Kelsey Grammer stays decided to carry Dr. Frasier Crane again to the display, even after the Paramount+ cancelation of the Frasier revival. Grammer’s iconic Dr. Crane returned with the anticipated follow-up collection that premiered again in October 2023. The collection noticed Frasier again in Boston (town audiences first met the quirky physician by way of Cheers), following the dying of his father and the demise of a 20-year relationship. This time round, Grammer was surrounded by an all-new solid (though Peri Gilpin, Harriet Sansom Harris, and Bebe Neuwirth did seem). After a two-season run, the streamer canceled the revival.
Grammer believes that Paramount did not correctly promote the collection, which, in flip, mirrored a scarcity of ardour from the streamer. In an interview with the New York Publish, he shared:
“There’s a greater house for it. I imply, clearly, they did not actually promote or spend a lot time on it.” He added: “The man that labored at Paramount Plus after we first offered the present there left, and so it kind of fell into their laps, the subsequent administration, with out having any actual aware and what to do with it. So I believe they gave it kind of a great attempt, however they weren’t significantly passionate in regards to the mission.”
The collection is reportedly being shopped round by CBS studios, and Grammer feels optimistic that Frasier will land someplace the place “persons are captivated with it:”
“Pay attention, it is bought an enormous viewers, an enormous following, and if folks know the place to search out it, I believe they may.”
Paramount+ presently has about 77.5 million subscribers, and whereas that is a excessive quantity, the streamer is undoubtedly not an trade big (for comparability, Netflix has over 300 million subscribers). Regardless of not capturing the unique’s success—a monumental process—the Frasier revival nonetheless advantages from the beloved Frasier Crane, making certain continued viewers curiosity.
May Ted Danson Be part of the Solid of Frasier?
There’s nonetheless loads left to discover within the Frasier universe, together with Frasier and his son Freddy’s (Jack Cutmore-Scott) evolving relationship and the opportunity of a romantic improvement between Frasier and Roz. If Frasier does obtain its third season, a reunion between Ted Danson and Grammer is a definite risk. Final yr, Grammer appeared on the Danson and Woody Harrelson-hosted The place All people Is aware of Your Identify. Throughout the episode, Danson and Grammer hashed out a previous battle that saved them at odds for 30 years. Danson apologized, and Grammer famous that he wished the 2 would have “spent extra time collectively.” Now that they’ve made up, the long run is wanting vibrant for a Sam Malone and Frasier Crane reunion:
“Ted and I would go to really one thing collectively. We have been speaking a couple of couple concepts. Perhaps on ‘Frasier.’ We do not know.”
He added:
“So long as its nonetheless a related relationship, it’ll nonetheless be related for the present. [Sam] and Frasier bought alongside fairly nicely, found some issues collectively about life. They might nonetheless do this.”
The Frasier revival, starring Grammer, Cutmore-Scott, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Toks Olagundoye, Jess Salgueiro, and Anders Keith, stays accessible for streaming on Paramount+.
Supply: New York Publish