The new show just really missed the mark. I think the premise was ok but nothing to be excited about. I really blame the writers, editors, and set design. The sets/camera were way too “happy-go-lucky”. I go to Frasier - partially - for the muted browns and nostalgic 90’s tones. I’m not saying they couldn’t move the show into the future, but they needed to know that their audience expected a “stuffiness” of the current era. I would have expected the modern reboot to still have that museum-quality to the spaces. No bright lights. No high-contrast. It should have been deep maroons, greens, and browns. They shouldn’t have had Frasier living in a college-dorm; his apartment looked like an overpriced art institute’s hallway.
I think the editing was ok, but it visually had the blown out tones I hate to see in modern sitcoms. It’s like everything is too well lit. Leave some to the imagination. I like some shadows. I don’t need to see every wrinkle or detail. I’m a sucker for film over digital, but I understand why they didn’t go with that - to my disappoint nonetheless.
The writing was simply sub-par. It wasn’t the worst it could have been. They had some good moments and some good jokes. But Frasier was all about the juxtaposition of real psychological drama. It’s about a man who thinks too deeply about relationships, but also struggles to connect with them. It’s a man who is constantly looking for validation in his rich, snobby, circles, but ultimately seeks the hearth of a cheap, good, hotdog at the end of the day. He was full of depth. His son, in this show, contained the multitudes, but was too self-aware to become the fault of them. Frasier was - again - the one lost in the mix of it all. I would have appreciated him being a bit wiser and his son a bit more naive.
I was ok with the casting. But the writing and visuals just put me off. As an avid fan, I’ll take any Frasier I can get. But I won’t rewatch the new show very often - if at all. Again, I think the actors did what they could with the material, but I think the production wasn’t done by true fans. The writers and editors just didn’t “get Frasier”.
The new show just really missed the mark. I think the premise was ok but nothing to be excited about. I really blame the writers, editors, and set design. The sets/camera were way too “happy-go-lucky”. I go to Frasier - partially - for the muted browns and nostalgic 90’s tones. I’m not saying they couldn’t move the show into the future, but they needed to know that their audience expected a “stuffiness” of the current era. I would have expected the modern reboot to still have that museum-quality to the spaces. No bright lights. No high-contrast. It should have been deep maroons, greens, and browns. They shouldn’t have had Frasier living in a college-dorm; his apartment looked like an overpriced art institute’s hallway.
I think the editing was ok, but it visually had the blown out tones I hate to see in modern sitcoms. It’s like everything is too well lit. Leave some to the imagination. I like some shadows. I don’t need to see every wrinkle or detail. I’m a sucker for film over digital, but I understand why they didn’t go with that - to my disappoint nonetheless.
The writing was simply sub-par. It wasn’t the worst it could have been. They had some good moments and some good jokes. But Frasier was all about the juxtaposition of real psychological drama. It’s about a man who thinks too deeply about relationships, but also struggles to connect with them. It’s a man who is constantly looking for validation in his rich, snobby, circles, but ultimately seeks the hearth of a cheap, good, hotdog at the end of the day. He was full of depth. His son, in this show, contained the multitudes, but was too self-aware to become the fault of them. Frasier was - again - the one lost in the mix of it all. I would have appreciated him being a bit wiser and his son a bit more naive.
I was ok with the casting. But the writing and visuals just put me off. As an avid fan, I’ll take any Frasier I can get. But I won’t rewatch the new show very often - if at all. Again, I think the actors did what they could with the material, but I think the production wasn’t done by true fans. The writers and editors just didn’t “get Frasier”.