Cheers: Last Call! (1993) (TV)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Writer:

Michael Mahler (writer)

Release Date:

20 May 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Comedy

Tagline:

NBC Special leading into the final episode of Cheers.

Cast

Kirstie Alley	...	Rebecca Howe
Bob Costas	...	Himself
Ted Danson	...	Sam Malone
Woody Harrelson	...	Woody Boyd
Shelley Long	...	Diane Chambers

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

ZM Productions

Quiet Finale - Just Sort of A Rerun

To me, bringing back Shelly Long was a mistake here. Most people had tired of Shelly during her first stay on the series. Now, to bring her back and put her & Sam back to exactly where they both had been years before was an error. When Long was replaced by Kristy Allie, it had put fresh life in the show. If this had been more than one last episode, CHEERS fans would have rebelled.

This show got high ratings due to the hype around it, but my feeling is that maybe CHEERS should have ended without bringing back Long. At least it ended. The lone person who comes to the door of the bar after Sam has closed it for the last time is a symbol of where this show went. A lot of the characters had a long mostly uneventful conversation about the meaning of life at the bar before Sam closed it.