Re: [NEWS] "Fraiser" revival dropped by Paramount+, looking for new home

On 2025-01-17 10:08 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

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A revival / reboot / resurrection that got quickly cancelled ... who'd
a thunk it? Oh, wait, I did. When is Hollyweird going to learn these
things rarely ever work. You can't recreate the magic that made the
original versions what they were. :-\
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    'Frasier' Revival Not Moving Forward, CBS Studios Shopping
    for New Home After Two Seasons on Paramount+
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    After two seasons on Paramount+, the "Frasier" revival will
    not be moving forward, Variety has learned. CBS Studios will
    shop the series, which debuted in October 2023, around to
    other platforms.
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    The series, led by and executive produced by Kelsey Grammer,
    is a revival of the original series "Frasier," a spinoff of
    "Cheers," which aired for 11 seasons from 1993 to 2004, and
    won 37 Primetime Emmys. The first season of the revival
    didn't take home any statues but did land three nominations.
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    Despite being produced by CBS Studios, it doesn't seem
    likely the revival would go to CBS, as they already have
    multiple comedies, including "The Neighborhood," "Poppa's
    House," "George & Mandy's First Marriage," "Ghosts" and the
    just-announced spinoff of "The Neighborhood" in development.
    The original did air on NBC, which could rebuild a comedy
    block to try to bring back Must-See TV. They currently have
    comedies "Lopez vs Lopez," "Happy's Place," "Night Court"
    and "St. Denis Medical."
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    In 2023, Grammer told Variety he wanted a new and "sillier"
    version of the famous sitcom and was hoping to go "another
    100 episodes at least." He added, "There's enough groundwork
    laid between these human beings; they are wonderful
    characters. I want to see where they go. And I want to see
    what happens to Frasier."
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    In addition to Grammer, the comedy stars Jack Cutmore-Scott,
    Nicholas Lyndhurst, Toks Olagundoye, Jess Salgueiro and
    Anders Keith.
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    Joe Cristalli and Chris Harris serve as showrunners with Tom
    Russo and Jordan McMahon as executive producers. Legendary
    director James Burrows returned to direct multiple episodes
    of the revival, which is produced by CBS Studios and Grammnet
    NH Productions and distributed by Paramount Global Content
    Distribution outside of the Paramount+ markets.
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    The first two seasons and the original "Frasier" are available
    to stream on Paramount+.
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    <https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/frasier-revival-canceled-paramount-plus-two-seasons-1236277699/>
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 I have no idea why. It wasn’t very good.
 Let’s see… Ian says the three nominations were for production design,
cinematography, and editing.
 Yeah, let’s get some nominations for writing and acting and then we’ll see
what I think.
 Plus it desperately needs guest stars from both the original Fraser and
Cheers, and they have no excuse not to do it given that they relocated to
Boston.
  

I'm guessing you didn't see all that many episodes. I watched them all and saw Roz (several times), BeBe Glazer (multiple times) and even Gil and Bulldog.
As for Cheers characters, I saw Lilith a couple of times.
I don't really need to see Frasier and Cheers characters all the time but it would be nice to see any of them drop in for a visit; even a recurring role like the one Roz has is fine. But the new cast is mostly good - I'm still not awfully fond of David, although I've actually seen talk of creating a spinoff around him, which baffles me - and they should still be the key characters.
Grammer has also been saying in the entertainment media that he'd really like to get some closure with Diane and see where they might be at this point in their lives. That hasn't happened yet but it sounds like it might if they can find a new home for Season 3.
It took a few episodes to find its rhythm but I've found it quite enjoyable and will be saddened if they don't find a new home.
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Rhino