thedivinewoman Review of Frasier

Frasier (2023– )

Perhaps it's my age

[10/10 · 13 October 2023]

I am old enough to have watched Cheers from the first broadcasting of the first ever episode and then onto Frasier. Perhaps this is advantageous because I am old enough not to want the crude and overly political sitcoms of today that also bangs on about race, generally anti white (think Neighbourhood) or the ones set in an era that is nothing like how I remember it (think The Goldbergs and Son Of a Critch) No, Frasier 2023 had me laughing out loud, a rarity, and also near tears for it's poignancy. It shows how formulaic modern sitcoms are because I though John was going to be revealed as Freddie's boyfriend, but, who he actually was felt real. Both Freddie and David have been well thought out, Freddie has his father and mother's brains (and Lilith's biting wit) and his grandfather's desire to serve the community. David is simply Niles and Daphne's son, enough said, but, he could have been annoying, he isn't.

As for the new characters, a good mix and I felt good chemistry between the whole cast. Olivia is my kind of gal with her obsession with firefighters, Alan is dry and it's lovely to see Nicholas Lyndhurst show what an all round actor he is, and Eve is so likeable and brings it all together.

I hope they don't go the way of the Roseanne and Murphy Brown reboots and start being overly political. Frasier Crane was never a political animal in the original series and I'm sick to death of politics anyway. I thought it did a great job of establishing the characters in this first episode.

I'm looking forward to watching the next episode and I hope it carries on like this. I'm a happy camper.