Frasier followers hear the blues a-callin’: The Paramount+ comedy, a revival of the ’90s-era NBC sitcom of the identical title, has been canceled.
“Noooooooo,” bemoaned and X consumer after the cancellation was introduced on Friday, January 17. “I assumed this present was a ton of enjoyable and actually fulfilling.”
As one other stated that the sequence had improved in its second season. “Sucks,” they posted. “The second season was so a lot better than the primary one.”
And one other fan argued that that is why TV classics shouldn’t be rebooted. “Paramount but once more revives a beloved older sequence, simply to kill it with little fanfare, basically killing the unique present’s legacy,” they stated. “Let’s simply to not start with perhaps?”
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Different followers weren’t sorry the brand new Frasier acquired the boot.
“Good writing makes all of the distinction in a sequence, and this reboot didn’t have it,” one viewer noticed. “The principle problem is, the humor is now not witty, simply primary sitcom banality. Additionally, Frasier now not has tangible connections to these round him, apart from Freddie. Your entire setup is flawed.”
And one other was extra blunt of their response. “Terrible platform. Collection unwatchable,” they wrote. “Good riddance.”
Although Paramount+ opted to not order a 3rd season of the brand new Frasier, producer CBS Studios plans to buy the revival to different retailers, in keeping with Deadline. Broadcast sibling CBS isn’t an choice, because it’s programming slate is full, however Prime Video and Hulu is likely to be contenders since they each stream the unique Frasier.
Selection, in the meantime, imagines a world wherein NBC, the house of the unique Frasier, rescues the revival in an effort to rebuild its Should-See TV comedy block.
Lead star Kelsey Grammer informed Selection in 2023 he needed “one other 100 episodes at the very least” of the revival. “There’s sufficient groundwork laid between these human beings; they’re great characters. I wish to see the place they go. And I wish to see what occurs to Frasier.”
The brand new Frasier starred Grammer as psychiatrist Frasier Crane as he leaves Seattle to return to Boston, the place the character made his debut on Cheers. There, Frasier embarks as a 3rd act whereas transferring in along with his son, Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott).
Developed by writers Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli, the sequence additionally starred Nicholas Lyndhurst as Frasier’s previous school buddy Alan Cornwall, Toks Olagundoye as Harvard psychology division chair Olivia Finch, Jess Salgueiro as Frasier and Freddy’s neighbor Eve, and Anders Keith as Frasier’s nephew David Crane. Authentic Frasier stars, like Bebe Neuwirth (Lilith), Peri Gilpin (Roz), and Harriet Sansom Harris (Bebe), made visitor appearances all through the 2 seasons. The creators needed extra Cheers people to look in a potential Season 3.
Frasier, Seasons 1 & 2, Now Streaming, Paramount+