thewidowgorey t1_iueuo1y wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:08 PM

My intro to the show was the Rebecca episodes including Woody's wedding two-parter. Imagine my surprise when I tried watching the Diane episodes and I was bored out of my mind. It had its moments but the show was so much more interesting with Rebecca.

methodwriter85 t1_iug7bcc wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:01 AM

Kirstie Alley, as nutty as she is, is actually a solid comedienne. Shelley Long can be funny (see: The Brady Bunch movie) but I think Kirstie was in general a better comedian.

wednesdayware t1_iuioxf6 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Diane was often the "straight man" though, while Rebecca was played for laughs from the start.

kjhwkejhkhdsfkjhsdkf t1_iuexbf1 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:25 PM

Yeah, I had a similar experience. I was still a little kid when Cheers started and didn't really start watching it until the Rebecca years, and I greatly enjoyed the show. I then started watching the older reruns with Diane and I didn't find it quite as good as the later one.