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human
Why do some shows like Dexter, Game of Thrones and Sherlock "look" like movies whereas shows like The Big Bang Theory or Friends do not look like movies?

I am talking about the "look" and "feel" of the images in the show. I do not mean the content or the storyline of the show. Does it have something to do with the framerate at which they are shot? Is the video technology used for shooting these shows very different?
gpt
American sitcoms like the ones you listed are typically shot in front of a live studio audience with a multiple camera set-up and a higher frame rate than films. They shoot with several cameras at once so they can get all the shots they need from a single performance of a given scene and that also means they have to light the whole set evenly, which doesn't look natural at all. 

It's more like recording a play than making a movie.