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<blockquote data-quote="Chris2" data-source="post: 336963" data-attributes="member: 495">I can’t recall any sitcoms that were really good after seven years.“Cheers” was refreshed with the arrival of Kirstie Alley and the change in setup. It was like a new show. The problem happened the following year with the departures of David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee - the showrunners during the last two Long seasons and the first Alley season. The show was strongest during their era, IMHO, and their successors turned all the characters into caricatures. Sam became dumber, Carla became meaner, etc.And what they did to the Rebecca character was a shame, and really drained the show of its conflict. I loved the Evan Drake arc (Rebecca chases after her suave boss, who isn’t interested) and Angell/Casey/Lee set up a similar arc for the following year with a twist (Rebecca‘s twerpy new boss, Martin Teal chases after her, and she’s not interested). The new showrunners dropped that, and I thought it had potential to help drive story in season 7.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chris2, post: 336963, member: 495"] I can’t recall any sitcoms that were really good after seven years. “Cheers” was refreshed with the arrival of Kirstie Alley and the change in setup. It was like a new show. The problem happened the following year with the departures of David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee - the showrunners during the last two Long seasons and the first Alley season. The show was strongest during their era, IMHO, and their successors turned all the characters into caricatures. Sam became dumber, Carla became meaner, etc. And what they did to the Rebecca character was a shame, and really drained the show of its conflict. I loved the Evan Drake arc (Rebecca chases after her suave boss, who isn’t interested) and Angell/Casey/Lee set up a similar arc for the following year with a twist (Rebecca‘s twerpy new boss, Martin Teal chases after her, and she’s not interested). The new showrunners dropped that, and I thought it had potential to help drive story in season 7. [/QUOTE]

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