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While some of the gags don’t quite land, it allows us to explore the testing of the older men’s friendship, with the humour undercutting any potential for saccharine sentimentality.
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There are also many jokes about Frasier’s enormous wealth, yet the generational divide that underlies them is never explored. As Grammer’s peers have proven, this revival could have been more than a faintly satisfying exercise in 90s cosplay.
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The new Frasier isn’t as awful at the beginning of its second season as it was at the beginning of its first. But it’s not great, either. The recommendation is because of all the guest stars that we’re going to see this season and a hope that the first episode of the season won’t be an indicator of what the rest of the season is like.
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Even at its best, the Frasier revival doesn’t hit the heights one would expect or hope for. When it’s good, it’s mostly just really fine. When it’s bad, it feels disappointing to even call it Frasier.
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The Frasier reboot is playing it extremely safe, and if this is all it's got, it's time for the show to officially sign off.