Cheers, proving the world that it's okay to just live.
The ending to Cheers was sweet but in the end disappointing. The show was a good idea and all the actors had great comedic timing, but one of the main issues with the show is that nothing changes. The show lasted eleven seasons and in the end, the characters who were introduced in the beginning remained the same. Carla, had a great family, but remained just the bitter waitress. Norm loved his stool and beer more than his wife. Cliff lived with his mom till he retried I'm sure of it. Sam the womanizing bar owner realized that his true love was his bar. The only characters that had change was the characters introduced in the middle of the series. Fraiser, Rebecca, and Woody. Rebecca, introduced as a strong business woman with an attitude, got turned into a zany, crazy golddigger for the rest of the series. Woody, a unintelligent sweet boy from Indiana got voted into office and Fraiser, well he had his own show to establish more growth on. Fraiser was everything I wanted Diane to be in a female, pretentious but finally being able to let loose and embrace the cheers family. She was always so uptight that unfortunately it made her character in my opinion, unrootable. In many ways, I think that was the writers intention as there was many cracks about her character and Shelly Long's departure in the final season.
The only unrealistic part about Cheers is the fact that the bar is still open. In reality, Rebecca would of gotten her wish of being rich by filing a sexual harassment lawsuit against Sam and then sold his bar to a large corporation.
I can't even discuss who my favorite person is. One person I could never get into was Diane, it felt right that Sam didn't end up with her. They were too different and her pretentious attitude was not endearing but annoying.I'm surprise Shelly Long came back for the finale. Her character was the only thing that felt off. It was like she was trying to destroy the group dynamic that made the show great and I hated her for a bit for it.
Rebecca's zany personality left little to be desired after season 9. It was funny in the beginning but then became painful to watch. Her desperations to get rich, only to settle in a life she wasn't truly happy with was sort of sad. She married a plumber who she was in love with, but she could never get past he didn't have money. I'm sure it ended in divorce eventually.
Towards the end, it was good that the show ended. The show was realistic in mentioning that Sam was getting too old to be taken seriously as a playboy anymore. Him ending up realizing that he didn't need a wife, kid, or career because his bar was his true love was so sweet and nice.
I guess the point was that some things won't change, but at least your friends are there for you. I think Cheers is a one episode a time show to watch. All together, the funny wears off and you start feeling truly sad for these characters and their complete lack of growth.
The only unrealistic part about Cheers is the fact that the bar is still open. In reality, Rebecca would of gotten her wish of being rich by filing a sexual harassment lawsuit against Sam and then sold his bar to a large corporation.
I can't even discuss who my favorite person is. One person I could never get into was Diane, it felt right that Sam didn't end up with her. They were too different and her pretentious attitude was not endearing but annoying.I'm surprise Shelly Long came back for the finale. Her character was the only thing that felt off. It was like she was trying to destroy the group dynamic that made the show great and I hated her for a bit for it.
Rebecca's zany personality left little to be desired after season 9. It was funny in the beginning but then became painful to watch. Her desperations to get rich, only to settle in a life she wasn't truly happy with was sort of sad. She married a plumber who she was in love with, but she could never get past he didn't have money. I'm sure it ended in divorce eventually.
Towards the end, it was good that the show ended. The show was realistic in mentioning that Sam was getting too old to be taken seriously as a playboy anymore. Him ending up realizing that he didn't need a wife, kid, or career because his bar was his true love was so sweet and nice.
I guess the point was that some things won't change, but at least your friends are there for you. I think Cheers is a one episode a time show to watch. All together, the funny wears off and you start feeling truly sad for these characters and their complete lack of growth.