100% serious, I have never seen an episode of Cheers. Cut me some slack, I was only born in '87. I do get it now, though.
I personally am very glad you have never seen “Cheers” and didn’t get it.
Otherwise we wouldn’t have gotten that breakdown from Jewbacca. Plus, I don’t think I ever heard that the theme song was from a rant by Diane.
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
100% serious, I have never seen an episode of Cheers. Cut me some slack, I was only born in '87. I do get it now, though.[/quote]
All good, bro. The show was popular back in the day but I don’t think you’re missing much.
I’m only a year older than you and I have friends who think movies made in the 70s and 80s are ancient. They think Jennifer Lawrence is a goddess and have no clue who icons like Ingrid Bergman or Grace Kelly are.
btw the post you made is good, IMO.
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
100% serious, I have never seen an episode of Cheers. Cut me some slack, I was only born in '87. I do get it now, though.[/quote]
I was born in 1985, and Cheers is one of the best sitcoms ever made.
Give it a watch, you’ll love it.
[quote]mbdix wrote:
[quote] Jewbacca wrote:
Hence, “Diane?”
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AWESOME
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My mind is often a scary place, even to me. Glad you found it awesome.
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
100% serious, I have never seen an episode of Cheers. Cut me some slack, I was only born in '87. I do get it now, though.[/quote]
I am admittedly surprised.
Given how your post is very much a parallel of the “Cheers” song (see above), my assumption was you were intentionally playing on T-Nation as a “Cheers for Lunks.”
Amazing coincidence.
[quote]Yogi wrote:
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
100% serious, I have never seen an episode of Cheers. Cut me some slack, I was only born in '87. I do get it now, though.[/quote]
I was born in 1985, and Cheers is one of the best sitcoms ever made.
Give it a watch, you’ll love it.[/quote]
That’s crazy, I wouldn’t have given you more than 22.
Cheers is one of the greatest sitcoms evr made.
I put it up there with All in the Family, 30 Rock, Seinfeld, The Simpsons and Trailer Park Boys and Still Game.
And I also see T nation as being a lot like Cheers as described in its theme song.
[quote]Jewbacca wrote:
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
100% serious, I have never seen an episode of Cheers. Cut me some slack, I was only born in '87. I do get it now, though.[/quote]
I am admittedly surprised.
Given how your post is very much a parallel of the “Cheers” song (see above), my assumption was you were intentionally playing on T-Nation as a “Cheers for Lunks.”
Amazing coincidence.
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I should have just taken credit for it, then you’d all think I was clever. Opportunity missed.
I don’t watch a lot of TV at all really, but I did look up a few clips on youtube, and it does seem like something I would enjoy.
I bought the first season on DVD last year and already watched it twice.
It’s odd how comforting watching that show is.
[quote]Nards wrote:
Cheers is one of the greatest sitcoms evr made.
I put it up there with All in the Family, 30 Rock, Seinfeld, The Simpsons and Trailer Park Boys and Still Game.[/quote]
Wow I never thought I would see Still Game get a name check on T Nation.
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
I don’t watch a lot of TV at all really, but I did look up a few clips on youtube, and it does seem like something I would enjoy.[/quote]
I think not watching “a lot of TV at all” is the way to go. I think most people have fond memories of old sitcoms because it’s like comfort food to them.
If you have 30 minutes to kill, Seinfeld is worth a look. There’s just a keener intelligence beneath the surface, imo.
EDIT: And if don’t care if it’s comedy, drama, or suspense, Twilight Zone with Rod Serling is an example of how great American television can be.
[quote]ChongLordUno wrote:
[quote]Nards wrote:
Cheers is one of the greatest sitcoms evr made.
I put it up there with All in the Family, 30 Rock, Seinfeld, The Simpsons and Trailer Park Boys and Still Game.[/quote]
Wow I never thought I would see Still Game get a name check on T Nation.
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me neither!
I agree about theTwilight Zone. Awesome show and a lot of great writers…Rod Serling, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont. Great show.
[quote]FrankCastle wrote:
I agree about theTwilight Zone. Awesome show and a lot of great writers…Rod Serling, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont. Great show.[/quote]
For example, take episode #7 named The Lonely. It’s about a prisoner who is sentenced to a remote asteroid. No other human contact other than the space craft from Earth that visits him every four years.
On one of the visits, they bring him an android that resembles a human female.
This episode was written by Rod Serling and first televised in 1959.
In 1968 - nine years later - Phillip K. Dick published Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. This story is the basis for one of the best and most famous sci-fi movies of all time, Blade Runner.
It’s impossible to determine what influence episode #7 had on Phillip K. The similarities in discussing what is humanity is hard to ignore, imo.
There are other episodes from the original Twilight Zone series that influenced countless modern tv and movies.
I’ll be first to say some episodes are a little too cute with O’Henry type endings.
But there are episodes which impress me to no end. To this day, I consider episode #42 The Eye of the Beholder as a MASTERPIECE in lighting and social commentary on what is beautiful.
This is why I told jonty to look into the original Twilight Zone if he has 30 minutes here and there.
edited for spelling
One of my favorite 30 min shows is MASH. I was hooked from the first episode I watched. It is definitely not for everyone, but, if it’s on when I have the time I’ll watch.
all ya’all know what the absolute best sitcom in the freaking history of the Telly is, right?
need I remind you?
[quote]Edgy wrote:
all ya’all know what the absolute best sitcom in the freaking history of the Telly is, right?
need I remind you?[/quote]
Lanky knows.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]Edgy wrote:
all ya’all know what the absolute best sitcom in the freaking history of the Telly is, right?
need I remind you?[/quote]
Lanky knows.[/quote]
I’ll have to argue that point.