# Frasier Reboot; Threat or Menace? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [February 25, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722 "2021-02-25T13:29:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/21 "2021-02-25T16:13:06Z")
> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#): > > Seriously, are screenwriters just out of ideas? Yes. I think the final, “Jump the Shark” moment for that was when the ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ movie was greenlit. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/22 "2021-02-25T16:13:31Z")
Things could be worse “Frazer Strikes Back”. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/23 "2021-02-25T16:16:12Z")
What about Laura Linney? 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/24 "2021-02-25T16:24:35Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > > > That article seems to be confused about the difference between a **reboot** and a **revival**. They’re not the same thing at all. The article keeps using the word “reboot,” but as far as I can tell that’s not what it’s describing. > > Right. It’s Frasier set in 2021, which may be interesting. Radio has been a falling medium (even when Frasier was out). Wonder if he’s going to focus on podcasts (and figuring out how to do that). Of course, Frasier had, IMO, one of the best Series Finales of all time. So it’s going to be interesting navigating that. In real life, Kelsey Grammer’s politics are firmly Republican, and he even endorsed Trump. So perhaps the character today is doing right-wing talk radio? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/25 "2021-02-25T16:31:42Z")
ughhh ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/26 "2021-02-25T16:37:00Z")
Yeah, I know. Not much fun. Frasier was a non-political show and it worked. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/27 "2021-02-25T17:20:50Z")
The Murphy Brown revival (thankfully) tanked quickly. I watched a couple of episodes and it just seemed like blatant Trump bashing. Which you would think I’d be OK with, but I felt like I got enough of Trump in the daily news, I didn’t need him in my entertainment as well. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/28 "2021-02-25T17:23:46Z")
But the original Murphy Brown show involved politics, so it wasn’t a change that the revival did as well. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/29 "2021-02-25T17:48:04Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I hope they don’t try to somehow replace John Mahoney/Martin Crane somehow. And Eddie. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/30 "2021-02-25T17:54:46Z")
The last time we saw Lilith, she’d made the acquaintance of Brent Spiner. The last time we saw Frasier, he’d gone to Chicago to pursue Laura Linney. I wonder if these would be followed to their logical conclusions. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/31 "2021-02-25T18:10:05Z")
> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#): > > Seriously, are screenwriters just out of ideas? Yes, this is the main question these days. Seems like all TV now is just the same, basic idea chosen from a menu: - Sitcom with ensemble cast of unlikely friends - Detective/crime or medical solving drama with unlikely hero - Public safety drama branding (Med/PD/FD) - Game show, or show where a notorious personality gets to humiliate other people for fun in a game show-like setting - Political drama with unlikely hero - Talk show - Singing competition with unlikely panel of judges Part of the issue, I suppose, is the studios are very risk-averse and would rather re-tread an existing concept than take a chance on something brand new. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/32 "2021-02-25T19:00:19Z")
Another big issue is that there are simply too many shows on too many platforms, so it’s very hard for any one show to grab enough attention. Reboots and revivals will at least get some of the original viewers. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/33 "2021-02-25T19:22:57Z")
Laura Linney running off with Brett Spiner leaving Frasier and Lilith to resume their star crossed romance. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/34 "2021-02-25T19:27:01Z")
Not likely. Lillith lives in Boston, and Laura moved to Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/35 "2021-02-25T19:39:37Z")
Not that it matters at all, but I’m kinda curious about what problem you see here. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/36 "2021-02-25T19:59:17Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Laura Linney running off with Brett Spiner leaving Frasier and Lilith to resume their star crossed romance. How about Laura Linney’s character (whatever her name was) runs off with Lilith? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/37 "2021-02-25T19:59:57Z")
I’m liking that idea. That needs to be a cable show. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/38 "2021-02-25T21:01:00Z")
Charlotte. I’m surprised to find she’s only nine years younger than I am. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/39 "2021-02-25T21:12:56Z")
I’m looking forward to seeing the next chapter in Frasier’s story. His father has passed away. Frasier is in a new city and job. I hope they deal with his change in age. Does he regret not having children? Is he considering retirement? There’s a lot that can be written about this character. He was quite young on Cheers, early middle age on Frasier. I wouldn’t mind seeing Frasier involved with a single mother. Frasier as a reluctant stepdad could be very interesting. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722/40 "2021-02-25T21:19:27Z")
I kinda see him having to move in with Frederick post retirement… favorite chair and all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722.md?page=3)