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TMC · 09-01-2022, 05:21 AM

In other words, Shelley Long's last two seasons and Kirstie Alley's first. That was when David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee were the showrunners.

It appears that afterwards, the characters into caricatures. Sam became dumber, Carla became meaner, etc.

Lyverbe · 09-02-2022, 06:01 PM

Carla meaner? I never got the feeling she was more or less meaner in any season.

I regularly watch the series in a loop, from season 1 to 11 then back to season 1. Of course, the biggest impact is to go from the last of season 11 to the first of season 1 because the characters are not fully set yet. You discover that Sam is indeed more intelligent at the beginning of the series but Norm is very different for an episode or 2. Other characters haven't changed from beginning to end.

CosmicCharlie · 09-29-2022, 06:19 PM

I like season 1 - not even sure why - maybe the Diane & Sam interaction is a bit more realistic ?

09-01-2022, 05:21 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,190	Was the show at its strongest in Seasons 4-6 In other words, Shelley Long's last two seasons and Kirstie Alley's first. That was when David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee were the showrunners. It appears that afterwards, the characters into caricatures. Sam became dumber, Carla became meaner, etc.

09-02-2022, 06:01 PM	#2
Lyverbe Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 21, 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 283	Carla meaner? I never got the feeling she was more or less meaner in any season. I regularly watch the series in a loop, from season 1 to 11 then back to season 1. Of course, the biggest impact is to go from the last of season 11 to the first of season 1 because the characters are not fully set yet. You discover that Sam is indeed more intelligent at the beginning of the series but Norm is very different for an episode or 2. Other characters haven't changed from beginning to end.

09-29-2022, 06:19 PM	#3
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,437	I like season 1 - not even sure why - maybe the Diane & Sam interaction is a bit more realistic ?