Every so often there comes along a sitcom that needs no introduction because everybody just already knows it's main character. Well the show that i'm going to be talking about today is one of those shows as it's a continuation show that uses the exact same name as the original show effectively making it the next season of the original show and so then join me as I give you SPOILER FILLED first impressions of the show that brought back tossed salads and scrambled eggs with the show in question being called simply just "Frasier" enjoy.
The plot of these first two episodes is after leaving Chicago with his nephew David the duo find themselves in Boston where Frasier attempts to reconnect with his son and gets a new job. Now then interms of what I personally thought /felt about the actually plot that's actually featured / presented to,us in these very episodes well then n all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in these very episodes was in all honesty not that bad with the first two episodes just basically setting up the rest of the show with the plot of these first two episodes also being rather enjoyable and fun to watch as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Starring in these first two episodes is Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane and Only Fools & Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst as Alan Cornwall. Also starring in these first two episodes is Jack Cutmore-Scott as Frederick Crane , Anders Keith as David Crane , Jess Salgueiro as Eve , Toks Olagundoye as Olivia Kevin Daniels as Tiny , Danice Cabanela as Jenee Chao , Jimmy Dunn as Moose and Renee Pezzotta as Smokey.
Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in these two episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in these two episodes was in all honesty alot better then what I thought that it would be. As the acting in alot of sequel genuinely isn't that good and yet for some reason the acting that have here was really good and alot of that does come down to the fact that we have a bunch of really good and really funny actors and actresses and the fact that the scripts were also really good as well.
As this show does take place in a certain that just so happens to feature a certain bat it would be unrealistic not to expect that bar to get mentioned. With that mention being the only time that the bar does get mentioned and if i'm being honest that's all we really need as while the die hard fans will love the reference there will be alot more people who like me didn't know that Frasier was connected to another show in the first place and while it was nice to tip the hat to that bar and that show doing it to much might risk alienating new fans who might feel put off by the prospect of having to watch another long show just to understand one reference.
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Speaking of tipping your hat to the past it would be unrealistic of anybody not to expect this show to make a reference to John Mahoney. However not only do the first episode of this new show feature a very touching tribute to the actor but it also makes his character Martin Crane the main character of the episode this was a great way to not only pay tribute to the actor but to also give fans of the original show some form of closure to the character and while his absence would have to be explained away at some point during the shows run the fact that they did it in the first episode in the opening scene and have it be a running theme throughout the first episode does show that is some kind of love ad respect their for the original show.
On the downside tho the episodes oddly makes the Alan Cornwall the butt of alot of the jokes in the first episode. Which doesn't really make the character seem like a likable person as we have alot of the shows cast just running him down which might be fine for a scene or two but when it's something that happens in both the first two episodes of the show then all it does is leave you wondering why we the audience should take the time to like this character and while yes you could argue that Only Fools & Horses did the exact same thing with Trigger i'd also like to point out that Only Fools & Horses also took the time to fully develop the character and show us other aspects to his character where as here in this show we haven't been shown any other aspects to the Alan Cornwall character.
While the show rather obviously has no need to fully develop the Frasier Crane character thanks to not only the previous series but also Cheers. These episodes really did need to start to develop there new cast of characters and that's something that these episodes just don't with each of this shows new characters just being nothing more then one dimensional characters and when you take into account this show has a ten episode first season order you really do need to start to fully develop your newer characters alot more even more so when your expecting the older fans to accept them just as much as they do the older characters.
Now then both of these first two episodes has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly no longer then thirty minuets with episode one lasting twenty nine minuets and three seconds with episode two lasting twenty seven minuets and four seconds. Both of which are the perfect running time for their respective episode to have and i'm glad to see then the traditional half and hour sitcom is still a thing but at the same I would have liked it if episode two was a bit longer just so they could start to fully develop the newer characters alot more as this is something that episode one couldn't do as that episode had alot of things to set up and I will admit that both f these episodes have some really good pacing to them.
So now as this is a comedy that means tat I have to actually talk about the actual comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episode was in all honesty really good. With both of these episodes having some really good jokes in them but what makes the comedy in these first two episodes work is the fact that both Kelsey Grammer and Nicholas Lyndhurst both of whom are old hats when it comes to TV sitcoms can still manage to get a laugh out of people and that really does help, make the jokes in both of these first two episodes work out really well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
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Overall while this sequel show does indeed have the right comedic talent infront of the camera to make it work I don't think it does behind the camera outside of returning director James Burrows that is in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in these first two episodes in this very post and since this is only my first impressions I won't be giving this show a rating however if i'm still watching this show when this shows final episode airs or even is released online and then i'll give this a show review and a rating as well.
Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very post well then boys and girls and as well as lades and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very post from the official Frasier fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website that I personally preferred to use to get the images that I personally used in this very review being the wonderful Google Images since all of the images that are currently up and and on Google Images are all fairly high in quality and as well as being really fairly freaking high in definition.