Is Superstore the millennial version of Cheers? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 05-03-2018, 01:21 AM

https://decider.com/2018/05/02/super...ennial-cheers/

The current NBC workplace comedy bares a lot of similarities to the classic NBC comedy, says Brett White, who considers Superstore to be the "millennial successor" to Cheers. (Cheers premiered in 1982, the starting birth year of millennials.) "For starters, both are ensemble comedies on NBC set primarily in one location," he says. "The casts are found families of working class misfits (okay, Cheers is mostly working class; Frasier and Lilith are rich AF). The characters aren’t total one-to-ones, but the DNA from Cheers’ well-defined goofballs can be found in the makeup of Superstore’s weirdos."

Heenan Fan · 01-16-2019, 01:40 AM

My favorite Cheers recurring character was Harry The Hat. I loved it when he helped Coach in the poker game and helped Sam get revenge on people.

RIP Harry Anderson
Harry The Hat will live on in syndication...

05-03-2018, 01:21 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,449	Is Superstore the millennial version of Cheers? https://decider.com/2018/05/02/super...ennial-cheers/ The current NBC workplace comedy bares a lot of similarities to the classic NBC comedy, says Brett White, who considers Superstore to be the "millennial successor" to Cheers. (Cheers premiered in 1982, the starting birth year of millennials.) "For starters, both are ensemble comedies on NBC set primarily in one location," he says. "The casts are found families of working class misfits (okay, Cheers is mostly working class; Frasier and Lilith are rich AF). The characters aren’t total one-to-ones, but the DNA from Cheers’ well-defined goofballs can be found in the makeup of Superstore’s weirdos."

01-16-2019, 01:40 AM	#2
Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	My favorite Cheers recurring character was Harry The Hat. I loved it when he helped Coach in the poker game and helped Sam get revenge on people. RIP Harry Anderson Harry The Hat will live on in syndication...