"Cheers" was one of the most popular TV shows of all time. It was a great show, but one that could never happen today. Society is a weird thing...our society has decided that it's bad for things to take place in a bar or to show smoking, but there is an ever-increasing amount of violence on TV.
Society: "Hey buddy, it's immoral to show people who spend most of their time in the bar."
TV Dude: "But I don't want to show that, I just want to show a mutilated corpse."
Society: "Sounds fine."
Not that I advocate alcoholism. It's just that people need to lighten up. Maybe make another show that takes place in a bar. Oh wait--there is one! I the weather in Philly is pretty nice.
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is a great show. One of the best shows on TV. What's great about it? The fact that the people in the show are the most horrible people you can possibly imagine. It doesn't take much more analysis than that....put horrible people into an absurd, abstract situation. Works every time!
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