I loved Frasier as a show. It was actually funny while being far cleverer than your average US sitcom (I particularly enjoyed the episodes that were pure french farce). But the worst parts of the show were the depictions of brits (Daphne aside). The brits in the “british” pub were bad enough, but Daphne’s family were painfully bad, all of them some dreadful stereotype of Englishness. Brian Cox (as her dad) did his best but Millicent Martin as her mum was cringeworthy. Worst of the lot was her brother - our first sight of him was him staggering around in a Man U shirt being loutish while being played by an American doing a (terrible) cockney accent, despite Daphne’s family being from Manchester. I expect they’ll continue this trend with English characters being a bit obvious, so judging from the costume - the tweed jacket, reading glasses hanging down, a mug of, presumably, real ale - Lyndhurst’s character will be an English academic, I would take a guess at an esteemed professor who studied with Frasier at Oxford. If they did give him the name Rodney or Dave though, that would be outstanding.
I hope it’s good. I’ll definitely watch it, but I’m nervous they won’t be able to recreate the chemistry that John Mahoney brought.
I loved Frasier as a show. It was actually funny while being far cleverer than your average US sitcom (I particularly enjoyed the episodes that were pure french farce). But the worst parts of the show were the depictions of brits (Daphne aside). The brits in the “british” pub were bad enough, but Daphne’s family were painfully bad, all of them some dreadful stereotype of Englishness. Brian Cox (as her dad) did his best but Millicent Martin as her mum was cringeworthy. Worst of the lot was her brother - our first sight of him was him staggering around in a Man U shirt being loutish while being played by an American doing a (terrible) cockney accent, despite Daphne’s family being from Manchester. I expect they’ll continue this trend with English characters being a bit obvious, so judging from the costume - the tweed jacket, reading glasses hanging down, a mug of, presumably, real ale - Lyndhurst’s character will be an English academic, I would take a guess at an esteemed professor who studied with Frasier at Oxford. If they did give him the name Rodney or Dave though, that would be outstanding.
I hope it’s good. I’ll definitely watch it, but I’m nervous they won’t be able to recreate the chemistry that John Mahoney brought.
it was the 90's to be fair - the US weren't remembered fondly by me for their portrayals of British people in sit coms - Friends was another that was bad for that in those days.
I think things have moved on since though.
Say what you like about people like Ricky Gervais, Gordon Ramsey even Russell Brand etc they did poke some holes in those stereotypes a bit
I loved Frasier as a show. It was actually funny while being far cleverer than your average US sitcom (I particularly enjoyed the episodes that were pure french farce). But the worst parts of the show were the depictions of brits (Daphne aside). The brits in the “british” pub were bad enough, but Daphne’s family were painfully bad, all of them some dreadful stereotype of Englishness. Brian Cox (as her dad) did his best but Millicent Martin as her mum was cringeworthy. Worst of the lot was her brother - our first sight of him was him staggering around in a Man U shirt being loutish while being played by an American doing a (terrible) cockney accent, despite Daphne’s family being from Manchester. I expect they’ll continue this trend with English characters being a bit obvious, so judging from the costume - the tweed jacket, reading glasses hanging down, a mug of, presumably, real ale - Lyndhurst’s character will be an English academic, I would take a guess at an esteemed professor who studied with Frasier at Oxford. If they did give him the name Rodney or Dave though, that would be outstanding.
I hope it’s good. I’ll definitely watch it, but I’m nervous they won’t be able to recreate the chemistry that John Mahoney brought.
There were hardly any British actors on US television shows in those day. Bloody hundreds now!
Edit - although giving Daphne’s brother an Emmy was a bit much!
I loved Frasier as a show. It was actually funny while being far cleverer than your average US sitcom (I particularly enjoyed the episodes that were pure french farce). But the worst parts of the show were the depictions of brits (Daphne aside). The brits in the “british” pub were bad enough, but Daphne’s family were painfully bad, all of them some dreadful stereotype of Englishness. Brian Cox (as her dad) did his best but Millicent Martin as her mum was cringeworthy. Worst of the lot was her brother - our first sight of him was him staggering around in a Man U shirt being loutish while being played by an American doing a (terrible) cockney accent, despite Daphne’s family being from Manchester. I expect they’ll continue this trend with English characters being a bit obvious, so judging from the costume - the tweed jacket, reading glasses hanging down, a mug of, presumably, real ale - Lyndhurst’s character will be an English academic, I would take a guess at an esteemed professor who studied with Frasier at Oxford. If they did give him the name Rodney or Dave though, that would be outstanding.
I hope it’s good. I’ll definitely watch it, but I’m nervous they won’t be able to recreate the chemistry that John Mahoney brought.
it was the 90's to be fair - the US weren't remembered fondly by me for their portrayals of British people in sit coms - Friends was another that was bad for that in those days.
I think things have moved on since though
Yeah, I hope so. Like I say, I’ll definitely give it a go. I hope they’ve done a good job with it. Frasier and Niles are such good characters.
Really looking forward to this. Frasier is one of my favourite shows so hope this is good and at least one cameo from the previous series (like they did with Lilith, Sam, Diane, Woody and the rest of the main Cheers cast barring Rebecca)
Careful what you say about Aussie/ Hollywood actor Anthony La Paglia (Simon Moon) now - he’s a Charlton fan. I even have the Twitter DMs to prove it. Tried to get him to invest in us once upon a time but he told me he’d spent all his money on Sydney FC and “that didn’t go well”.
Lyndhurst, who played Rodney Trotter in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, will play Frasier’s old college friend turned university professor, Alan Cornwall, as he joins the 10-episode season.
In the new series Frasier returns to Boston, where the character had originally appeared on the US sitcom Cheers, with “new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfil”.
Often mentioned in the original series, Frasier’s son Freddy has been recast in the Paramount+ show with the British actor Jack Cutmore-Scott, who was in Deception, joining the show.
A new character, Olivia (Toks Olagundoye), Alan’s colleague and head of the university’s psychology department, has also been added. In new images, Olagundoye’s character is seen having a drink with Frasier and Alan, and in another picture the psychologist turned radio host sits on a couch with his son.
Also joining the show is The Expanse star Jess Salgueiro as Freddy’s roommate, Eve, and Anders Keith as Frasier’s nephew David.
Careful what you say about Aussie/ Hollywood actor Anthony La Paglia (Simon Moon) now - he’s a Charlton fan. I even have the Twitter DMs to prove it. Tried to get him to invest in us once upon a time but he told me he’d spent all his money on Sydney FC and “that didn’t go well”.
Wow! Three things I’ve learned here: First off, I had no idea he was Aussie! Second, I also didn’t know he was Jonathan LaPaglia’s brother. (Jonathan is the presenter of Australian survivor) Third, I certainly didn’t know he was an addick, so he’s definitely gone up in my estimation!
However, his performance in Frasier was awful. That he won an Emmy for it is ridiculous. Just dreadful.
"Frasier : Honestly, Niles, by calling her so many times you've given her all the power. You're much better off coming from a position of strength. Niles : Don't pour that sherry on your shirt - it will stain. Frasier : What? Niles : Oh, I'm sorry. I thought this was the portion of the afternoon where we gave each other patently obvious advice."
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"Oh for GODS sake Rodney"
But Rodney now looks older 😳😳🫣🫣
But the worst parts of the show were the depictions of brits (Daphne aside). The brits in the “british” pub were bad enough, but Daphne’s family were painfully bad, all of them some dreadful stereotype of Englishness. Brian Cox (as her dad) did his best but Millicent Martin as her mum was cringeworthy. Worst of the lot was her brother - our first sight of him was him staggering around in a Man U shirt being loutish while being played by an American doing a (terrible) cockney accent, despite Daphne’s family being from Manchester.
I expect they’ll continue this trend with English characters being a bit obvious, so judging from the costume - the tweed jacket, reading glasses hanging down, a mug of, presumably, real ale - Lyndhurst’s character will be an English academic, I would take a guess at an esteemed professor who studied with Frasier at Oxford. If they did give him the name Rodney or Dave though, that would be outstanding.
I hope it’s good. I’ll definitely watch it, but I’m nervous they won’t be able to recreate the chemistry that John Mahoney brought.
I think things have moved on since though.
Say what you like about people like Ricky Gervais, Gordon Ramsey even Russell Brand etc they did poke some holes in those stereotypes a bit
Edit - although giving Daphne’s brother an Emmy was a bit much!
” LaPaglia won a Primetime Emmy Award for his role as Simon Moon in the television sitcom Frasier (2000–2004)”
First off, I had no idea he was Aussie!
Second, I also didn’t know he was Jonathan LaPaglia’s brother. (Jonathan is the presenter of Australian survivor)
Third, I certainly didn’t know he was an addick, so he’s definitely gone up in my estimation!
However, his performance in Frasier was awful. That he won an Emmy for it is ridiculous. Just dreadful.
"Frasier : Honestly, Niles, by calling her so many times you've given her all the power. You're much better off coming from a position of strength.
Niles : Don't pour that sherry on your shirt - it will stain.
Frasier : What?
Niles : Oh, I'm sorry. I thought this was the portion of the afternoon where we gave each other patently obvious advice."