If you're immediately turned off by the laughter, try to push through. Those types of shows are increasingly seen as not funny and made for dim people while comedies without laughter in them are viewed as superior by default, but that's not the case with Upstart Crow.
The original point of comedies in this format was that they are either on a stage with an audience or they try to recreate that experience. In the case of Upstart Crow, there was an actual audience. I also think the more real life style comedy shows are missing the rapid word play and puns that comedies in this format have.
I think it may help to show that there is an audience at the start of shows like this, maybe just the first episode, so fewer people will immediately dismiss it for the reason mentioned in the first paragraph.
Likewise, maybe the sound mixing should be tweaked to make sure the laughter sounds authentic and not flat and maxed out. Even though it's an actual audience laughing, it is very hard to tell the difference from canned laughter, hence many of the reviews that thought it was. Maybe also offer an option to remove the laughter altogether but that may be difficult if it was also picked up on the same mics as the actors.
The original point of comedies in this format was that they are either on a stage with an audience or they try to recreate that experience. In the case of Upstart Crow, there was an actual audience. I also think the more real life style comedy shows are missing the rapid word play and puns that comedies in this format have.
I think it may help to show that there is an audience at the start of shows like this, maybe just the first episode, so fewer people will immediately dismiss it for the reason mentioned in the first paragraph.
Likewise, maybe the sound mixing should be tweaked to make sure the laughter sounds authentic and not flat and maxed out. Even though it's an actual audience laughing, it is very hard to tell the difference from canned laughter, hence many of the reviews that thought it was. Maybe also offer an option to remove the laughter altogether but that may be difficult if it was also picked up on the same mics as the actors.