Cheers (season 1) the pub, but on the Stage 25 lot of Paramount Studios with the set decoration of "Cheers". The Bull & Finch Pub was later renamed Cheers Beacon Hill. The entire season is set exclusively in the bar, its office, and the billiard room; no locations outside the bar were used until Diane Chambers' apartment is seen in the second season. In the pilot episode's original script, there were only four principal characters: Sam Malone, Diane Chambers, Carla Tortelli, and Ernie "Coach" Pantusso. Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin were absent from the original script. George Wendt and John Ratzenberger had auditioned
One of Us (TV series) Ben Dowell of the "Radio Times" praised the opening episode as "a clever, chilling and original thriller" and "a strong opener to what promises to be a gripping four-part series". Dowell goes on to praise the acting as "first rate, even if a lot of the acting requires rather a lot of frenetic emoting as this horror story unfolds". The show also received praise for its tone and style, with Phill Fisk of "The Guardian" calling it "a grim, gloomy thriller with a latent moral edge". One of Us (TV series) One of Us is a British drama television miniseries