad archetype known to man and then some?

Lorraine Devon Wilke: How The Killing Is Saving Television Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011

None of those miserable HBO misfires or dour Showtime dramedies though I'm a fan of Nurse Jackie.

Critic's Notebook: The Emmy Nominations 2011

"[A] laugh-out-loud addition to Bird's long line of estrogen-fueled dramedies."

How Perfect Is That by Sarah Bird: Book summary 2010