Frasier
Summary
Frasiercame back to the modest blind last year with a revival meeting serial on Paramount+ , and the reboot does a lot of things differently than the classic original show . Although the reboot receive mixed review from critics , one aspect has been praise for exist up to the original : Kelsey Grammer ’s performance in the title role . Grammer slip back into this graphic symbol so seamlessly that it was almost as if two ten had n’t passed . All these year after , Grammer effortlessly be Dr. Crane with razor - sharp job bringing and a boatload of comic charisma .
But Grammer ’s striking carrying out notwithstanding , theFrasierreboot is far from the same show that end its 11 - season run in 2004.The tone of the authorship is different , the style of the humor is different , and even the aesthetic is different , despite emulating the multi - camera setup of the original show . From a unlike setting to a whole new supporting cast to a slenderly altered word-painting of Frasier himself , there are a lot of differences between the originalFrasierseries and the young revival show .
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10Frasier’s Back In Boston
Swapping Seattle’s Coffee for Boston’s Beers
The most obvious difference between the older and newFrasiershows is that the reboot drive place in a new setting . The original serial moved Frasier from his hometown of Boston to the very unlike locus of Seattle . This entail the serial had a lot of rain , a lot of stumble to the local chocolate shop , and a nice prospect of the Space Needle out of Frasier ’s flat windowpane ( even though that ’s geographically impossible ) .
This setting position theFrasierreboot more in line with the original original series , Cheers
The reboot has brought Frasier ’s story full circle by sending him back to Boston to reconnect with his Word , Freddy . This setting position theFrasierreboot more in line of descent with the original original series , Cheers , which similarly took place in Boston . In the originalFrasier , the persona ’ regular hangout place was a deep brown shop . In the reboot , much like inCheers , it ’s a bar ( but not Cheers ) .
One of the most well-known American sitcoms of the 1980s and 90s, Cheers is primarily set in Boston at the Cheers bar, and features and ensemble cast that includes Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Rhea Pearlman, Kelsey Grammer, and George Wendt. Danson’s Sam Malone acts as the bar’s proprietor, and episodes depict the lives of Cheers' staff and patrons during the bar’s operating hours. The series ran for 11 seasons and gave rise to popular spin-off shows such as Frasier.
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One of the most well - known American situation comedy of the 1980s and 90s , Cheers is chiefly set in Boston at the Cheers bar , and features and ensemble cast that include Ted Danson , Shelley Long , Rhea Pearlman , Kelsey Grammer , and George Wendt . Danson ’s Sam Malone act as as the bar ’s owner , and episodes depict the lives of Cheers ' stave and patrons during the barroom ’s operating minute . The serial run for 11 seasons and gave rise to pop spin - off shows such as Frasier .
Like cheer before it , Frasier introduces a uproarious and three - dimensional mold , but there is a lot of depth to Niles , Martin , Daphne , and Ross .
9Frasier’s Entire Supporting Cast Has Been Replaced In The Reboot
From the Therapist to the College Roommate
Another obvious difference in theFrasierreboot is that the entire brook cast has been replaced . The original series besiege Frasier with his live - in dad , Martin ; his even more overblown and uptight brother , Niles ; his pa ’s physiotherapist ( and subsequently Niles ’ wife ) , Daphne ; and the producer of his show , Roz . Roz is the only one of these characters to look in the reboot – and even then , it ’s just a cameo ; she does n’t have a go back role .
The new character find pretty developing so far , but the reboot is only 10 episodes in
The hold up cast of the reboot consists of Frasier ’s now - grown - up son , Freddy;Niles and Daphne ’s son , David ; Freddy ’s champion , Eve ; Frasier ’s old college roomy , Alan ; and Frasier ’s young boss , Olivia . This is a whole newfangled cast of fibre – they do n’t even trace up with the personality types from the original serial . The new characters feel passably underdeveloped so far , but the reboot is only 10 instalment in .
8Freddy Has Become More Like Martin Than Frasier
From Intellectual to Blue-Collar
The most glaring remainder between Freddy in the original series and Freddy in the reboot is that he ’s played by a unlike actor . Trevor Einhorn played Freddy in the original series;he shared cracking chemistry with Grammer and he ’s still a working player today . But the producer of the reboot decide to recast the role with a new actor , Jack Cutmore - Scott , probable because they drastically change Freddy ’s established characterization from the original show .
The reboot ’s Freddy is like a totally different person .
In the original show , Freddy was like a mini translation of Frasier . He was a well - read intellect who sweep through a spelling bee . But in the reboot , Freddy is more like Martin . He ’s a unconstipated , blue - collar guy . He ’s not an academic ; he ’s a public servant , like his gramps ( a firefighter as oppose to a pig ) . The reboot ’s Freddy is like a totally different mortal .
7The Dialogue In The Frasier Reboot Is More Traditional Setup/Punchline Sitcom Dialogue
From Witty Banter to Generic Jokes That Somehow Work
The originalFrasierhad a really unique panache of dialog . With the witty repartee between the grapheme , it played more like a British situation comedy than an American sitcom . But in the reboot , that snappy interplay has been replaced with a more traditional frame-up / punchline mode of dialog that ’s more typical of a generic U.S. sitcom . Most of the characters ’ lines are just there to set up up another character ’s punchline , and as a resolution , a lot of the lines are interchangeable between the characters .
In the original series , it would ’ve endure out if a Roz line was given to Niles , or a Frasier tune was yield to Martin . But in the reboot , a mint of the course could be give to just about any character and it would n’t make a difference to the scene . The talks is a boastful reason why the reboot does n’t quite sense like the original series .
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6Frasier Is Working In Academia, Not Radio
Frasier Shifts from Media Personality to Professor
Frasier is in a totally raw line of work in the reboot . In the original serial publication , he was a radio host who provide psychiatric help to people who call in to his show . This created an interesting work setting with the tuner post . Frasier was surrounded by other radio host with equally unequaled personalities , from snot-nosed food critic Gil Chesterton to oafish sports reviewer Bulldog , and he was under the rule of forever change post managers .
But in the reboot , Frasier is no longer a medium personality . He ’s back in academe , teaching a class at Harvard . Frasier ’s co - doer at Harvard do n’t have the disparate range of mountains of background and personalities that the receiving set post had . Both Alan and Olivia are airless , holy - than - M intellectual like Frasier . The contrast between Frasier and his Harvard co-worker is n’t as stark as his direct contrast with Roz or Bulldog .
5The Frasier Reboot Has A Much Cleaner Look Than The Original Series
From Cozy Film to Crispy Uglier HD
Although it replicates the multi - camera setup , three - walled staging , and hot studio hearing of the original show , theFrasierreboot looks completely different . It looks a lot cleaner and bright , which has n’t really improved the overall esthetic . Whereas the original series was take on 35 mm flick in a cosy 4:3 facet proportion , the reboot is shot on digital cameras with really overbearing kindling and gets stream in high - definition – and it come off as a much uglier - look show than its predecessor .
the better the image quality gets , the worse the show looks
This ca n’t really be blamed onFrasieritself ; it ’s an industry - full trouble . Long - running shows likeIt ’s Always gay in Philadelphiahave made the switch from standard definition to HDand , ironically , the better the image quality gets , the worse the show bet . Sitcoms reckon a heap better when their ocular style was a little grungier and dirtier .
4The Joke Isn’t Always On Frasier In The Reboot
From Lovable Loser to Successful Professional
One of the handsome departure between the humor in the original series and the reboot is that Frasier is n’t always the butt of the joke in the reboot . In the original show , nothing ever worked out for Frasier . Every potential romance ended in disaster , every concern speculation neglect miserably , and every attempt to rise his societal stature end up take down it . Even when the intact metropolis dedicated a whole day to honoring Frasier , he did n’t get to enjoy the celebrations because he was stuck on the other side of town .
He might ’ve been pontifical and ego - haunt , but everything go untimely for him
This was what made Frasier so lovely in the original series . He might ’ve been pompous and self - obsessed , but everything went ill-timed for him . In the reboot , thing often influence out for Frasier and his personal and professional venture do n’t always end in failure . This is less lovely ( and less interesting to watch ) .
All 10 sequence of the Frasier reboot season 1 are now usable to stream on Paramount+ , which makes it the arrant clip to rank all of them .
3Frasier Is More Famous (& He’s More Arrogant About His Fame)
From Local Celebrity to National Star
Frasier has always been very hoity - toity about his condition as a public figure . He ’s always enjoy being famous and buzz off his ego stroke by adoring rooter . Nile River often mock Frasier for being a radio shrink , claim that he was more interested in boosting his own profile and accumulate a buff base than genuinely help his patients , which should be the real goal of any therapist , and Frasier never had much of a defense against those accusation .
But in the original series , Frasier was more of a local famous person . He was known across Seattle , but he did n’t have many fans outside the city . In the reboot , he ’s come off a pop TV show that aerate nationwide , so he ’s much more famous than he was in the original serial . And with that increase celebrity , Frasier ’s arrogance around his fame has also increased .
2The Set Decoration Is A Lot Tackier In The Reboot
From Classy Chic to Casual Wear
Part of Frasier ’s lineament is that he has a really smashing oculus for fashion and upcountry design . It ’s what made the running gag with Martin ’s nasty , raggedy old armchair so funny;it was completely at odds with the carefully cultivated feng shui of Frasier ’s flat . Every ornament and piece of furniture that Frasier purchase for his apartment – and every item of habiliment he put in his closet – was really swish .
But in the reboot , that ’s not really the vitrine . The set decoration of Frasier ’s flat in the reboot is much loud than in the original series , and the costume design is n’t much best . Frasier ’s getup are no longer absolutely co-ordinated and they ’re no longer effortlessly debonair . He even wears jeans ! The Frasier of the original serial publication would n’t be caught deadened in a twosome of jeans .
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1Frasier Is Much More Happy-Go-Lucky In The Reboot
From Ranting Curmudgeon to Mellow Mentor
Frasier ’s word picture in the reboot is much more affable and friendly than he was in the original serial . In the original show , Frasier was a classic curmudgeon who complained about everything , often direct to one of his signature rants . But in the reboot , he ’s not quite as techy and uptight ; he ’s more happy - go - golden , as if he ’s get a line a track to serenity in his later years .
he ’s more realized , more financially stable , and more appreciative of the small thing in spirit
To be fair , in the original series , Frasier had a fate to complain about . He had his living outer space invaded by his dad , his dad ’s physical therapist , and his pop ’s troublesome dog . He was constantly capture upstaged at study and had to deal with insufferable workfellow like Bulldog . In theFrasierreboot , he ’s more accomplished , more financially stable , and more appreciative of the little things in life , so it makes sense that he ’s mellow out out a bit .
