I think the problem with this is that those shows simply ditch the reality of how that world works. In practice there are plenty of things needed to make such a world function that there are decisions to be taken and conflicting interests, things those shows simply sidestep by either showing only very low stakes situations or making everyone extremely agreeable.
I agree that’s true of present-day-sitcoms (which aren’t going out of their way to be set in Utopia), but I’m saying the plot of the sitcoms is such that if you moved them to a (classical) Utopia, they wouldn’t have to change their plots much.
I think the problem with this is that those shows simply ditch the reality of how that world works. In practice there are plenty of things needed to make such a world function that there are decisions to be taken and conflicting interests, things those shows simply sidestep by either showing only very low stakes situations or making everyone extremely agreeable.
I agree that’s true of present-day-sitcoms (which aren’t going out of their way to be set in Utopia), but I’m saying the plot of the sitcoms is such that if you moved them to a (classical) Utopia, they wouldn’t have to change their plots much.