situation comedy research

Keyword : parody 

Wikipedia 

A parody (/ˈpærədi/; also called spoof, send-up or lampoon), in use, is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of satiric or ironic imitation. 

Simon Dentith research about the history of parody, The word parody is derived from the Greek parōidía, 

In 1812, the first collection of parodies in verse to score a wide success was Rejected Addresses in England.

In the twentieth century, parody in film and television as much as in books and magazine  

In 2009, IPartment was published in China, many Friends fans said it is a :Chinese Friends" because director parody many areas for Friends. When journalist question director why they parody Friends, the director explain Friends is very famous in the word, so they want to respect them.

character

in Friends, there are six characters, three man and three women.

In ipartment, the director wants to distinguish between Friends and Ipartments, he adds a Japanese character in the situation comedy.  it is a good way to use Chinese style to parody Friends

shooting area

the bar is famous shooting area in Friends; audiences can find characters always communication in the bar.

In Ipartment, when characters want to talk about each other, they usually in the bar.



Friends was published from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, and  broadcast for ten seasons

Ipartment was publish from 2009 to 2014, and broadcast for for seasons. before Ipartment, there are none of Chinese situations had broadcast for four seasons.So Ipartment is a successful Chinese situation

Why Ipartment is successfulness in China

For Friends fans
they see the similar shooting area, characters in Ipartment , they will have a sense of belonging, 

For other people
After they watch Ipartment, they know why Friends is a famous situation in American.



hatads (2011) Comedy in advertising. Why use parody?. Available at: http://www.hatads.org.uk/documents/Education_resources/Comedy%20in%20Advertising.pdf (Accessed: 29 November 2015).

Wikipedia. (2009). PARODY. Available: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%B2%E4%BB%BF. Last accessed November 18, 2015.

Simon Dentith. (2000). Approaches to parody. In: Simon Dentithparody. London: Routledge. 1-28.