[dimtimjim]

ended...?

But has been played on British TV pretty much every day of the week since then. Hence my surprise.

[bmstinton93]

But surely if you never watched it when it was on in the first place then you wouldn't really be fussed about watching all the repeats.

[dimtimjim]

Yeah, not setting the Sky+ for it is one thing, but to have never seen an eppisode, jus' shocks me thats all.

[bmstinton93]

Tbh she's probably seen little bits but not enough to really know much about it.

[DevilsDuck]

But she has watched Cheers hasnt she?

[bmstinton93]

I've never even seen that!

[Nicola_Red]

I think Cheers is pretty dated now, to be honest.

[DevilsDuck]

:O

But its the place where everybody knows your name!

Shut up Nic!

[bmstinton93]

I'm confused.

[DevilsDuck]

Cheers is the single best sitcom ever...its better than Will and Grace!

[Nicola_Red]

With respect, you're wrong

[DevilsDuck]

Never...I'm a man!

[dimtimjim]

@ Duckies input to this thread.

[Yudster]

Watching the recent re-runs of Cheers has been fabulous. Brilliant brilliant show. Yes it has dated, but * it, so have I.

Next thing I want to see repeated from episode 1 is Roseanne.

[Nicola_Red]

I've also been tempted to watch Roseanne again. Mainly to see if Darlene and David still seem as cool as I thought they were when I was 15.

[chrysostom]

Most of Rosanne are in the Big Bang Theory

I never realised that Leonard and Penny were going out in real life for 2 years while on the show though!

[Bas]

Most of Rosanne are in the Big Bang Theory

Chuck Lorre who makes it used to be a writer on Roseanne.

[Yudster]

The thing I loved about Roseanne was that no-one was cool, even the characters who thought they were cool weren't cool. The quality of the writing varied from season to season, depending on Roseanne's state of mind/marriage/mental health/weight/relationship with the studio, but it was an eternally fascinating picture of a family which, a bit like the Simpsons, is depicted as being "dysfunctional" but is actually incredibly functional and successful.

The way she chose to end it was disappointing and not a little confusing, but Roseanne was fed up with it all by then and just wanted out the quickest way she could.

And - I've seen two of the cast of Roseanne - one of them a later cast member - in Big Bang Theory. Where are the other 5 or so who would make it "most"?

[chrysostom]

Alright, a significant proportion of Roseanne's cast have been in the Big Bang Theory.

Leonard (David)
Sheldon's Mother (Jackie)
Leslie (Darlene)

Of the 12 of so characters who recurred in Roseanne, almost a quarter have starred in the Big Bang Theory - as well as the 2 shows sharing a writer. Which is awfully high considering there are only 10-12 or so recurring characters



The presence of Blossom in there generally makes me associate it with the early 90s.

[Nicola_Red]

I dyed my hair black when I was 16 cos Darlene did it. I loved her so much!

Another great thing about TBBT is it starred two vegans - Sara Gilbert and Mayim Bialik. Again, a high proportion for a show with only 8 recurring characters (ten if you count Leonard and Sheldon's mothers I guess).

[DevilsDuck]

Why did you just ruin TBBT?

Vegans!

[Yudster]

Alright, a significant proportion of Roseanne's cast have been in the Big Bang Theory.

Leonard (David)
Sheldon's Mother (Jackie)
Leslie (Darlene)

Of the 12 of so characters who recurred in Roseanne, almost a quarter have starred in the Big Bang Theory - as well as the 2 shows sharing a writer. Which is awfully high considering there are only 10-12 or so recurring characters



The presence of Blossom in there generally makes me associate it with the early 90s.

I have missed the Sheldon's Mother character so far, but then I have only seen a few episodes of Big Bang - it was a genuine question Chrysostom! I knew Johnny Galecki obviously, and I have seentwo or three episodes with Melissa Gilbert. Love them.

I have also seen the woman who does Lisa Simpson's voice in a guest role in one episode, and is the other friend, the one who isn't Mayim Bialek, the one from Will and Grace?

[Nicola_Red]

Melissa Rauch (Bernadette)? No, she hasn't been in Will & Grace. She would have only been 14/15 at the time it was made.

[Yudster]

I never liked Will and Grace so I wasn't sure, but I remembered there was a small squeaky one in that too.

I have to say, apropos Big Bang Theory - I don't think the Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch chaaracters add anything. Again, I haven't seen more than a few episodes with them, but so far I very much prefer it without them.

[Nicola_Red]

I actually liked Leslie Winkle a lot more too. I love Mayim Bialik, but I have a lot of doubts about Amy and her role in the show. I think Bernadette is mainly there to show Howard's journey as a character, so I don't mind that so much.