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Cheers returns for another season on DVD, at long last.
Running from 1982-1993, the show was one of the most famous
that NBC ever showed. It's not surprising the show remains
beloved, thanks in no small part to its simplistic yet effective
plot, and a memorable cast. ***
This 5-disc set includes all of the episodes from Season
9, which aired from 1990-1991. The episodes featured here
are as follows: Love Is A Really Really Perfectly Okay Thing,
Cheers Fouls Out, Rebecca Redux, Where Nobody Knows Your
Name, Ma Always Liked You Best, Grease, 200th Anniversary
Special (double-length episode), Breaking In Is Hard To
Do, Bad Neighbor Sam, Veggie-Boyd, Norm And Cliff's Excellent
Adventure, Woody Interrupts, Honor Thy Mother, Achilles
Hill, The Days Of Wine And Neuroses, Wedding Bell Blues,
I'm Getting My Act Together And Sticking It In Your Face,
Sam Time Next Year, Crash Of The Titans, It's A Wonderful
Wife, Cheers Has Chill, Carla Loves Clavin, Pitch It Again
Sam, Rat Girl, Home Malone, and Uncle Sam Wants You. ***
The cast of Cheers is one of the things that made it
such a great series. Amongst its ranks were Ted Danson,
Kirstie Alley, John Ratzenberger, Woody Harrelson, Kelsey
Grammar, and George Wendt. Through the course of the show's
run, all of these actors remained consistently excellent,
and it's no surprise that the show won a number of awards
for these performances. Additionally, Kelsey Grammar would
go on to star in the equally-successful spin-off series,
Frasier. ***
It isn't hard to see why the show has stood the test
of time. In addition to a terrific cast, the series always
maintained a plot that was easy to follow, yet worked so
well. You know a show is doing something right when it runs
for eleven seasons! ---
Image And Sound:
Sadly, the ninth season doesn't mark an improvement
over the transfers of earlier seasons. This picture is still
unrefined and showing its age, it's obvious Paramount didn't
give the show any sort of remastering. The show's audio
is mostly dialogue, and all of it comes across clear.
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