Frasier (2023) is streaming Oct. 12 on Paramount+.
Dr. Crane is back in the building. Nearly 20 years after Frasier ended its 11-season, 264-episode run, Kelsey Grammer returns as the former radio psychiatrist turned daytime TV talk show host whose next chapter could be teaching at his alma mater, Harvard. In the Frasier revival , Frasier returns to Boston and reconnects with his estranged son, Freddy , after the death of his father Martin .
ComicBook:"The show's strongest suit is its nostalgia, but that's also potentially its downfall. The series feels every bit like a sitcom from the '90s, in both good and bad ways. Yeah, it's nice to see a more traditional sitcom, filmed in front of a live audience, but at times, it also yields a lot of déjà vu. You might be surprised how many times you can see the setup and payoff for jokes coming a mile away, because the show is dealing in old tropes.
EW:"With no Niles or Daphne, no Martin and only the vague promise of a 'guest appearance' from Roz and Lilith , the weight of this sitcom's new world rests on Frasier's shoulders. It's quite a handicap, but Grammer knows the good doctor well, and he slips back into the role as easily as Frasier might don a bespoke Armani suit.
TheWrap:"Frasier Crane is a character Grammer can clearly play in his sleep. It's quite striking just how much into the cadence and rhythm of the character Grammer is from moment one — which makes the fact that the rest of the series isn't in the same rhythm so disappointing. It's difficult to see this show even existing in its current form if not for the fact that Frasier Crane is part of it.
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