One thing that set the show Cheers apart was that it was filmed, as opposed to videotaped. Film gives a very different look than tape (try to imagine M*A*S*H in video instead of film), but it is also much more expensive to produce.
In the beginning, however Cheers fared horribly in the ratings (dead last) and was losing money. The studio suggested the change to videotape in order to cut expenses, and a test scene was shot. What they saw on screen was that all of the warmth and character of the set was lost! Thankfully, the experiment ended right there.
http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2012/03/another-thing-about-cheers-you-didnt.html
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