Because of shows like Friends,
many of us thought we’d be living in massive loft-style apartments by our
mid-twenties. Television shows in the early 2000s often had characters with implausable
lifestyles. New research reveals that Emmy comedy
nominations are increasingly depicting average homes and likely
living spaces.
A transition in television
A quick survey each
nominated comedy show considered if the characters could afford their living
spaces. Between 2006 and 2010, an average of 39 percent of the shows nominated
had realistic production sets. In contrast, between 2011 and 2016, an average
of 71 percent of the Emmy nominations had authentic living spaces.
Over
the past few years, television shows have made an effort to portray characters’
lifestyles accurately. For example, after escaping a doomsday cult, Kimmy Schimdt from Unbreakable
Kimmy Schmidt sleeps in the closet of her friend Titus’ small New York
City apartment. Titus is a struggling actor and enhances his apartment with
frugal, makeshift furniture pieces.
In reality, Ted Mosby, from the
2009 Emmy nominated show How I Met Your Mother, should be drowning in debt
because of his spacious apartment. The 2016 Emmy nomination Master of None portrays
a more accurate
lifestyle of a struggling young, single millennial.
Win if the price is right
Five-time Emmy winner Modern
Family created homes to fit the characters’ means. The writers depict
the Dunphy family as an everyday family, decorating the home with catalog
furnishings and personality pieces. For the past 10 years, 90 percent of the
winning comedy shows have reasonable living spaces.
“Finally, TV characters
are financially relatable,” Refinery29
said. It will be interesting to see if television continues to move away from
shows with financial fantasies.
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