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Brian Damage · 10-13-2004, 10:15 AM

If Ted Danson decided to stay, do you think there would've been a 12th season? Would it be any good? Did the show end at a perfect time?

barwars · 10-13-2004, 11:21 AM

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Originally posted by Brian Damage
If Ted Danson decided to stay, do you think there would've been a 13th season? Would it be any good? Did the show end at a perfect time?

Bri, Bri, Bri.... what about Season 12??

I think the show had a good 3 or 4 seasons left in it.
But then again, as it always comes up.... Frasier would have only worked at that time. (because the other 4 Frasier actors would have surely found something over that time)

barwars · 10-13-2004, 06:15 PM

Whatever they did, "One For The Road" was the perfect finale.
If they had gone on for more than 11 seasons, they should have put that on hold until the grand finale.

"The Guy Can't Help It" would count as the Season 11 finale. (which works, there was 25 episodes that season anyways, not counting "One For The Road")

I think they would have Kelly and Paul join as regulars.
Maybe have Carla get pregnant again (but this time.... she doesn't know if the father is John Allen Hill or Paul)

Brian Damage · 10-14-2004, 10:39 AM

I apologize LOL I forgot about season 12.

barwars · 10-14-2004, 04:30 PM

Back to the original question.... yeah, I think it would have gone on.

Actually, if the cast were up to it.... I could honestly see the show still airing today.

spunkygirl · 10-14-2004, 04:48 PM

I think it's good they went out on top, I think the actors all wanted to move on and explore their options, and I bet the writers were probably running out of ideas, so it's good they went out while the ratings were still high

MaydayMalonesGirl · 10-14-2004, 04:52 PM

I think its good that it ended when it did. I still like the whole idea of going out when they're still popular. It would have sucked if they did more seasons and the writing started to stale.

barwars · 10-14-2004, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by Angela Micelli
I think the actors all wanted to move on and explore their options, and I bet the writers were probably running out of ideas,

The sole reason the show ended was Ted Danson wanted out.
I know for a fact that Kirstie, Rhea, John, Kelsey, Woody and George all wanted to go on. For how long, Im not sure.... but I think the writers would be up to it.

As far as I know.... Ted was the only person of the entire cast/crew that wanted it to end.

As I said earlier, Frasier is the only good thing that came out of Cheers ending.

spunkygirl · 10-14-2004, 05:00 PM

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Originally posted by barwars
The sole reason the show ended was Ted Danson wanted out.
I know for a fact that Kirstie, Rhea, John, Kelsey, Woody and George all wanted to go on. For how long, Im not sure.... but I think the writers would be up to it.

As far as I know.... Ted was the only person of the entire cast/crew that wanted it to end.

As I said earlier, Frasier is the only good thing that came out of Cheers ending.

Yeah, there's only so long a show can continue before it get repetitive and stale, I don't think anyone would want that for Cheers, that's alot of the reason M*A*S*H ended when it did too, Alan Alda didn't want it to get stale

barwars · 10-14-2004, 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by Angela Micelli
Yeah, there's only so long a show can continue before it get repetitive and stale, I don't think anyone would want that for Cheers, that's alot of the reason M*A*S*H ended when it did too, Alan Alda didn't want it to get stale

True.... but we really never know how many ideas they had left if the show had gone on. (just look at Season 11, with 28 episodes.... completely obvious that they had ideas stored that they really wanted to get out)

Moondance · 10-14-2004, 05:06 PM

I like what Kelsey Grammer said in an interview, "I ended the show with a new beginning."

MaydayMalonesGirl · 10-14-2004, 05:07 PM

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Originally posted by barwars
True.... but we really never know how many ideas they had left if the show had gone on. (just look at Season 11, with 28 episodes.... completely obvious that they had ideas stored that they really wanted to get out)

Yeah... I think that they could have done a season 12 and been okay.

barwars · 10-14-2004, 05:09 PM

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Originally posted by MaydayMalonesGirl
Yeah... I think that they could have done a season 12 and been okay.

I think it could have gone to a 14th or 15th season.

One thing is for sure.... they knew they had to at least get to 11.... otherwise Kirstie Alley would've looked like she killed the series. (but this way.... she was in the majority or the seasons)

spunkygirl · 10-14-2004, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by barwars
I think it could have gone to a 14th or 15th season.

One thing is for sure.... they knew they had to at least get to 11.... otherwise Kirstie Alley would've looked like she killed the series. (but this way.... she was in the majority or the seasons)

Hmmm I think they could have gone one more season, but 14 or 15? Nah, sorry, but I don't any of the actors would have stuck it out that long, and the storylines probably would have started to get repetitive. Alan Alda said of M*A*S*H "we did every storyline there was to do for the show, I'm glad we ended it when we did" that's probably not the exact quote, I think that after 12 seasons that's probably how alot of the actors on Cheers would have felt.

barwars · 10-14-2004, 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by Angela Micelli
Hmmm I think they could have gone one more season, but 14 or 15? Nah, sorry, but I don't any of the actors would have stuck it out that long, and the storylines probably would have started to get repetitive. Alan Alda said of M*A*S*H "we did every storyline there was to do for the show, I'm glad we ended it when we did" that's probably not the exact quote, I think that after 12 seasons that's probably how alot of the actors on Cheers would have felt.

M*A*S*H is a different case, they had a sitcom for 11 years.... about a war that lasted less than half as long!!

I honestly think Cheers could have gone on for 3 or 4 more years. If the actors were so desperate to a do a 12th season (which in all the interviews I've seen and read.... they all were aside from Ted), I think they would want to go on for 2 or 3 more after that.

The only person that may have not stayed that long would have been Woody, but Im sure he would have stayed around as he did in Season 11, only about half the episodes here and there, while focusing on his movie career.

If it had gone on, I could see Frasier and Lilith getting a divorce, and have him be single again, maybe landing a radio show in Boston. (it was an idea for an episode once, but it never played out.... and eventually became the premise of Frasier)

10-13-2004, 10:15 AM	#1
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10-13-2004, 06:15 PM	#3
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	Whatever they did, "One For The Road" was the perfect finale. If they had gone on for more than 11 seasons, they should have put that on hold until the grand finale. "The Guy Can't Help It" would count as the Season 11 finale. (which works, there was 25 episodes that season anyways, not counting "One For The Road") I think they would have Kelly and Paul join as regulars. Maybe have Carla get pregnant again (but this time.... she doesn't know if the father is John Allen Hill or Paul)

10-14-2004, 10:39 AM	#4
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I apologize LOL I forgot about season 12.

10-14-2004, 04:30 PM	#5
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	Back to the original question.... yeah, I think it would have gone on. Actually, if the cast were up to it.... I could honestly see the show still airing today.

10-14-2004, 04:48 PM	#6
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	I think it's good they went out on top, I think the actors all wanted to move on and explore their options, and I bet the writers were probably running out of ideas, so it's good they went out while the ratings were still high

10-14-2004, 04:52 PM	#7
MaydayMalonesGirl ACID! POLICEHHHH! Forum Star Join Date: Apr 24, 2003 Location: in a van down by the river. Posts: 18,393	I think its good that it ended when it did. I still like the whole idea of going out when they're still popular. It would have sucked if they did more seasons and the writing started to stale.

10-14-2004, 05:06 PM	#11
Moondance MCR Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Posts: 4,008	I like what Kelsey Grammer said in an interview, "I ended the show with a new beginning."