Grammer Peeve: "Frasier" is not funny

[FarmerOak]

I stopped watching years ago, and I'm glad it's cancelled.

[Loonman]

1. Jane Leeves

Jane Leeves is a real hot ticket, though, but the show gives me kidney stones.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. Grammer is a Right Winger so am glad they ended the show.

I never watched and will NEVER watch the re-runs!

:puke:

[Claire Beth]

9. my thoughts exactly!!!! n/t

[PROGRESSIVE1]

11. Thanks for the support!

:grouphug:

[liberalhistorian]

3. Well, speak for yourself because I love

it, have always loved it, and will really miss it next year. It was one of the best sitcoms ever on TV.

[FarmerOak]

5. Rest assured:

Any time I post something, I AM speaking for myself. For whom did you THINK I was speaking?

[truthseeker1]

4. I've always thought it was pretty stupid

I've never understood why it has gotten such high ratings.

[GumboYaYa]

6. What is funny on TV these days?

Aside from Jon Stewart and Bill Mahrer, I can't think of any comedy that is actually funny on a regular basis.

[FarmerOak]

12. Simpsons

Just because it's not always as funny as it once was, doesn't mean it's not funny. It's still better than any other sitcom on TV.

[terrya]

15. "Reno 911"

Hilarious. :-)

[phillybri]

20. Amen

Reno 911 is friggin awesome!!!

[phillybri]

21. Chappelle's Show

Hands down...

[terrya]

7. "Fraser" had its moments. But it's time for the show to end.

"Fraser Crane" has been on television for over a decade, between "Cheers" and "Fraser".

Enough is enough. The character isn't THAT interesting.

Terry

[MissMillie]

8. Nearly two decades

I think.

[FarmerOak]

10. Yep,

Twenty years total, and he is threatening to do another show with that character.

Grammer is funny as Sideshow Bob, and I hear he's funny as that rat lawyer, but everything else he's done is crap.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

14. He pitched a show to NBC...

...for the "next phase" in Frasier's life.

NBC said "no thank you Kelsey."

Thank YOU, NBC.

:toast:

Looking forward to many side-splitting Sideshow Bob appearances in the years to come.

[phantom power]

13. yes: 20 years, counting Cheers

I'll miss the show, but it was time to end it. It's been a while since I've seen a TV show that I really liked. Hmmmm. Maybe I could just start watching less TV...

[Dookus]

25. The Washington Post (I believe)

recently had a good summary of the show.

The writer said they had about 8 basic plots that they recycled year after year, but they did so exquisitely. The writing and acting were so good that the lame plots were almost irrelevant.

[AmandaRuth]

16. The minute Kelsey went on Letterman

and declared I am a proud reThug, it was over for me.

[RobinA]

17. I Don't Care If He's a Rethug

"Frasier" was, for a long time, one of the best written shows on TV.

[Commendatori]

19. Same here.

The first couple of seasons were great. I honestly don't care about his politics.

[sus]

18. good riddance, Frasier!

lame. show.

[Ediacara]

22. It used to be funny

But it wore out its comedic welcome IMHO after season 2 and I'm glad it's done (8 years later LOL)...

[mac56]

23. I watched the finale last night, and realized how funny it ONCE was.

Also reminded myself why I stopped watching it. "Frasier" jumped the shark in a big way when Niles and Daphne got together.

[VOX]

24. It ran too long, but in prime, it had some of the best writing on TV ever

I have no idea idea why Grammer is a Republican -- with all the pain he experienced in his life -- a murdered father, a murdered sister (two seperate incidents), addiction -- you'd think he'd be a bit more sensitive to pain.

[brook]

27. I had stopped...

watching it a couple of years ago. Last night, all that kept going through my mind was "It's ALL about Kelsey". NOT Frazier - Kelsey. I don't care about his politics or his addictions...but I was put off by this sensation that it was all about patting himself on the back.
Without the wonderful writers and supporting casts in both "Cheers" and "Frazier", he'd never have become so successful, imo.

[Stuckinthebush]

26. It is hard to support characters who refuse to grow up

The characters continued to repeat the same mistakes over, and over again. It got old. The plots were stale, and the jokes were worse.

I swear I thought it had been cancelled years ago until I saw that the final episode was coming on.

Blech! Bad show.

[mitchum]

28. It was just a formulaic, sentimental sitcom...

And I would think that if even that scenery-chewing blowhard was a fervent Democrat.