[s7e8] The Long Goodbye -

: Director Robert Altman famously deconstructed the genre by placing a 1940s-style Marlowe (played by Elliott Gould) into the cynical, drug-fueled culture of 1970s Los Angeles. In this version, the "goodbye" is to the very concept of the "noble hero" in a world that no longer values him. Writing The Long Goodbye | Mark Coggins

: By allowing himself to cry, Jay bridges the gap between his "tough guy" exterior and the more emotionally open father and grandfather he has become. [S7E8] The Long Goodbye

The title of episodes in several other long-running series, including Dallas and The West Wing . : Director Robert Altman famously deconstructed the genre