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AKA · 01-26-2004, 03:31 PM

One of my only gripes about Cheers is that they never properly addressed Coach's death. I'm sorry, but Sam telling Woody, "Coach passed away. Hey, want a job!?" is not very satisfying.

I put myself in the writers' shoes a few months ago, though, and tried to write a fan fiction revolving around Coach's death, but I couldn't do it. I have a few pages written, but got stuck.

Brian Damage · 01-26-2004, 04:39 PM

I absolutely agree. I would've been satisfied with a retrospective show on some of Coach's highlights on the show.

I Love Carol Burnett! · 01-26-2004, 04:42 PM

Yea they should have had an episode where the phone rings and Sam answers it and someone tells them Coach dies and they go to the funneral something like that

cutiepi22 · 01-26-2004, 04:59 PM

definately

OU812 · 01-26-2004, 05:38 PM

Diane did kind of get emotional when she was talking to Sam about Coaches death when he went and found her working for the nuns. Other than that and Sam telling Woody about him it was not very eventful. They should have done a show about him getting sick and passing on instead of just a few words about the man. Long Live Coach!!!!!

DianeChambers87 · 01-26-2004, 06:01 PM

Yea....aww

The way she says it is sad

Diane: I heard about the coach

she puts on this face when Sam makes the joke about the coach always saying how he hoped heaven didn't have a lot of stairs. It's just sad...

LONG LIVE COACH

barwars · 01-26-2004, 06:57 PM

Coach is ten times better than Woody.
I think that if I were alive when he had died.... id be speachless.

AKA · 01-26-2004, 07:24 PM

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Originally posted by barwars88
Coach is ten times better than Woody.

I'm not sure if I agree with that statement. Certainly, Coach was the original, but I think Woody did a great job filling the void that Coach left. I don't necessarily like one better than the other, though. The two characters are so alike, yet so different.

DianeChambers87 · 01-26-2004, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by AKA
I'm not sure if I agree with that statement. Certainly, Coach was the original, but I think Woody did a great job filling the void that Coach left. I don't necessarily like one better than the other, though. The two characters are so alike, yet so different.

exactly, it's like saying Diane is better than Rebecca when they really were two completely different characters. You might as well ask Lilith or Diane? Carla or Lilith? Rebecca or Carla?

You know what I'm saying?

I LOVED Woody! He was adorable

Woody: Ms. howe i've seen your apartment...take the cow!

then again I LOVED Coach.

Coach: Later on, when you get some free time, can you explain to me what the hell just went on?

barwars · 01-26-2004, 08:14 PM

I take that back.... he may not be ten times better.
But I do prefer Coach over Woody.
And they are definately the easiest characters to compare between.

I just thought Coach was nicer than Woody and that.... I dont know.... I felt sorry for Coach in a couple episodes.... but I never really felt sorry for Woody.

CheersChild4life · 01-26-2004, 08:23 PM

I wish it was better adressed. Coach and Woody are both great!~

david&maddie4ever · 01-26-2004, 08:39 PM

It makes me feel kinda empty when I watch the episode where you first find out about Coach's death. I mean, it was like...nothing!

That always bothered me.

But then, if I think about it, I would have been disgusted with a funeral show or an episode centering around his death. One of the greatest things about Cheers is that it never did any "Very Special Episodes." I hate that with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns.

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Originally posted by barwars88
I take that back.... he may not be ten times better.
But I do prefer Coach over Woody.
And they are definately the easiest characters to compare between.

I just thought Coach was nicer than Woody and that.... I dont know.... I felt sorry for Coach in a couple episodes.... but I never really felt sorry for Woody.

Yeah, they were both good, but I definitely liked Coach better.

~Lauren

Central Perk · 01-26-2004, 10:01 PM

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Originally posted by I Love Carol Burnett!
Yea they should have had an episode where the phone rings and Sam answers it and someone tells them Coach dies and they go to the funneral something like that

Yeah I agree. They should have done a whole episode about his funeral. All the characters could recall their greatest memories of Coach. Then after the episode aired they could have done a show with the actors talking about their memories of Nicholas Colasanto.

OU812 · 01-27-2004, 10:42 AM

I would have rather had them do a show that fit in with the on going story lines. Not a tribute show. 8 Simple Rules did it when John Ritter died. That episode started with Sam coming back from Europe looking for Diane and then it was 6 months later. They could have done a regular show that fit into the timeline and shown the emotions that everyone was going through with his death. That, to me, would have been tribute enough.

Teddy02 · 01-27-2004, 04:32 PM

Idk, it's like Ted Danson said on his interview on the Season 2, Coach was the heart and soul of the first couple seasons and he definately deserved something more than just a casual conversation. They could have done like a rememberance or ceremony or something orchestrated by Diane, that certainly could have fit into the show somehow, or they could have done a whole tribute thing like they did for the 200th episode. At any rate let's hope that they'll have something on the Season 3 DVD. I would have liked to see what Ted and Shelley and the rest of the cast thought and heard their memories about Nick Calosanto. Shelley especially I'm sure was crushed, I mean if what True Hollywood Story said was true (which is probably a big if) Nick was her only real friend out of the cast.

01-26-2004, 03:31 PM	#1
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	How would you have dealt with Coach's death? One of my only gripes about Cheers is that they never properly addressed Coach's death. I'm sorry, but Sam telling Woody, "Coach passed away. Hey, want a job!?" is not very satisfying. I put myself in the writers' shoes a few months ago, though, and tried to write a fan fiction revolving around Coach's death, but I couldn't do it. I have a few pages written, but got stuck.

01-26-2004, 04:42 PM	#3
I Love Carol Burnett! My Queen Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Wishing I was in CA with Carol Burnett Posts: 5,441	Yea they should have had an episode where the phone rings and Sam answers it and someone tells them Coach dies and they go to the funneral something like that
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01-26-2004, 06:01 PM	#6
DianeChambers87 Elizabeth B. Malone Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 16, 2003 Location: Swampland USA Posts: 5,178	Yea....aww The way she says it is sad Diane: I heard about the coach she puts on this face when Sam makes the joke about the coach always saying how he hoped heaven didn't have a lot of stairs. It's just sad... LONG LIVE COACH
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01-27-2004, 04:32 PM	#15
Teddy02 La Vita e Bella Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 09, 2003 Posts: 572	Idk, it's like Ted Danson said on his interview on the Season 2, Coach was the heart and soul of the first couple seasons and he definately deserved something more than just a casual conversation. They could have done like a rememberance or ceremony or something orchestrated by Diane, that certainly could have fit into the show somehow, or they could have done a whole tribute thing like they did for the 200th episode. At any rate let's hope that they'll have something on the Season 3 DVD. I would have liked to see what Ted and Shelley and the rest of the cast thought and heard their memories about Nick Calosanto. Shelley especially I'm sure was crushed, I mean if what True Hollywood Story said was true (which is probably a big if) Nick was her only real friend out of the cast.
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01-26-2004, 04:39 PM	#2
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 absolutely agree. I would've been satisfied with a retrospective show on some of Coach's highlights on the show.

01-26-2004, 04:59 PM	#4
cutiepi22 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 160	definately

01-26-2004, 05:38 PM	#5
OU812 Banned Banned!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 30, 2003 Location: The Good Ol' U.S.A.!!!!! Posts: 383	Diane did kind of get emotional when she was talking to Sam about Coaches death when he went and found her working for the nuns. Other than that and Sam telling Woody about him it was not very eventful. They should have done a show about him getting sick and passing on instead of just a few words about the man. Long Live Coach!!!!!

01-26-2004, 06:57 PM	#7
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	Coach is ten times better than Woody. I think that if I were alive when he had died.... id be speachless.

01-26-2004, 08:14 PM	#10
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	I take that back.... he may not be ten times better. But I do prefer Coach over Woody. And they are definately the easiest characters to compare between. I just thought Coach was nicer than Woody and that.... I dont know.... I felt sorry for Coach in a couple episodes.... but I never really felt sorry for Woody.

01-26-2004, 08:23 PM	#11
CheersChild4life Absolutely Fabulous Senior Member Join Date: Nov 23, 2002 Location: Somwhere Fabulous Posts: 2,814	I wish it was better adressed. Coach and Woody are both great!~

01-27-2004, 10:42 AM	#14
OU812 Banned Banned!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 30, 2003 Location: The Good Ol' U.S.A.!!!!! Posts: 383	I would have rather had them do a show that fit in with the on going story lines. Not a tribute show. 8 Simple Rules did it when John Ritter died. That episode started with Sam coming back from Europe looking for Diane and then it was 6 months later. They could have done a regular show that fit into the timeline and shown the emotions that everyone was going through with his death. That, to me, would have been tribute enough.