Unlike , which pivoted to a single-camera format, is reverting to multi-cam and shooting in front of a live, studio audience, just like And ahead of its Thursday, Oct. 17 premiere, CBS has released a sneak peek that reveals how the sequel series addresses the format switch head-on — and in extremely meta fashion. In the following clip from the series premiere, Georgie (played by Montana Jordan) is seen watching a new episode of with Jim (Will Sasso) and Audrey (Rachel Bay Jones).
As the sound of laughter resonates from their television set, Georgie turns to his in-laws and says, “ s a laughin’ show. I love laughin’ shows.” Audrey appears confused, so Georgie explains the difference between multi-cam and single-cam: “Some shows you can hear people laughin’, and some you can’t.
” Take, for instance, , a single-camera show not unlike . “No one’s laughin’,” Georgie points out. “Is it funny? We’ll never know!” Audrey, however, is unamused.
She’s clearly serving as a surrogate for viewers who are put off by sitcoms. “I like to laugh when choose to,” she says — but as Georgie notes, “I ain’t ever seen you laugh.” During an April interview with TVLine, Emily Osment shared her feelings about the imminent switch from single- to multi-cam.
“I’ve paid my dues with multi-cam, and it’s so fun,” the and vet told us. “It’s just a completely different experience..
.. My favorite part of that is the live audience, and feeling like you’r.
