By contrast, “dramedies” such as “Chuck” and “Ugly Betty” fuse comedy with more serious themes and are an hour long.

相比之下，现实情景喜剧如“Chuck”和“丑女贝蒂”都揉合了严肃的主题，片长为一个小时。

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That was one of the reasons Mr. Stephens says Best Buy objected when "Chuck, " an NBC comedy about a computer savant who becomes entangled in espionage, wanted to use Geek Squad as its setting.

WSJ: Best Buy Battles Over Use of 'Geek'