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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its creator stated on the record that "people think it's the census or something, Who cares, Funny is the world that I live in, You're funny, I'm interested" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic and Black 4.

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    Creator statementcreator: "People think it's the census or something. Who cares? Funny is the world that I live in. You're funny, I'm interested."BuzzFeed Brews with CBS This Morning, 2014 source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
  3. 3
    Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 92, Hispanic 28, Black 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung WomenYoung Women75
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Women
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
73
Young Women
75
Older Men
25
Older Women
27
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Audience Representation

White
92
Black
31
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Advocacy

Advocacy9
Entertainment

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Synopsis

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

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Advocacy Over Time in Comedy

The average advocacy score of Comedy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Comedy titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
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193504
193702
194024
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194426
194504
194702
194822
195024
195102
195204
1953010
195552
195633
195754
195806
195943
196025
1961510
196216
196316
196438
196519
196616
196807
196965
197037
197105
197216
197319
197418
197509
1976112
197747
197824
197918
198017
198119
1982510
1983112
1984210
1985314
1986020
1987017
1988113
1989224
1990121
1991114
1992017
1993120
1994525
1995319
1996415
1997222
1998324
1999336
2000333
2001131
2002132
2003229
2004240
2005441
2006244
2007153
2008020
2009418
2010210
2011221
2012110
20131013
2014511
201547
20161710
201767
20181012
2019716
2020619
2021919
20222022
20232211
20241217
2025223
2026236
This title (1989)91

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