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Serious situations came way too fast in series run

posted 17 years ago by toddp-10
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Been catching up on the show. Finished season two.

Great show and the cast has great spark. I forgot how good a show it was. But they really made them grow up way too fast. I believe this is why rating probably started to decline....

It was so much more fun when they were shown as younger/just looking to date. Collage kids almost. Now swinging into serious ground in SE2. Love, moving in, taking care of kids, proposals....

Much too fast character development for just two seasons. I think they should have stayed the course they had in the first season. May have had a better run. Season one was really fun and light.

They still play off each other very well in season two and its funny as hell... Just less fun IMO. And If I recall from memory it gets even more serious "soap opera drama" next season....

Don't get me wrong, a show needs to change naturally. But I really noticed how fast this one moved along when watching 2 seasons over a week or so.

[–] tmckelv 17 years ago

I think the reason for you feelings is the fact that you have been watching the episodes over such a short timespan.

I think you would find a difference if you watched the show over the course of 1 1/2 years, as opposed to 1 1/2 weeks.

[–] sliders5125 17 years ago

On, one end I agree on the other end they were all in their mid 20's and this is usualy the way people move on w/ their lives after college.

The problem w/ the show was while it was funny in the 1st couple seasons it was called 2 gys a girl an a pizza place. Because of this the writers never wanted them to leave the pizza place. In season 2 when they got rid of the crazy guy from Mash and the angry black owner...the show lost its nauance.

Also season 1 had Berg trying a different medical drug each episode to hillarious results.

Season 2 was lets get rid of everything that makes the show unique except the pizza place and turn it into Friends except te Pizza Place can sub for the coffe shop

Season 3 Still wants to be friends mid season looses the pizza place

Season 4 disastorous move to Fri nights ratings were less than Millionare so ABC cancles This Norm and 90% of their schedule