#but the show isnt woven into a specific person so much as crime mysteries in this part of the country

[like-sands-of-time]

Ok but you know what? American shows rely so heavily on nostalgia, and things working out for the whole cast and then we wonder why shows have unsatisfactory endings or they start trailing off in later years ...

Real friend groups move and change over time. They don't all hang out in a coffee shop or the local restaurant forever. Maybe that's a beautiful nostalgic moment in their lives but maybe it only lasts for a year when that particular group was all together, before someone moves for a job or college or to be with family or to travel.

And sometimes!!!! Friends lose touch over time. Maybe one friend doesn't get along with the group anymore or they do but they grow apart. But the rest of the group goes on. Maybe someone new comes along. The point is sitcoms seem so hell bent on *problem* *solution* *resolution! Yay!* But they don't seem to get that sometimes the cliff hanger of someone moving away just plain and simple happens! And sometimes the childhood love isn't a lifelong romantic thing but maybe they'll always be friends.