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Frasier (2023)
What a shame!!
I don't usually take to the internet to review television programs, however, I feel compelled to here....
I think the new Frasier is terrible! What a huge disappointment!
As others have said, Kelsey Grammar's acting and delivery is on cue as always, but the rest of the cast are misfit (with exception to Nicholas Lindhurst).
Fredrick is arrogant, overly sarcastic and unlikeable (I cannot stand him). His friend, Eve, is just plain irritating (she doesn't have the same likeable charm that Daphne had, although it's obvious that's what the writers were trying to replicate).
Nile's son, David, had potential but sadly the writers have created a buffoon who they use for cheap laughs.
Olivia, who Frasier works with, is extremely grating. She appears to replicating the hand gestures and mannerisms that Roz uses (likely so that we subconsciously accept her as a Roz replacement. However, she is over doing and this is incredibly annoying).
Her wide-eyed, constant staring at characters whilst she is talking to them is also irritating.
It's CLEAR that the writers have looked to find some sort of replacement for every character from the original series, but in every instance this has fallen-flat and just leaves viewers missing the original, likeable cast.
The new Frasier is littered with abysmal 'jokes' that are followed with canned laughter. Gone are the witty jokes and storylines of the nineties, that set the show apart from every other sitcom out there. The writers are nowhere near the same calibre!
I miss David Hyde Pierce terribly, But I'm glad that he didn't sign up for the reboot. Given the poor writing, it would have been heartbreaking to watch the Crane brothers working their way through subpar scripts.
In summary, the characters, aside of Frasier and Nicolas Lindhurst, are mere caracatures. They don't have the likeability factor the cast had from the original series. On the whole, the jokes are terrible. And the show has lost its magic.
I've cancelled my Paramount subscription and won't be watching anymore episodes. I would rather remember Frasier as it was.
And for those commenters who say "it needs time to find its feet".... unless the new writers are fired and replaced by the original writers, and there is a BIG change to the characters that Frasier is surrounded with, I doubt the show will receive funding for a second series.
What a shame.
Bad Move (2017)
ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT - BRILLIANT!
I stumbled across this series on Netflix and thought I'd give it a whirl because I like Jack Dee. I'm so glad I did!!
I'm really surprised by the negative reviews - it's brilliant!
So, I was sad to learn the next series wasn't on Netflix. Thankfully, it was on Amazon. The second series was hilarious.
I don't write reviews, this is my first. The reason I'm writing it, is because I loved it so much. I really hope they'll make a third series!
Love all the characters: Steve, Nicky, Grizzo, Mat & Minna, even Sharon and the old lady!
It's a great comedy, and so nice that it's set in the country.
PLEASE make a third series!!!