But you started the point by referencing fictional characters, Sam and Diane, not actors Ted Danson and Shelly Long. And Danson and Long did not date in real life, so if you try to now say you were referencing the actors, not the fictional characters, your analogy fails again.
i said "a sam and diane thing" going on, meaning a situation similar to the fictional characters. i then suggested frasier, a valid nickname for the man who played that role for over 20 years (if you yell "hey frasier" at grammer he would probably respond). by saying "he's a republican" i firmly established that i was discussing the actor who played the character. an actor who had to portray the heavy drama of a broken heart and might like to relive the fictional scenario in real life only with a happier outcome.
