Posted by Shannon Frasier is my gold standard sitcom. I admit, it’s an easy show to take for granted; it will always be remembered, first and foremost, as a Cheers spin-off. One of the most successful spin-offs of all time, certainly, but a … [Read more...]
“I didn’t want you to think I was easy.” – Cheers and the Will They/Won’t They Sitcom Romance
Posted by Sarah Ted Danson and Shelley Long have ruined me for life and I thank them kindly for it, because the relationship between Cheers’ Sam Malone and Diane Chambers is a thing of glory. That’s not to say I wasn’t susceptible to other sitcom … [Read more...]
“Oh, yes, I love to read.” – Four Bookworms Who Made It Okay to Be One
Posted by Sarah I am a full-fledged bookworm, and I am proud of it. I’m that person who will never leave home without her current read and keeps a notebook that holds an ever-expanding reading list with her at all times. One of my favorite hobbies … [Read more...]
“Life in all its many facets” – How Cheers Mastered the Art of the Sitcom Pilot
Posted by Sarah This I know for sure: the Cheers pilot is the best sitcom pilot I have ever seen. Let me back up a bit. I was eleven years old when I took my first venture into the world of Cheers and its inhabitants (I am forever indebted … [Read more...]