billythepub t1_j1pux1d wrote on December 26, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Reply to comment by WhenRobLoweRobsLowes in Which series got better and better every time a new season got released? by uzaira6789

The humour too was somewhat forced. If you watch the finale you will see that the natural humour that once flowed in the show is all gone and it was a pretty laugh less send off.

But then again whilst the last 3 seasons had their moments they were not consistent anymore and they certainly lacked the humour and charm of its earlier years so it wasn't surprising the finale wasn't funny and lackluster. Joey was akin to a special needs person by the end and he was so child like ir just was no longer funny. The writers seemed to have totally ran out of ideas with the joey and rachael affair.

Whilst I only watched the early years of cheers in the shelley long years I can't comment on what came next but I caught the cheers finale on tv a few weeks ago and it was still laugh out loud funny. Again I didn't watch cheers with kristie alley so can't comment on its last 6 seasons but certainly they had brilliant humour in the finale episodes, this wasn't the case on friends.

clekas t1_j1q0yge wrote on December 26, 2022 at 2:02 PM

Cheers remained very funny throughout its run - there’s an episode here or there that isn’t as great as the others, but, IMO, the Kirstie Alley years were great, too. Sam and Diane had that undeniable chemistry, but Danson and Alley played off each other very well, too.

billythepub t1_j1qam1y wrote on December 26, 2022 at 3:27 PM

Meh for me cheers was shelley long. She put it on the map and it was pretty much her show greatly helped by her chemistry with danson. After she left I watched the odd ep but my interest was gone.