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Chambers · 05-02-2004, 07:36 PM

I don't think that the show was at its prime after Diane - I think it was still good but the writing, in my opinion, was better in the early years. Oh, and if you're a Rebecca fan, do you want to play her in the character survivor thread?

WilCap · 05-02-2004, 07:37 PM

yea, when DIane left it came down some, but Rebecca added somethin good to show

BebeSternin · 05-02-2004, 07:39 PM

I think that Diane really was the better of the two, but the show seemed to be better made after she left.

barwars · 05-02-2004, 09:05 PM

Technically -- Don made it rich and left Rebecca, according to the show Frasier, which in the world of TV is a fact.

barwars · 05-02-2004, 09:07 PM

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Originally posted by BebeSternin
I think that Diane really was the better of the two, but the show seemed to be better made after she left.

I agree completely.
The show with Diane was a perfect 10, everything was great.

Rebecca came -- it stayed a 10.
But I just feel it became "funner", not necessarily funnier, but definately funner.

Chambers · 05-02-2004, 09:54 PM

Yeah, I can agree with "funner" - and that doesn't necessarily connote quality. Well, it's all a matter of opinion. Maybe without Diane's uptightness, there was more opportunity for "fun".

WilCap · 05-02-2004, 09:56 PM

yea, i agree. With Diane gone, they could do more

Janice · 05-02-2004, 11:51 PM

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Originally posted by Brian Damage
The funny thing is everybody with the exception of Kirstie Alley wants to do a reunion show.

I didn't know that. Is she too busy filming her Pier One ads I wonder? A reunion show could definitely survive without Rebecca as long as Diane was there in my opinion.

I think to casual fans of the show, not folks like us who know the show inside and out....relate more to the Diane years. It's 'Sam and Diane' to the casual viewer. They are legendary.

Ria · 05-03-2004, 10:15 AM

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Originally posted by Janice
I didn't know that. Is she too busy filming her Pier One ads I wonder? A reunion show could definitely survive without Rebecca as long as Diane was there in my opinion.

I think to casual fans of the show, not folks like us who know the show inside and out....relate more to the Diane years. It's 'Sam and Diane' to the casual viewer. They are legendary.

I agree. And Kirstie isn't too busy w/ the Pier One ads anymore since they dropped her for that guy from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy."

I wonder if they'd incorporate the changes from Frasier--like about Don and Rebecca or the number of kids Woody had.

dlemond · 05-03-2004, 10:59 AM

The best thing about a Cheers reunion is that you KNOW it would be funny.

I don't like reunions for the sake of nostalgia without a story- just to hang around and reminisce. I mean that is fine, but with Cheers you just know there is so much comic potential, how could it ever go wrong?

And with the end of Frasier, there is no better time then now!

Who knows, maybe they could even figure in a spinoff with the reunion. I bet that would be the first time that ever happened.

Brian Damage · 05-03-2004, 11:07 AM

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Originally posted by BebeSternin
And it kinda funny, because the show wouldn't need her anyways since she married that plummer..

Actually it was explained in an episode of Frasier, that the plumber Donnie left her after he became a millionaire.

Chambers · 05-03-2004, 04:22 PM

Another explanation for the "funner" thing - don't forget that Cheers' budget went up a lot - it had already started to grow by season 4 and 5. That allowed for a variety of different situations to happen. But again, that's why I prefer the earlier seasons - they had to stick with one set mostly and so the writing had to be a lot more dense, more intelligent and funnier in order to keep the audience entertained and interested. I really appreciated the pompous, intellectual talk Diane and then Frasier introduced to the bar - that was priceless.

tiff7 · 05-08-2004, 11:23 AM

Kirstie wouldn't appear due 2 the church of scientology. stupid reason if u ask me.

NO REBECCA! The show jumped the shark when Shelley Long/Diane left.

Tiff7

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05-02-2004, 07:39 PM	#18
BebeSternin Sigmund Frost Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 25, 2004 Posts: 538	I think that Diane really was the better of the two, but the show seemed to be better made after she left.
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05-02-2004, 07:37 PM	#17
WilCap Friends Fanatic Senior Member Join Date: Jan 12, 2003 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,388	yea, when DIane left it came down some, but Rebecca added somethin good to show

05-02-2004, 09:05 PM	#19
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	Technically -- Don made it rich and left Rebecca, according to the show Frasier, which in the world of TV is a fact.

05-02-2004, 09:54 PM	#21
Chambers The Crane Trinity Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 27, 2004 Location: Where everybody knows a Crane. Posts: 5,427	Yeah, I can agree with "funner" - and that doesn't necessarily connote quality. Well, it's all a matter of opinion. Maybe without Diane's uptightness, there was more opportunity for "fun".

05-02-2004, 09:56 PM	#22
WilCap Friends Fanatic Senior Member Join Date: Jan 12, 2003 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,388	yea, i agree. With Diane gone, they could do more

05-03-2004, 10:59 AM	#25
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	The best thing about a Cheers reunion is that you KNOW it would be funny. I don't like reunions for the sake of nostalgia without a story- just to hang around and reminisce. I mean that is fine, but with Cheers you just know there is so much comic potential, how could it ever go wrong? And with the end of Frasier, there is no better time then now! Who knows, maybe they could even figure in a spinoff with the reunion. I bet that would be the first time that ever happened.

05-03-2004, 04:22 PM	#27
Chambers The Crane Trinity Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 27, 2004 Location: Where everybody knows a Crane. Posts: 5,427	Another explanation for the "funner" thing - don't forget that Cheers' budget went up a lot - it had already started to grow by season 4 and 5. That allowed for a variety of different situations to happen. But again, that's why I prefer the earlier seasons - they had to stick with one set mostly and so the writing had to be a lot more dense, more intelligent and funnier in order to keep the audience entertained and interested. I really appreciated the pompous, intellectual talk Diane and then Frasier introduced to the bar - that was priceless.

05-08-2004, 11:23 AM	#28
tiff7 wdwdisneylandnut4life Senior Member Join Date: Jul 26, 2001 Location: Erie, IL Posts: 2,012	Kirstie wouldn't appear due 2 the church of scientology. stupid reason if u ask me. NO REBECCA! The show jumped the shark when Shelley Long/Diane left. Tiff7