It's a shame they only ran this for 10 episodes, it's not enough to get into the characters and the writers to get into the groove of the Fraiser universe. For a situation comedy (ie sitcom) there are barely any situations they get into, in trying to be so modern and hip they seem to have abandoned the tried and true laughs that come from awkwardness. Fraiser is trying to be more serious, less flashy and refined, less selfish & doesn't chase stardom anymore. Stop it. We want to see Frasier grow into something better, but along the way we have to see him always take low road, always be a snob & always have to apologize. Ask yourself: is this scene about a situation Fraiser has got himself in? Is the situation funny and relatable? If not, skip it. For example, one of the few good situations: Frasier & Freddy have blind dates but don't know if the first woman is for which guy... that's a great situation and a lot of funny jokes came from it. Bad example: the British guy gets a knight armor arm stuck on his hand... and that's it... he does nothing with it, had to explain nothing... all he does is wave a couple times. That's not a situation and it's not funny. Too often here we have Fraiser being serious like Martin was in the other series... he can't be that serious... the main character has to be light and fun, only the side characters can bring him back down to Earth. As far as casting: they did a great job. Every actor is funny & doing their all. I personally would have combined the British guy and the Dean woman into one character... because neither are interesting or funny enough to have as much time as they do. Freddy is wonderful & the neighbor has possibilities. I absolutely love David, his lines have made me laugh more than any other. It's a good show, just needs more zaniness and lightheartedness. It needs 22 eps a season. It needs to focus on a few of the characters more & the settings need a pick up of life. Fraiser has no motivation in career and life any more, no struggle. The family dynamic is only part of it.
