http://disqus.com/by/JackFrost/enMon, 19 Aug 2013 17:06:10 -0000(u'http://chambersandmalone.tumblr.com/post/16470979603',%20421159273L)#comment-421159273<p>Well, the groove changes yet again when Sam gets the bar back. a lot of people always think of Cheers in two sides, Diane and Rebecca. When Sam got the bar back and Rebecca was manager, she wasn't threatening to Sam anymore and not an authoritative challenge against Sam's pride. But the owner of Melville's was. Someone had to drive Sam crazy. But since he is a side character, he can't be the focus of every episode without it getting stale, so as the show goes on they explore other characters. Norm's painting business, Cliff gets more than his fair share of episodes about him.</p><p>The more I think about it there's no doubt that Sam owning the bar is a huge Diane-like shift in tone again, when Rebecca admits she only loved Robin for his money that kind of put an end to her life as Sam's sparring partner. It's more an ensemble comedy (like the recent two seasons of The Office) than a Sam-focused show with strong support.</p><p>Similar to The Office, it's simply a different show with the same characters and universe, and that has to be accepted since what was before is its own beast and too different to try and recreate without fucking it all up. Diane Cheers felt like a play, with all the stage gags and whatnot, it felt very Diane-like given what she liked as a character. The more theatrical clever little things left with her and Cheers became a grounded sitcom. And when Sam gets the bar back and normality is temporarily restored to Sam's life, it becomes a little tamer and a little more absurd as far as the gags they were doing. Funny, but still tamer. The story of Rebecca and Sam trying to have a kid with no attachment just wasn't a big thing (and wasn't treated as such, thankfully) and didn't mire or otherwise hinder the pacing and feel of the elder seasons.</p><p>And as a sidenote, as time goes on the bar itself as a character slowly ceases to exist. I've been watching through the whole show for the first time and I'm almost done with S10, so it's been an interesting journey.</p>wooperwooperThu, 26 Jan 2012 00:26:22 -0000(u'http://chambersandmalone.tumblr.com/post/16470979603',%20421761978L)#comment-421761978<p>The air was also a lot nicer and safer in post-Diane episodes. The bar patrons didn't like Rebecca but they weren't nearly as mean to her as they were to Diane,ignoring Carla but she goes too far with everyone.</p>wooperwooperThu, 26 Jan 2012 17:20:28 -0000(u'http://hearthstoneplayers.com/enter-to-win-a-hearthstone-beta-key/',%201007037967L)#comment-1007037967<p>El commento</p>wooperwooperMon, 19 Aug 2013 17:06:10 -0000