Frasier’s Kelsey Grammer Confirms Unfortunate News for Cheers Fans While Teasing Ted Danson Reunion
If the Frasier reboot continues, star and producer Kelsey Grammer believes an on-screen reunion is possible between him and his Cheers castmate Ted Danson in his rebooted sitcom. However, Grammer insists this won’t lead to a Cheers reboot as he gives a definitive update on the hit parent series.
Speaking with the New York Post, Grammer explored the possibilities of a third season of his Frasier reboot, should it find a new home after its Paramount+ cancelation in January. According to Grammer, who claimed it’s “very possible” the series will continue elsewhere, he suggested Danson could appear in Season 3 after the duo’s recent public burial of the hatchet following their Cheers fallout. “Ted and I might visit actually something together,” Grammer said. “We’ve been talking about a couple ideas.
Maybe on Frasier. We don’t know.” However, Grammer stated that “there’s certainly still some fields to be mined there” before Frasier Crane and Sam Malone’s on-screen reunion happens.
Last fall, Grammer appeared on Danson’s podcast where Danson apologized for his treatment of the Emmy-winning actor during their Cheers days and regretted how their falling out ruined their friendship for decades. Grammer also admitted to personal issues he had while filming Cheers, including alcoholism, which further caused awkwardness between the two.
With their tensions seemingly quelled, Grammer feels a reunion with Danson could boost the Frasier reboot’s standing. “As long as it’s still a relevant relationship, it will still be relevant for the show,” he said. “[Sam] and Frasier got along pretty well, discovered some things together about life. They could still do that.”
Though Grammer wants Danson and other Cheers co-stars in the Frasier reboot, he’s sure of one thing: there will be no Cheers revival. Grammer reiterated that the Cheers bar is permanently closed, with no reason to bring back Frasier‘s parent show. “Cheers will not come back,” he said, yubi, adding, “I mean, Jimmy Burrows has always said, ‘No, that bar doesn’t exist anymore.’”
Paramount canceled the Frasier reboot after two seasons following mixed critical reviews, with the studio having no room to air it on CBS due to its packed lineup. However, Paramount revealed they were shopping the reboot to other streamers, with Amazon Prime Video and Hulu reportedly interested in acquiring it. The reboot sees Grammer’s protagonist return to Boston, Cheers‘ home, where he takes a professorship at Harvard University and reunites with his estranged son, Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott).
The show features several new faces, including Nicholas Lyndhurst (Alan Cornwall), Toks Olagundoye (Olivia Finch), Jess Salgueiro (Eve) and Anders Keith (David Crane), plus many stars from the original Frasier such as Peri Gilpin (Roz Doyle), Bebe Neuwirth (Lilith Sternin), Dan Butler (Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe), Edward Hibbert (Gil Chesterton) and Harriet Sansom Harris (Bebe Glazer).
Frasier Was Intended to Last Many Years
Frasier reboot showrunners Joe Cristalli and Chris Harris have also teased Danson’s Season 3 involvement, should the series find a new home. Grammer has also stated his intent to make the Frasier revival a long-term project, potentially stretching it to 100 episodes.
Fans can stream both seasons of the Frasier reboot via Paramount+.
Source: New York Post
