Dramatic Comedy: Difference between revisions

[[Image:dramacomedy.gif|right|frame|The Fascist Club, which could possibly appear in a dramatic comedy]]

The creation of a story in the dramatic comedy venue can be achieved through the mixing and matching of the various subgenressub-genres present in the respective parts of the overall genre, such as [[adventure | action]] comedies or [[parody | parodies]] that operate more as an homage to the original work than a mockery of it. While some dramatic comedies blend each part together seamlessly, others will switch back and forth between the two throughout the story, often starting off comedic, then becoming serious toward the end.

While dramatic elements existed in ''Daria'' since the series' inception, these elements became more and more prominent as time wore on, and the odd episodes like "[[The Misery Chick]]", "[[See Jane Run]]", and "[[Through Aa Lens Darkly]]" were dramatic comedies. From the introduction of [[Tom Sloane]] in "[[Jane's Addition]]", however, the show began to move entirely into the realm of dramatic comedy, and (outside of [[Fizz Ed]]) every episode of the fifth season was a dramatic comedy.

Comedy continued to play a large part through the use of [[satire]], parody, clever dialogue, and comedic characters such as [[Tiffany Blum-Deckler | Tiffany]], [[Kevin Thompson | Kevin]] and [[Brittany Taylor | Brittany]], but the inclusion of stories about love triangles and a damaged Daria/Jane friendship ("[[Fire!]]" thruthrough "[[Is It Fall Yet?]]"), relationship difficulties ("[[Sappy Anniversary]]"), sex ("[[My Night at Daria's]]"), examinations of the characters psyches ("[[Psycho Therapy]]", "[[Boxing Daria]]") and the characters' possible futures ("[[Prize Fighters]]", "[[Is It College Yet?]]") ensured that there was also a rough balance of drama.