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"Dramedy" is a neologism formed from a combination of the words [[Drama]] and [[Comedy]] to describe a genre of film and television, such as ''[[M*A*S*H |
"Dramedy" is a neologism formed from a combination of the words [[Drama]] and [[Comedy]] to describe a genre of film and television, such as ''[[M*A*S*H|Mash]]'', blurring genre lines to combine comedy and drama elements in a consistent fashion. Though this has become popular in recent times, one of the first times the two genres were ever combined was in the [[Charlie Chaplin]] film ''[[The Kid]]'', making this [[Older Than They Think]]. |
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Dramedies sometimes make use of [[Magic Realism]]. Due to its nature, the genre is especially vulnerable to [[Mood Whiplash]]. Despite Dramedies often having serious plotlines, expect to see them get lumped in with the sitcoms come award season. |
Dramedies sometimes make use of [[Magic Realism]]. Due to its nature, the genre is especially vulnerable to [[Mood Whiplash]]. Despite Dramedies often having serious plotlines, expect to see them get lumped in with the sitcoms come award season. |
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* ''[[Adventureland]]'' |
* ''[[Adventureland]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Ally McBeal]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Aquí No Hay Quien Viva|Aqui No Hay Quien Viva]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[La que se Avecina|Laqueseavecina]]'' |
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* ''[[Auf Wiedersehen Pet]]'' |
* ''[[Auf Wiedersehen Pet]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Being Human]]'' |
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* ''[[The Big C]]'' |
* ''[[The Big C]]'' |
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* ''[[Bittersweet Candy Bowl]]'' |
* ''[[Bittersweet Candy Bowl]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Bones]]'' -- started as straight [[Police Procedural]], but is definitely a dramedy now. |
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* ''[[Boston Legal]]'' |
* ''[[Boston Legal]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' - and in fact virtually all of [[Joss Whedon]]'s oeuvre (see below) |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Burn Notice]]'' - and in fact pretty much all USA original series |
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* ''[[Burn Notice the Fall of Sam Axe]]'' - a telemovie spinoff |
* ''[[Burn Notice: the Fall of Sam Axe]]'' - a telemovie spinoff |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Castle]]'' |
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* ''[[Chuck]]'' |
* ''[[Chuck]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Community]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Crownies]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Daria]]'' |
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* ''[[Dead Last]]'' |
* ''[[Dead Last]]'' |
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* ''[[Dead Like Me]]'' |
* ''[[Dead Like Me]]'' |
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* ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' |
* ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Dilemma]]'' |
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* ''[[Doc Martin]]'' |
* ''[[Doc Martin]]'' |
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* ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'' |
* ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Dreamer]]'' |
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* ''[[Dr. |
* ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]'' |
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* ''[[Due South]]'' |
* ''[[Due South]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Ed]]'' |
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* ''[[El Cazador |
* ''[[El Cazador de la Bruja]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' |
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* ''[[Eli Stone]]'' |
* ''[[Eli Stone]]'' |
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* ''[[Elizabethtown]]'' |
* ''[[Elizabethtown]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Family Ties]]'' -- Some episodes, the [[Very Special Episode]]s in particular, can be so painfully serious at times. Notably, the 2-parter from 1987 about Alex P. Keaton reflecting on his past to a psychiatrist while mourning the death of his friend Greg, which still keeps some of the comedic tone. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Fairly Legal]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Finder]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Firefly]]'' |
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* ''[[Frankling And Bash]]'' |
* ''[[Frankling And Bash]]'' |
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* ''[[Franks Place]]'' |
* ''[[Franks Place]]'' |
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* ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'' |
* ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'' |
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* ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' |
* ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Futurama]]'' - several episodes and sideplots can qualify, especially, [[Non-Indicative Name|ironically enough]], the [[Comedy Central]] episodes. |
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* ''[[GCB]]'' |
* ''[[GCB]]'' |
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* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' |
* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Glee]]'' |
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* ''[[Greek]]'' |
* ''[[Greek]]'' |
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* ''[[Halfway Across the Galaxy |
* ''[[Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left]]'' |
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* ''[[Hellcats]]'' |
* ''[[Hellcats]]'' |
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* ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' |
* ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' |
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* ''[[House (TV)|House]]'' |
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' |
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* ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' |
* ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[I Love You Phillip Morris]]'' |
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* ''[[Kaboul Kitchen]]'' |
* ''[[Kaboul Kitchen]]'' |
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* ''[[The Kid]]'' - One of the first times the two genres were ever blended, at least on film. |
* ''[[The Kid]]'' - One of the first times the two genres were ever blended, at least on film. |
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* ''[[Knockin |
* ''[[Knockin' on Heaven's Door|Knockin On Heavens Door]]'' |
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* ''[[Las Lindas (Webcomic)|Las Lindas]]'' |
* ''[[Las Lindas (Webcomic)|Las Lindas]]'' |
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* ''[[Leverage]]'' |
* ''[[Leverage]]'' |
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* ''[[Lilyhammer]]'' |
* ''[[Lilyhammer]]'' |
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* ''[[Love Monkey]]'' |
* ''[[Love Monkey]]'' |
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* ''[[M*A*S*H |
* ''[[M*A*S*H|Mash]]'' -- believed by its actors and writers to be the first televised dramedy. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Misfits]]'' |
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* ''[[Monk]]'' |
* ''[[Monk]]'' |
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* ''[[Moonlighting]]'' |
* ''[[Moonlighting]]'' |
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* ''[[Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears]]'' |
* ''[[Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Mr. Brain]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[NCIS]]'' |
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* ''[[Northern Exposure]]'' |
* ''[[Northern Exposure]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[One Piece]]'' |
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* ''[[Parenthood ( |
* ''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]'' -- the 1989 movie. |
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* ''[[Parenthood (TV)|Parenthood]]'' -- the TV series on NBC. |
* ''[[Parenthood (TV series)|Parenthood]]'' -- the TV series on NBC. |
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* ''[[Picket Fences]]'' |
* ''[[Picket Fences]]'' |
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* ''[[Popular]]'' |
* ''[[Popular]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Psych]]'' |
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* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' |
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Rain]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' - during Season 7. |
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* ''[[Rescue Me]]'' |
* ''[[Rescue Me]]'' |
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* ''[[Rizzoli and Isles]]'' |
* ''[[Rizzoli and Isles]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Robson Arms]]'' |
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* ''[[Round the Twist]]'' |
* ''[[Round the Twist]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Royal Pains]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Scrubs]]'' |
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* ''[[The Shoebox Project (Fanfic)|The Shoebox Project]]'', a rare fanfiction example. |
* ''[[The Shoebox Project (Fanfic)|The Shoebox Project]]'', a rare fanfiction example. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Shut Up Flower Boy Band]]'' |
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* ''[[Los Simuladores]]'' |
* ''[[Los Simuladores]]'' |
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* ''[[Slayers]]'' |
* ''[[Slayers]]'' |
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* ''[[The Sopranos]]'' - described as a dramady when it premiered. |
* ''[[The Sopranos]]'' - described as a dramady when it premiered. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[South Park]]'' (since season 5, some episodes, especially the multi-part ones, tend to be more serious while not dropping the overall comedic tone) |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Total Drama Island]]'' |
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** ''Total Drama Action'' |
** ''Total Drama Action'' |
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** ''Total Drama World Tour'' |
** ''Total Drama World Tour'' |
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* ''[[Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip]]'' |
* ''[[Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip]]'' |
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* ''[[Tinsel]]'' |
* ''[[Tinsel]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Truman Show]]'' |
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* ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' |
* ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' |
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* ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' |
* ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' |
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* ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' |
* ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Waitress]]'' |
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* ''[[Weeds]]'' |
* ''[[Weeds]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The West Wing]]'' |
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* ''[[The Wonder Years]]'' |
* ''[[The Wonder Years]]'' |
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* ''[[Wonderfalls]]'' |
* ''[[Wonderfalls]]'' |