The TV Journal

Dear Diary,

I’ve learned a lot of things from watching television. Really, I have. But few lessons have stayed with me like this one: Don’t date your co-workers.  Why not? Because…

…you could get caught doin’ it at the office.
(Angela Montenegro and Jack Hodgins, ‘Bones’)

Make that get caught on camera. Neither Angela nor Hodgins knew their coupling had been captured by surveillance cameras until the tape was hand delivered to Angela – by her new boss Cam Saroyan. Luckily for Angela, Cam played it cool, even when she later found Angela watching the tape at work. For her part, Angela was quite pleased with her performance.

…sometimes work comes first.
(Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and Nella Daren, ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’)

Picard learned that lesson the hard way when he began dating science officer Nella Daren. Daren is required to go on a dangerous mission in an attempt to save the lives of planetary colonists. Picard is forced to make a painful decision, giving an order that meant almost certain death for Daren and the rest of the away team. Daren ultimately returned safely to The Enterprise but her relationship with Picard became a casualty of the away mission.

…you could be doomed from the start.
(Sam Malone and Diane Chambers, ‘Cheers’)

Cats and dogs get along better than Sam and Diane. Still, these two polar opposites were attracted to each other from the very start. The ill-fated pairing took a brutal toll on the two, landing Diane in an institution and sending recovering alcoholic Sam on a drunken bender. The erstwhile couple came perilously to marriage on two separate occasions, ultimately deciding that all good things, as well as whatever the heck they had, must come to an end.

…your wife could find out.
(Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’)

Meredith and Derek always had their ups and downs, to be sure. But nothing is as big a downer as your boyfriend’s wife showing up. The arrival of Derek’s estranged wife Addison Montgomery forced Derek to choose between the two. He didn’t choose Meredith. At least not at first. Derek came around and the two eventually married. As for Addison, she got her own spinoff. So everybody’s happy.

…we can’t all be so lucky.
(Jim Halpert and Pam Beesley, ‘The Office’)

Jim kept secret his long-held feeling for the then engaged receptionist Pam. Pam initially had no intentions of pursuing things with Jim but eventually called off her wedding to fiance Roy. After a detour through Stamford, Jim and Pam’s relationship finally takes off. After dating for about a year, the two get engaged. They married at Niagara Falls and are gleefully waiting the arrival of little baby Halpert.

All very good reasons.

Still a fan,
C.C.

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