sitdram

English

Etymology

Blend of sitcom +‎ drama.

Noun

sitdram (plural sitdrams)

1. A dramatic sitcom.
   • 2000 March 6, Magog, “sorta off topic”, in alt.startrek.borg‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-07:

     I like comedy, and occasionally watch a little stand up on Comedy Central, but I've never liked the sitcom format, or sitdram, or whatever. Always seemed too prepackaged to me, too pat.

   • 2001 May 8, Aisling Willow Grey, “AMC: When do you think it jumped the shark?”, in rec.arts.tv.soaps.abc‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-07:

     As for AMC, I don't think you can put a 5-day a week soap in the same class as a sitcom or sitdram.

   • 2002 March 12, Edie, “OT-ER swordfight”, in alt.tv.highlander‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-07:

     What set ER apart, IMO, was that it seemed not to be just another hospital show. For me, it is when they leave the hospital situations that the show loses its edge and becomes just another TV sitdram.