tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post7603596687959045396..comments2024-03-24T03:19:39.745-04:00Comments on Just About Write: How Mike Schur and J.J. Philbin Became My New TV Power Couple [Contributor: Jenn]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-47532966524522257292019-12-04T10:08:38.313-05:002019-12-04T10:08:38.313-05:00As you have discussed before, relationships don...As you have discussed before, relationships don't have to kill shows, but the trap that the relationship "is" the show absolutely destroys a show once the relationship has changed, because most shows don't seem to get how the new dynamic can work.<br /><br />Schur and Philbin have handled this as deftly as I have seen. It is one of my favorite parts of New Girl where they dived right into what it meant, and it is one of the least recognized qualities of Brooklyn 99, which is how they had the relationship arc, and then kept telling their stories without their relationship getting in the way. They didn't create hokey tensions or strange backstories to stop them. They just let them be and rolled with it.<br /><br />I always think of Cheers when these things come up. Sam and Diane was amazing, Sam and Diane as a couple was a problem (for the way it was handled), and then once they were broken up, they changed the show so it could handle whatever state Sam/Diane/whoever was.<br /><br />For their technical skill, and I think handling the "ships" is a skill, their ensemble approach is really my favorite quality. We all end up with a family we chose regardless of the family we are born with. In a world where it sometimes feels like no one can get to the Good Place, it is an optimism I admire and enjoy.<br /><br />Thanks for the article. Well done!<br /><br />MattAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11549257365108598574noreply@blogger.com