I'm caught up on the available episodes so far (five). I binged them while doing light computer work on the other monitor.
Not sure how I feel about it, though. Kelsey Grammer is indeed the best thing about the show. The nephew isn't bad, once he got past that first appearance at the airport, which was over the top silly. Still, it impressed upon me that he's good at physical comedy and timing, and he's had some fun moments since. He has just a hint of Niles's personality around the edges, which seems to be on purpose.
The British professor has good timing and is droll but predictable. Then again, they're all predictable. The woman dean is cringe-worthy--I'm still not sure how they're presenting her, really. Is she smart but enamored of Frasier's persona? Is she NOT smart (she's already done some dumb things)? I dunno. She's hard to read, partly because the actress is playing her from every possible angle.
Frasier's son feels stereotypical and very bleh. There's nothing that makes him stand out to me. He's clearly there only as a foil to Frasier but I don't care about his character at all.
And if Frasier is back in Boston, why is he now frequenting a bar that KINDA seems like Cheers but obviously isn't? There have been oblique references to that bar he used to hang out in too much... but he's usually mentioning it while he's IN THIS NEW BAR.
Five episodes in and I'm pretty sure everybody is quickly becoming a one-trick pony: professor who hates his work and drinks expensive scotch. Son who's a sort of blue-collar worker constantly feeling as if he has to defend his choices. Son's female friend who is clearly the possible future love interest, depending on how the show wants to play it. It just won't be as good as the Sam-and-Diane tension from Cheers, though. Nephew is the goofy virginal clueless one who's too enamored of his uncle's notoriety (which comes up a few times an episode at this point). Woman dean of the psych department who fawns over Frasier and doesn't seem at all like she knows anything about psychology or being a dean.
I think at this point I'll keep watching the new episodes, but only in the background as I'm doing other light work so the time doesn't feel completely wasted.
Not sure how I feel about it, though. Kelsey Grammer is indeed the best thing about the show. The nephew isn't bad, once he got past that first appearance at the airport, which was over the top silly. Still, it impressed upon me that he's good at physical comedy and timing, and he's had some fun moments since. He has just a hint of Niles's personality around the edges, which seems to be on purpose.
The British professor has good timing and is droll but predictable. Then again, they're all predictable. The woman dean is cringe-worthy--I'm still not sure how they're presenting her, really. Is she smart but enamored of Frasier's persona? Is she NOT smart (she's already done some dumb things)? I dunno. She's hard to read, partly because the actress is playing her from every possible angle.
Frasier's son feels stereotypical and very bleh. There's nothing that makes him stand out to me. He's clearly there only as a foil to Frasier but I don't care about his character at all.
And if Frasier is back in Boston, why is he now frequenting a bar that KINDA seems like Cheers but obviously isn't? There have been oblique references to that bar he used to hang out in too much... but he's usually mentioning it while he's IN THIS NEW BAR.
Five episodes in and I'm pretty sure everybody is quickly becoming a one-trick pony: professor who hates his work and drinks expensive scotch. Son who's a sort of blue-collar worker constantly feeling as if he has to defend his choices. Son's female friend who is clearly the possible future love interest, depending on how the show wants to play it. It just won't be as good as the Sam-and-Diane tension from Cheers, though. Nephew is the goofy virginal clueless one who's too enamored of his uncle's notoriety (which comes up a few times an episode at this point). Woman dean of the psych department who fawns over Frasier and doesn't seem at all like she knows anything about psychology or being a dean.
I think at this point I'll keep watching the new episodes, but only in the background as I'm doing other light work so the time doesn't feel completely wasted.