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Adamantium · 02-06-2005, 02:10 PM

I bought a new TV book. It's called "Guide to TV" and it's from TV Guide. It's the first edition and lists all shows, not just primetime, like the other TV books I own. This gives just a brief paragraph for each show. Anyways, here's what the book said for Wings.(Remember, this is from the book. I'm not the author of this paragraph.)

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Sensible Joe Hackett and his fun-loving brother, Brian run a one-plane airline in this folksy ensemble sitcom. Their mutual friend (and on-again, off-again love interest for Joe) is Helen, who works the lunch counter while dreaming of being a cellist. Among their quirky coworkers: a dim-bulb maintenence man and Tony Shalhoub's Italian-immigrant cabbie. The series was produced by the same folks responsible for 'Cheers' and had a nice seven-year run.
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At least in this book they didn't compare it to Cheers, character for character, like the other one did.

Chocoholic · 02-06-2005, 03:02 PM

I hate it when people refer to Wings as "Cheers 2". Both shows are great in their own way. Personally, I like the Wings gang better than the Cheers gang.

Kristen · 02-06-2005, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeriffic

I hate it when people refer to Wings as "Cheers 2". Both shows are great in their own way. Personally, I like the Wings gang better than the Cheers gang.

I do, too, although I'm not sure why, lol. I mean, the similarities are kind of obvious, and yet I never really got into "Cheers" they way I am with "Wings."

02-06-2005, 02:10 PM	#1
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,839	"Guide to TV" for Wings. I bought a new TV book. It's called "Guide to TV" and it's from TV Guide. It's the first edition and lists all shows, not just primetime, like the other TV books I own. This gives just a brief paragraph for each show. Anyways, here's what the book said for Wings.(Remember, this is from the book. I'm not the author of this paragraph.) ******************************************************** Sensible Joe Hackett and his fun-loving brother, Brian run a one-plane airline in this folksy ensemble sitcom. Their mutual friend (and on-again, off-again love interest for Joe) is Helen, who works the lunch counter while dreaming of being a cellist. Among their quirky coworkers: a dim-bulb maintenence man and Tony Shalhoub's Italian-immigrant cabbie. The series was produced by the same folks responsible for 'Cheers' and had a nice seven-year run. ******************************************************** At least in this book they didn't compare it to Cheers, character for character, like the other one did.
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02-06-2005, 03:02 PM	#2
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I hate it when people refer to Wings as "Cheers 2". Both shows are great in their own way. Personally, I like the Wings gang better than the Cheers gang.