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Brian Damage · 06-19-2002, 06:40 PM

I was watching the finale last night on my WB affilliate in NYC and a couple of things stuck out for me.

1. Did anyone else notice how stiff and uncomfortable Shelley Long seemed? I know it was six years since she played the character. Diane was supposed to be uncomfortable returning to Cheers. However, throughout the course of the episode, there were spots where Diane should've been good ol' Diane and she never was.

2. Who else cheered when they revealed Reed Manchester(Diane's pretend hubby) was really gay and not married to Diane?

3. Who else was hoping(even praying)that Diane was the person knocking on the door at the last scene?

Sara Micelli · 06-19-2002, 06:43 PM

I agree with all three. I really wish that Sam married Diane at the end.

FOLN@NFan · 06-19-2002, 08:02 PM

remember it wasnt the same writers as the Shelley seasons (wait...wasnt it Glen and Les Charles?) maybe not lol...

and that wouldve been cool if it was Diane. unfortunately, it isnt. actually it would b funny, cuz Sam turned her away

samanddiane4eva · 06-19-2002, 08:23 PM

I agree completely with two and three and a little for number one. I know Shelley was a little tense but maybe she wasn't completely into Diane because she didn't play her for six years. I;m just being optimistic. I know.

TV Guy · 06-20-2002, 06:57 PM

I agree with all three. I've always felt that Shelley was very stiff as Diane in the last episode. She certainly didn't give the same kind of effortless and natural performance that she always gave when she was a regular. I think some of the others were nervous as well -- Rhea Perlman had a couple of lines that were very obviously dubbed after the filming, possibly because she originally made mistakes.

And the finale would have been much better if it was Diane knocking on the door at the end, letting Sam know that she was planning to stick around Boston for a while to give their relationship another shot.

Glen and Les Charles did write the finale, the first episode they had written since "Home is the Sailor" (Kirstie Alley's debut).

BostonBabe18 · 06-21-2002, 04:36 PM

In a way I'm glad Sam And Diane didn't get married because they'd have to move to cali and Cheers wouldn't be Cheers with woody gone as concilmen it'll just be carla norm and cliff and cheers would have been drained of it's humor but if sam and diane did get married it would be a good spinoff

Samsgirl xo · 06-22-2002, 11:21 AM

yea, a sam and diane spin off wouldve been funny... and their daughter couldve been like sam, and the son like diane.. and they would always try to fix it..

Brian Damage · 06-22-2002, 01:22 PM

The more I think about it, maybe it wasn't so bad the way they ended Cheers. Think about it, if Sam & Diane got married in the finale, the show would've ended happily ever after.

With Cheers ending the way it did, it left the show open for tv movies etc, etc. That's just my opinion.

Central Perk · 06-22-2002, 10:58 PM

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Originally posted by briandamage
The more I think about it, maybe it wasn't so bad the way they ended Cheers. Think about it, if Sam & Diane got married in the finale, the show would've ended happily ever after.

With Cheers ending the way it did, it left the show open for tv movies etc, etc. That's just my opinion.

I agree with you..and sam mentioned about if him and diane got married he'd probably end up killing her and going to jail in one episode...I can imagine them as a great couple one day and a firece couple the next...I wonder if it was better they didn't get married at that time..maybe its better now if they did in a tv movie because maybe they are more mature...

06-19-2002, 06:40 PM	#1
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06-19-2002, 06:43 PM	#2
Sara Micelli Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,122	I agree with all three. I really wish that Sam married Diane at the end.

06-19-2002, 08:02 PM	#3
FOLN@NFan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 27, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 706	remember it wasnt the same writers as the Shelley seasons (wait...wasnt it Glen and Les Charles?) maybe not lol... and that wouldve been cool if it was Diane. unfortunately, it isnt. actually it would b funny, cuz Sam turned her away

06-19-2002, 08:23 PM	#4
samanddiane4eva Icon credit: Me Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 13, 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 476	I agree completely with two and three and a little for number one. I know Shelley was a little tense but maybe she wasn't completely into Diane because she didn't play her for six years. I;m just being optimistic. I know.

06-20-2002, 06:57 PM	#5
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	I agree with all three. I've always felt that Shelley was very stiff as Diane in the last episode. She certainly didn't give the same kind of effortless and natural performance that she always gave when she was a regular. I think some of the others were nervous as well -- Rhea Perlman had a couple of lines that were very obviously dubbed after the filming, possibly because she originally made mistakes. And the finale would have been much better if it was Diane knocking on the door at the end, letting Sam know that she was planning to stick around Boston for a while to give their relationship another shot. Glen and Les Charles did write the finale, the first episode they had written since "Home is the Sailor" (Kirstie Alley's debut).

06-21-2002, 04:36 PM	#6
BostonBabe18 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 20, 2002 Location: nowhere Posts: 7	In a way I'm glad Sam And Diane didn't get married because they'd have to move to cali and Cheers wouldn't be Cheers with woody gone as concilmen it'll just be carla norm and cliff and cheers would have been drained of it's humor but if sam and diane did get married it would be a good spinoff

06-22-2002, 11:21 AM	#7
Samsgirl xo I luv my hitachi vcr Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 14, 2002 Posts: 761	yea, a sam and diane spin off wouldve been funny... and their daughter couldve been like sam, and the son like diane.. and they would always try to fix it..

06-22-2002, 01:22 PM	#8
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	The more I think about it, maybe it wasn't so bad the way they ended Cheers. Think about it, if Sam & Diane got married in the finale, the show would've ended happily ever after. With Cheers ending the way it did, it left the show open for tv movies etc, etc. That's just my opinion.