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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do think it's a bit more... generic on the nose Frasier humor, I guess? Which you'd think would be the same as the original show but it just feels a bit more, I don't know fake?

[–] Delphia 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No Niles so far, so theres no snide sniping at each other. Also no John Mahoney (Frasiers Dad) who did a decent amount of the heavy lifting when it came to making the series feel grounded.

The first few episodes of frasier felt pretty stilted and stiff too. I'm giving it a chance. I have a 3yo in the house who is just hoovering up language so broadly inoffensive is a good thing at the moment.

[–] StorminNorman 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

David Hyde Pearce has confirmed that he won't be coming back for the revival as he feels he did everything he could/wanted to with the Niles character in the first run of the show.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure John Mahoney won’t be coming back either.

[–] StorminNorman 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never say never, they brought Tupac back for Coachella that one time!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That’s why I hedged with “pretty sure”. We live in crazy times.

[–] Delphia -1 points 1 year ago

Which is a shame because Niles and Frasiers banter was one of the things that made the show special, it was so good that they found a way to put it in The Simpsons.