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4:09 AM

Q: How did sitcoms with live audiences handle sight gags?

Sometimes a character is walking into a room where they find a funny scene. Like when Penny finds Sheldon getting a pedicure in The Big Bang Theory. The audience doesn't appear to laugh until Penny sees what is going on. But surely the live audience sees it before hand? And maybe there is no live...

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7:40 AM

Q: Was there any indication that Connie, in cut scenes or novels, contemplated vengeance upon Michael?

Although it was Fredo who was caught betraying his brother, it was Connie who clearly really hated Michael (although whether she was really justified in this is another question). Two major reasons are firstly the execution of her husband and much later, indeed the killing of their sibling whom C...

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9:27 AM

Q: How does Monk guess the exact number of the box in E612?

In episode 12 of season 6, Monk guesses that most of the product of the theft is still in the bank, in one of the boxes in the vault. So far, so good, I could follow his reasoning. But I did not understand how he guesses the exact number of the box. What is his reasoning on this precise point ? A...