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For over a decade, from 1993 to 2024, Frasier reigned as one of television’s most acclaimed sitcoms in both the USA and the UK. A spin-off of Cheers, starring Kelsey Grammer, the series followed psychiatrist-turned-radio host Frasier Niles as he navigated life in Seattle. Even now, the series still has a dedicated audience, and there are plenty of fans who fondly remember its hilarious moments.

Frasier cast | Credit: NBC

However, as the reruns continue to air, some episodes have come under scrutiny. One particular episode from season 2, revolving around Frasier’s youth, has drawn attention for its concerning implications. Although it was once viewed as humorous, if it were released today, the show would likely have been “canceled.”

The classic show, Frasier‘s one episode sparks trouble over controversial storyline

The episode from Frasier, titled Slow Tango in South Seattle, revolves around Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) discovering that a former acquaintance, Thomas Jay Fallow,...

Frasier has left the building – and by building, we mean Paramount+. Earlier this year, the streamer decided that they wouldn’t be picking up the Frasier reboot for a third season, meaning that viewers hoping to enjoy the hijinks of Dr. Frasier Crane will have to get by with the 11 seasons of the original show, and the nine seasons of Cheers that he was part of.

But despite the fact that Frasier 2.0 was canceled, its star, Kelsey Grammer, seems oddly optimistic about the show’s future. Immediately after Paramount+’s decision was announced, sources claimed that the reboot was being shopped around to other platforms and recently, Grammer revealed that he feels “very positive” about Frasier finding “a better home.”

Grammer also suggested that, were the show to return, Sam Malone could be a part of it, since Grammer and Ted Danson are no longer on bad terms. Of course,...

In an industry where franchising is the name of the game, there's money to be had in branching off from a popular main series with a spin-off show. With 12 seasons and 279 episodes under its belt, it was all but inevitable that "The Big Bang Theory" would secure a spin-off of its own, but comedy can be especially tricky. Other long-running shows had spin-offs like "Joey" or "That '80s Show" that barely mustered enough energy to last a season or two. But on the other end of that, "Frasier" is just as vital to "Cheers" as "The Jeffersons" is to "All in the Family" (possibly even more so).

Outside of the central group of Sheldon (Jim Parsons), Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Raj (Kunal Nayyar), Penny (Kaley Cuoco), Howard (Simon Helberg), Bernadette (Melissa Rauch), and Amy (Mayim Bialik), the remaining side characters on "The Big Bang Theory" largely don't have any kind of...

Ariana Grande is Glinda and Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ (Photo © Universal Studios)

Wicked and Emilia Perez were named the best edited feature films of 2024 at the 75th Annual Ace Eddie Awards. Winners were announced on March 14, 2025 during a ceremony that was originally scheduled for January 18th. The devastating Los Angeles wildfires forced the delay, and the American Cinema Editors opted for a less formal ceremony that helped raise money for wildfire relief.

On the television side, awards season favorite Shogun, What We Do in the Shadows, and Frasier took home awards. Both What We Do in the Shadows and Frasier earned Ace Eddie Awards for their final seasons, while Shogun is set to return for a second season.

Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu was recognized with the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award during the ceremony. Maysie Hoy and Paul Hirsch were honored with the Career...

The 75th Ace Eddie Awards recognized achievements in film and television editing on Friday night at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The ceremony, originally scheduled for January 18, was postponed due to wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The event shifted from a traditional red-carpet affair to a more casual gathering, with a portion of ticket sales contributing to wildfire relief efforts.

Juliette Welfling won Best Edited Feature Film (Drama) for Emilia Pérez, a musical crime thriller by Jacques Audiard. The film’s approach to blending musical elements with its narrative stood out among competitors like Conclave and Dune: Part Two. Wicked, edited by Myron Kerstein, won in the comedy category, prevailing over Sean Baker’s Anora, which had won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing earlier this month.

In the animated category, The Wild Robot, edited by Mary Blee, took home the award. Will & Harper, a documentary following a cross-country...

“Emilia Pérez,” “Wicked” and “The Wild Robot” were the top film winners at the 75th Ace Eddie Awards, which took place on Friday evening at UCLA’s Royce Hall, nearly two weeks after the Oscars and nearly two months after the Eddies’ original date of Jan. 18. The ceremony held by the American Cinema Editors was postponed in January due to the wildfires that raged through the L.A. metro area earlier this year.

Wins by Juliette Welfling for “Emilia Pérez” and Myron Kerstein for “Wicked” stood in contrast to the outcome at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, when Sean Baker won film editing for “Anora.” Last year, “Oppenheimer” and “The Holdovers” won at the Eddies, and “Oppenheimer” went on to win the Oscar. In the six-plus decades that the American Cinema Editors have been giving out awards, one of its feature-film winners has then won the Oscar for Best...

The American Cinema Editors (Ace) has announced its winners for the 2025 Ace Eddie Awards, which recognizes “outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television and documentaries.”

Emilia Pérez and Wicked won in the feature film categories, while The Wild Robot and Will & Harper won best animated feature and documentary feature, respectively. What We Do in the Shadows, Shogun and Baby Reindeer won in the TV categories, among others.

The 75th annual ceremony celebrating the best editing of the year was originally set to take place on Jan. 18 before it was postponed due to the L.A. wildfires.

At the event, Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu received the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award; and film editors Maysie Hoy and Paul Hirsch received career achievement awards. Conclave, Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez were among the drama feature film nominees while Anora, Challengers and The Substance were included in the comedy film nominees.

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” the embattled musical crime thriller about gender confirmation, was the surprise Feature Dramatic Editing winner, Friday night at the 75th annual Ace Eddie Awards (held at UCLA’s Royce Hall).

Besting such contenders as “Conclave” and “Dune: Part Two,” “Emilia Pérez” editor Juliette Welfling cut against the start and stop rhythms of traditional musicals with sequences that flowed naturally from dialogue to musical moments in this operatic fever dream, starring Best Supporting Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña and controversial Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón.

In addition, Jon M. Chu’s maximalist “Wicked” musical beat out Sean Baker’s Oscar-winning “Anora” in the comedy category. Editor Myron Kerstein excelled at handling the tonal shifts and blending different genres to explore the volatile friendship between Elphaba/the Wicked Witch (Oscar-nominated Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda/Glinda the Good Witch (Oscar-nominated Ariana Grande).

Originally set for January 18, the ceremony...

Wicked, Emilia Pérez, The Wild Robot, Will & Harper and Road House took the film prizes at the delayed 2025 Ace Eddie Awards, which were handed out Friday night at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Shōgun, Baby Reindeer, What We Do in the Shadows and Frasier were among the TV winners at American Cinema Editors’ 75th anniversary ceremony. See the full list below.

The Eddies were postponed from the original January 18 date as Los Angeles suffered through the wildfires that devastated much of the region. The ceremony went from its usual black-tie, red carpet event to a “Come as You Are” community-building fundraiser, with a portion of ticket sales being donated to fire relief.

Universal’s Wicked won the Eddie for Best Edited Comedy Theatrical Film, Netflix’s Emilia Pérez took the Drama Theatrical Prize, and Universal/DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot uploaded Animated Feature. Wicked and Emilia Pérez also were nominated for Best...

If you're looking for a major shakeup at the 2025 Emmys, don't hold your breath for the comedy acting races to make waves. For the second year in a row, Hacks and The Bear are predicted to extend their streak of domination — led by Jean Smart and Jeremy Allen White, who are both undefeated for playing Deborah Vance and Carmen Berzatto, respectively.

The last time one of those two names wasn't called on Emmy night was in 2023, when Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson took home Best Comedy Actress during an off-season for Hacks. Last year, The Bear clawed its way to three of the four main acting prizes and swept both guest star categories (Jon Bernthal and Jamie Lee Curtis). Smart handed the FX series its only acting loss, snagging her third Emmy for Hacks over The Bear's Ayo Edebiri. Can anyone pull off an upset this year? Here's the state...

The fate of the Frasier reboot remains unclear two months after Paramount+ canceled the new-age edition of the Kelsey Grammer-led sitcom. However, while producers try to find a new home for the revival, the original series becomes a hit on its streaming service, proving Dr. Crane's everlasting appeal to fans.

Per Flix Patrol, the Og Frasier has become a hit on Paramount+, ranking ninth on the streamer's Top 10 charts in the United States. The series is just above the 2023 supernatural teen drama series, School Spirits, in 10th place. Meanwhile, Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone spinoff, 1923, tops the list.

Frasier remains one of the most beloved comedies and successful spinoffs in history, with the series chronicling the titular radio psychiatrist who fans became familiar with during its parent show, Cheers. Frasier sees Dr. Crane relocate from Cheers' home in Boston to his native Seattle, where he emerges as a popular Kacl...

“Elle,” the “Legally Blonde” prequel series, has found Elle’s mom.

June Diane Raphael has joined the Amazon Prime Video project as Eva, joining the previously announced Lexi Minetree as Elle. The series follows a younger Elle Woods, who was played by Reese Witherspoon in the two “Legally Blonde” films, finding her footing in high school.

“Elle” is created by Laura Kittrell, who is an executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Caroline Dries. Witherspoon is executive producing the show through her Hello Sunshine banner, alongside Lauren Neustadter and Marc Platt. The first two episodes will be directed by Jason Moore. “Elle” is produced by Hello Sunshine and Amazon MGM Studios.

The original 2001 “Legally Blonde” film was a box office success, grossing over $140 million worldwide. Its sequel, “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde,” was released in 2003. A direct-to-video third film came out in 2009, which Witherspoon produced but did not star in.

Dr. Frasier Crane might be an expert in human behavior, but even he didn’t see this coming! After two seasons, Paramount+ axed the 2023 Frasier revival, leaving lead actor Kelsey Grammer struggling to keep his beloved character alive. Now, Grammer is reportedly doing something he never imagined—swallowing his pride and begging his former co-stars to return.

Kelsey Grammer in the 90s spinoff Frasier | image: Paramount+

Yep, the man who once ruled the 80s hit sitcom Cheers and its spinoff Frasier is now hoping a little nostalgia magic will convince studios to give his 2023 Frasier reboot a third season. But will this Hail Mary work? Let’s dive into the drama behind Frasier’s uncertain future!

Kelsey Grammer is allegedly begging his co-star to keep his Frasier reboot alive Grammer as psychiatrist Frasier Crane on Frasier (2023) | image: Paramount+

Veteran legend Kelsey Grammer, who iconized the character of psychiatrist Frasier Crane...

Kelsey Grammer’s most beloved character — with the possible exception of Sideshow Bob and Money Plane’s Darius Emanuel Grouch III, aka "The Rumble" — is, of course, Dr. Frasier Crane. But the future of everyone’s favorite lovably pompous psychiatrist is now very much in doubt, following January’s news that the Frasier reboot was canceled by Paramount+ after just two seasons.

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Still, Grammer seems determined to keep the show alive, possibly since all of his other non-Frasier sitcom projects have ended unceremoniously with metaphorical scrambled egg all over his face.

While CBS Studios is reportedly shopping the series around to other platforms, Grammer recently spoke to The New York Post and attempted to explain why exactly the streamer had nixed the revival. Grammer claimed that he feels “very positive” about Frasier 2.0’s chances of returning for a third season, and suggested that there’s “a better home for it.

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...

Acclaimed actor Kelsey Grammer believes there are plenty more tossed salads and scrambled eggs left to cook up as he provides a hopeful update about his canceled Frasier reboot. The lead actor and producer of the revived sitcom is confident that a third season of the revived show will happen and calls out Paramount for putting the series on the chopping block.

Speaking with the New York Post, Grammer addressed the status of the Frasier reboot, which Paramount canceled this past January after two seasons. Grammer stated he's "very positive" the series will air again. However, Grammer clarified his feelings about Paramount's treatment of the show, suggesting changing leadership led to the studio not treating it with the care it deserved, including a lack of marketing.

“There’s a better home for it. I mean, obviously, they didn’t really promote or spend much time on it," he said. “The...

Kelsey Grammer remains determined to bring Dr. Frasier Crane back to the screen, even after the Paramount+ cancelation of the Frasier revival. Grammer's iconic Dr. Crane returned with the anticipated follow-up series that premiered back in October 2023. The series saw Frasier back in Boston (the city audiences first met the quirky doctor through Cheers), following the death of his father and the demise of a 20-year relationship. This time around, Grammer was surrounded by an all-new cast. After a two-season run, the streamer canceled the revival.

Grammer believes that Paramount didn't properly promote the series, which, in turn, reflected a lack of passion from the streamer. In an interview with the New York Post, he shared:

"There's a better home for it. I mean, obviously, they didn't really promote or spend much time on it." He added: "The fellow that worked at Paramount Plus when we first sold the show there left,...

Earlier this year, Frasier Crane left the building once again. Paramount+, which aired the Frasier revival series for two seasons beginning in 2023, canceled the classic sitcom do-over in January 2024. The cancellation wasn't all too surprising, given that the revival hadn't made nearly the same splash as its much more popular original NBC parent series, but the axing still stung.

What made the Frasier cancellation less final and more hopeful was the intention of CBS Studios to shop the series around to other networks and streamers in an effort to save the series and find a new home for season 3. It's been over a month since the cancellation news broke without any kind of positive update, and while there still isn't anything concrete, the show's star is speaking out.

Kelsey Grammer, who played Frasier Crane on Cheers before the original Frasier's 11 seasons, gave a new interview where he provides fans a...

When the "Frasier" revival debuted in 2023, it was neither a disappointing nor a remarkable return to the world of Dr. Crane. Streaming on the Paramount+ service, the show struggled from the very beginning, mainly because none of the original cast members beyond star Kelsey Grammer returned. Still, it was oddly comforting to see Grammer settle so easily into the role he became famous for playing between 1993 and 2004 — as if he was just popping in to reassure us that the good doctor was doing fine some 20 years after his show wrapped up.

Sadly, for fans of the new show, Paramount cancelled the "Frasier" streaming series in January 2025. Some might have felt it was time for Frasier to recede once again after two seasons of the revival failed to recapture the magic of the original sitcom. But others were quite fond of the modern series' comforting aura, and it was to those...

One of the most popular sitcoms of all time may not have had a particularly "friendly" behind the scenes environment, according to one of its stars. Friends, the NBC juggernaut sitcom that ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004, starred numerous supporting actors throughout its entire run, and one of them has called out the show for having a "toxic environment" behind the camera.

Stephen Park, the veteran comedian who has appeared in films like A Serious Man, Snowpiercer, and Asteroid City, was featured in two episodes of Friends. In 1996, he played Scott Alexander in "The One with the Chicken Pox," and in 1997, he played Phil in "The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion." Although it was a brief stint in the cultural phenomenon that is Friends, Park does not have good things to say about his experience on the show. While discussing his role in Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi comedy Mickey 17,...

If you grew up in the early 2000s, chances are you spent many evenings with Ray Barone (Ray Romano) and his eccentric family in the hit comedy series "Everybody Loves Raymond." For good reason. This critically acclaimed sitcom about Ray, a Newsday sportswriter, dealing with his put-upon wife Debra (Patricia Heaton), bickering parents (Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts), and neurotic brother Robert (Brad Garrett), perfectly captures the working-class family and all its quirks, resulting in a heartfelt, often hilarious look at everyday life.

Running from 1997 to 2005, "Raymond" won 15 Primetime Emmys, garnered critical acclaim, and averaged over 20 million viewers during its peak. More impressively, the cast became household names, forever tied to their characters. Still, while many cast members achieved even greater success following the show's finale, others faded into obscurity or endured heartbreaking tragedy. Interested to learn more? Then, keep reading to see what happened to the cast of "Everybody Loves Raymond.

Even casual fans have a good idea of how the James Bond actors changed over the years. Sean Connery was the original 007, then George Lazenby took over for 1969's "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" before Connery returned for one final (official) outing in 1971's "Diamonds Are Forever." After that, a new Bond arrived in the form of Roger Moore, who debuted in the role in 1973's "Live and Let Die."

His first outing as James Bond didn't start off on the best note, however. In fact, day one of being James Bond was a dangerous mess for Moore, who injured himself filming an action sequence for "Live and Let Die." Thankfully, it didn't stop him from taking on the mantle of 007, with Moore going on to play the character across seven films between 1973 and 1983. Today, he still holds the record for the most appearances as Bond in the official...

Frasieris one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, with dozens of classic episodes and stories that fans have enjoyed for decades. Even with their recent reboot attempt, sadly only lasting two seasons, fans have been enjoying Frasier since his beginnings in Cheers. One of the many stellar aspects of Frasier is the show's surprising number of guest appearances.

While many fans know about the guest callers that are heard throughout the show's run, audiences might forget some of the biggest star appearances on the show. From one-off cameos to major characters, Frasier has some of the greatest sitcom guest appearances of all time.

The New Girl Is Roz’s Cousin Season 10, Episode 4, "Kissing Cousin"

Years before she moved in with Nick, Winston and Schmidt on New Girl, Zooey Deschanel would make a surprise and funny appearance on the show Frasier. She made the appearance only about four years into her acting career,...

Sometimes the way we look back on our lives can really change with time and experience, and in the case of Sheldon Cooper, a little bit of earned wisdom helped him reshape the way he thought about his father. In "The Big Bang Theory," Sheldon (Jim Parsons) remembers his dad as a nearly abusive adulterer, but in the prequel series "Young Sheldon," he seems to have softened on his dad, George Sr. (Lance Barber), just a bit. One of the first times we get a chance to see a truly sweet side of George is in season 3 when he takes Sheldon on a visit to his dream school, California Institute of Technology, and it turns out that was a very deliberate decision on the part of the creative team behind the show. Sheldon's visit to CalTech is a big deal because it's where he will one day meet his best...

Even more than four decades after its premiere, "Cheers" remains one of the best sitcoms of all time. The initial premise of the series was twofold: first, the show would focus on the denizens of the eponymous Boston sports bar and their daily foibles, and second, there would be a burgeoning romance between the bar's owner and the newly hired barmaid, Sam Malone (Ted Danson) and Diane Chambers (Shelley Long), respectively. The first season alone of "Cheers" is a master class not only in incisive and hilarious comedy writing, but also in the ability to maintain 22 episodes' worth of stories without ever leaving the bar itself. Within that first season, a slew of characters who were both familiar archetypes and somehow fresh-seeming were established. Aside from the lothario Sam and the well-read and extremely intelligent Diane, there was the sassy barmaid Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman), the kindly but not-very-bright barback...

For three decades and two iterations, Frasier remains the one show fans cherish when thinking about Kelsey Grammer. However, Grammer reveals that if it hadn't been for the intervention of Paramount's boss, he would have gone in a different direction after his Cheers run ended.

During an interview on NPR's Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, Grammer confirmed he wasn't eyeing a Cheers spinoff featuring Dr. Crane after the hit series' conclusion. Instead, Grammer pitched a pilot to then-Paramount president John Pike chronicling a Malcolm Forbes-like media mogul who was paralyzed from the waist down following a serious accident and befriended his physical therapist during recovery. Though Grammer thought it "was time to let Frasier go," and felt the pilot script was "pretty funny," Pike rejected the idea, believing a Frasier spinoff had promise given how well fans connected with his Cheers character. Pike bluntly told Grammer, “Kelsey, I think a sitcom should befunny,...

It’s often said that the best things in life are free, but James Gandolfini proved that sometimes, the best things come with a hefty price tag—and that price was part of his paycheck. The beloved star of The Sopranos, who embodied the iconic Tony Soprano, had a knack for playing the tough guy, but in real life, he was anything but.

When production of The Sopranos was on the brink of collapse due to a contract dispute, Gandolfini pulled a move so generous that it practically made the mob boss’ code of loyalty look small time.

Edie Falco and James Gandolfini as Carmela and Tony Soprano in The Sopranos | Credit: Max

Faced with a salary issue that nearly shut down the show, he chose to fork out a chunk of his own paycheck—$33,000 per person—for each of his 16 co-stars. Gandolfini wasn’t just playing the role of...

At the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, the Art Directors Guild held its 29th annual awards ceremony, honoring outstanding production design across film, television, commercials, and music videos. The event celebrated a wide range of projects, from fantasy and period pieces to contemporary dramas, with several winners set to contend for the upcoming Production Design Oscar.

In the film categories, Warner Bros’ Wicked claimed the Fantasy Feature Film prize, while Focus Features’ Nosferatu took home the award for Period Feature Film. The Contemporary Feature Film award went to Conclave, marking a strong showing for films that will soon face stiff competition at next month’s Oscar ceremony. Adding to the night’s successes, Universal’s The Wild Robot earned top honors in the Animated Feature Film category, following recent wins at the Annie Awards.

Television winners spanned a broad spectrum of genres. Prime Video’s Fallout earned the One-Hour Fantasy Series award,...

Wicked, Conclave, and Nosferatu took top honors at the 29th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards (aka the Excellence in Production Design Awards) Saturday. Rachael Harris hosted the show from the InterContinental Ballroom in Los Angeles.

The Art Directors Guild divides its top film prizes into Period, Contemporary, and Fantasy Feature categories, which went to the Oscar-nominated production designers for Nosferatu, Conclave, and Wicked, respectively. Since the inception of these awards, the winner of one of those three has gone on to win the Best Art Direction/Production Design Oscar in 19 of the 28 years and 10 of the past 11 years. The three films will go up against Dune: Part Two and The Brutalist next month for the production design Academy Award, with Wicked considered not only the frontrunner but a heavily-favored one at that.

Nosferatu won top Period Feature over fellow nominees A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Gladiator II, and Saturday Night.

“Nosferatu,”“Wicked” and “Conclave” have won the top feature-film awards at the Art Directors Guild’s Excellence in Production Design Awards, which took place on Saturday night in Los Angeles.

“Nosferatu” won in the Period Feature Film category, where its competitors included its fellow Oscar nominee “The Brutalist”; “Wicked” won in Fantasy Feature Film against fellow nominee “Dune: Part Two,” among others; and “Conclave” won in the Contemporary Feature Film category.

In the 18 years since the Adg separated its awards into period, fantasy and contemporary categories, one of the guild winners has gone on to win the Oscar for Best Production Design 14 times. Seven of those awards have come from the period category, six from the fantasy category and one from the contemporary category.

The animated feature category was won by “The Wild Robot,” continuing its roll through awards season.

In the television categories, winners included “Squid Game,” “The Penguin,...

Wicked, Nosferatu, Conclave and The Wild Robot took top film honors at the 29th annual Art Directors Guild Awards, which were handed out tonight at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. TV winners included Fallout, Shōgun, The Penguin, Squid Game, Saturday Night Live, Frasier and What We Do in the Shadows.

Check out the full list below.

Warner Bros’ Wicked won for Fantasy Feature Film, and Focus Features pics took the other two top film prizes: vampire horror Nosferatu won for Period Feature Film, and papal drama Conclave took Contemporary Feature Film, the first film award of the night. All three will go up against fellow Adg nominees The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two and Wicked for the Production Design Oscar next month.

Since the trophy show launched in 1996, the winner of one of those has gone on to win the Art Direction/Production Design Oscar in 19 of the 28 years. It had...

One of the greatest sitcoms ever created, "Frasier" had its fill of memorable guest appearances during its eleven season run from 1993 to 2004, amassing an incredible 23 Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series. While Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahony, Jane Leeves, and Peri Gilpin steered the ship for over a decade, like most long-running shows (sitcom or not) the supporting cast, recurring characters, and famous guest spots created interesting and unique dynamics to keep the spirit of the show fresh.

Choosing only 15 guest stars for a show as renowned as "Frasier" proved a difficult challenge, with many amazing performances left off the list for some lesser known appearances. It should also be noted that this list only includes on-screen guest appearances, as the number of famous voices who called in to "The Dr. Frasier Crane Show" on Kacl is far too expansive to consolidate into one list.

From the beginning of the history of the television medium, situational comedies have been an integral part of the popularization of the technology. Sitcoms have existed across the entire history of TV, and still continue to capture audiences through popular series like Abbott Elementary, George & Mandy's First Marriage and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Some of the best sitcoms of all time are part of the first few decades of television, series that continue to hold up to this day. Old-school sitcoms capture the comedy styles of the decades that they were produced in, but the classic format of the genre makes all of them easy for modern audiences to dive straight into.

The Bob Newhart Show Featured a Classic Comedian's Dry Style

Over the history of the sitcom, many of the most classic series have centered around a titular character played by a nationally renowned comedian, with series like...

Oscar winning actor Ke Huy Quan was discussing his favorite action scenes from his movies with EW while promoting his new film, Love Hurts. Quan reflected upon a moment between him and Harrison Ford before they filmed the famous mine cart scene in Steven Spielberg's classic film, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Only 12 years old during production, the actor said he was frightened of the intense scene and Harrison Ford took a moment to console him.

"When we shot this sequence, I was so scared. And I cried. I remember Harrison Ford kneeling down in front of me and asking me if I was okay. He said, and I'll never forget this, 'Ke, I want you to remember, I will never hurt you.' When he said that, oh my gosh, it just made me love him so much more. Here is Indiana Jones telling me...

Kelsey Grammer revealed to the New York Post the details surrounding a 30 year feud between himself and fellow Cheers actor Ted Danson. In the interview, Grammer stated that he and Danson did not speak over the course of three decades due in part to a confrontation between the two on the set of their Emmy-winning sitcom, which aired on NBC from 1982 to 1993.

"It got a little blown out of proportion," Grammer said of the feud, which first came to light last year. "There really wasn’t an argument. It was at a time in my life when I was actually going through a lot of self-doubt... It was when I was drinking a lot. Ted had just come up and said, 'You know, I’m kind of mad at you that sometimes you don't show up ready to go.' And I said, 'Ok, I respect that.' And that actually was sort of it.

Cheers co-stars Kelsey Grammer and Ted Danson seem ready to raise their glasses and toast to new beginnings after a decades-long feud between them. After putting their issues behind them, Grammer reveals the real reason he and Danson had tension from their time together on the Emmy-winning series.

Speaking with the New York Post, Grammer delved into his relationship with Danson after the two hadn't spoken for over 30 years. Danson originally apologized to Grammer for the breakdown in their relationship during his podcast last October, suggesting a moment of anger on his part caused problems between them. Grammer has now further cleared the air, claiming a misunderstanding triggered the bad vibes and that he was going through things during their time on Cheers.

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We've all heard of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which Marvel is currently in the process of trying to fix before it's too late. But if you happened to grow up in the 90s you might well be familiar with arguably the true forerunner to Marvel's juggernaut of a blockbuster franchise: The Frasier-verse. Ok, Dr. Frasier Crane might not be the real genesis of the gargantuan shared timeline erected by Marvel Studios over the past decade, but he was at the center of a television universe that is much larger than you might think.

Most fans will know that Kelsey Grammer debuted as the character on "Cheers," which ran for 11 seasons from 1982 until 1993, before starring in his own sitcom which also ran for 11 seasons before wrapping up in 2004. Likewise, most will know that he reprised the role in 2023 for the neither disappointing nor remarkable "Frasier" revival series for the Paramount+ streaming service.

Hulu continues to cancel fan-favorite shows before they can become mainstream successes, and their latest cancellation is no different. How to Die Alone, created by and starring Sonic the Hedgehog scene-stealer Natasha Rothwell, has been canceled by the streaming service after just one season on the platform. Although critics adored the comedy, with reviews earning it a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes, it seems Hulu did not find enough reason to greenlight another set of episodes for How to Die Alone.

On Tuesday, Hulu officially declined to renew How to Die Alone (via Deadline) for another season. It's unclear why the streamer decided to not move forward with more episodes, but it would not be the first time Hulu prematurely ended a show's lifespan. Rothwell, series creator and star, released a statement about the surprising news, expressing her shock and disappointment. Her words:

“I am shocked, heartbroken, and frankly, baffled that...

Kelsey Grammer revealed some of the reasoning behind his three-decade falling out with “Cheers” co-star Ted Danson, telling the New York Post that the feud arose during a period he was drinking heavily.

Grammer commented on the famed fallout between the two, saying that the end of their friendship was less the result of a major dustup and more just something that happened because of the way he was feeling and behaving at that point in his life.

“There really wasn’t an argument. It was at a time in my life when I was actually going through a lot of self-doubt, self-loathing, honestly,” he said. “It was when I was drinking a lot. Ted had just come up and said, ‘You know, I’m kind of mad at you that sometimes you don’t show up ready to go.’ And I said, ‘Ok, I respect that.’ And that actually was sort of it.

On one level, the return of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” with Sarah Michelle Gellar — the news of which Variety broke today — is the most 2020s thing that could happen. Updating a beloved TV series from the last four decades with at least some of the original cast has become a central pillar of our current popular culture. From “And Just Like That” on Max to “That ’90s Show” on Netflix to “Star Trek: Picard,” “Frasier” and whatever new version of “Dexter” is streaming on Paramount+, we’re habitually invited now to live in updated versions of our TV pasts.

A new “Buffy,” however, feels more totemic. There are all the TV history reasons, of course: Dismissed when it premiered on the nascent network The WB in 1997 as a mid-season replacement, “Buffy” rapidly roundhouse kicked itself into the vanguard of both television form and content. By transforming the horror movie final...

Kelsey Grammer recently revealed to the New York Post the reason why he had a 30-year falling out with “Cheers” co-star Ted Danson. The two actors appeared on a podcast last October where Danson apologized to Grammer for an incident on the “Cheers” set that resulted in them not speaking for three decades. Grammer now clarified to the NY Post that there was not a single event that blew up their friendship. Instead, it was gradual tension between the two that culminated in a split.

“It got a little blown out of proportion. There really wasn’t an argument,” Grammer said. “It was at a time in my life when I was actually going through a lot of self-doubt; self-loathing, honestly. It was when I was drinking a lot.”

“Ted had just come up and said, ‘You know, I’m kind of mad at you that sometimes you don’t show up ready to go,...

It’s certainly not uncommon for the stars of hit TV shows to quietly hate each other behind the scenes. Sarah Jessica Parker had a falling out with Kim Cattrall while making Sex and the City, Will Smith fractured the reality of the Fresh Prince-verse because he didn’t get along with the original Aunt Viv and Chevy Chase seemingly antagonized every human being who stepped foot onto the set of Community.

But last fall we learned about a backstage feud that was mostly kept under wraps for decades. And it involves the show about a bar where everybody knows your name — because you have a life-altering alcohol dependency — Cheers.

While speaking with Kelsey Grammer during an episode of his podcast in October, Ted Danson made a startling admission. “I got stuck a little bit with you during the Cheers years. I have a memory of getting angry at you once,...

In an era when there is more media than ever before, new arbiters have sprung up to guide our increasingly disoriented collective taste. Though it throws up confounding developments such as claiming that Sean Connery's only "perfect" movie is "Darby O'Gill and the Little People," Rotten Tomatoes has emerged as one such guide through the dim and bloated media landscape wrought by the rise of the internet and streaming platforms. Likewise, IMDb, with its devoted user base eager to register their takes on movies and TV shows, has provided another way to decipher modern media.

The site that put "The Shawshank Redemption" at the top of its best movies of all time, IMDb is arguably not the best source of guidance, but at least it brings a certain sense of order to things. We now have the site's 250 best TV shows of all time, for example, which provides a...

More than 25 years later, the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld" continues to endure as one of the greatest and most cherished series of all time. The story of the show's success has been documented before, countless times, but it's good to remind ourselves that while other big-hit shows of the 1990s, like "Friends" and "Frasier," were hits straight out of the box, the same wasn't true for "Seinfeld." The show's first season was just a handful of episodes airing in the late summer, and things were ultimately hanging on by a thread until its third season. But these days, it's much easier to look at the show for its massive influence, how audiences continue to return to it in the age of streaming, and how it wasn't just a hit with audiences, but big with critics and the industry, too. That said, you can't win every plaudit, something that applies to "Seinfeld...

These days, many a beloved network series is being given the streaming age reboot treatment. Kelsey Grammer pulled off a full "Frasier" revival series which was, lamentably, neither disappointing nor remarkable. Meanwhile, NBC ordered a "Suits" spin-off, "Suits: LA" which will see the show that experienced a remarkable Netflix renaissance in recent years revitalized for a new generation. All of which has only heightened anticipation for a "Bones" reboot.

The Fox procedural, led by Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz, ran for 12 seasons from 2005 to 2017, and maintained a devoted following throughout. With renewed interest in resurrecting series just like this, talk of a "Bones" reboot has increased, though such a thing would be complicated given Disney's 2019 acquisition of Fox. If a "Bones" revival does come to pass, however, it would at least give series creator Hart Hanson a chance to address one of the most frustratingly nonsensical aspects of the original series.

Exclusive: CBS is developing a workplace comedy series from writer Lauren Houseman and CBS Studios.

Lauren Houseman

Sheltered is a single-cam series that tells the story of the misfit volunteers at an overworked and underfunded pet rescue who often feel as complicated, lonely, and ‘unlovable’ as the difficult dogs and cats in their care.

Executive producing alongside Houseman are The Lonely Island’s Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer as well as Ali Bell of the company’s banner Party Over Here.

CBS doesn’t have a signature single-camera workplace comedy at the moment, something ABC has with Abbott Elementary, NBC with newcomer St. Denis Medical and Fox with Animal Control.

Houseman has previously collaborated with Greg Daniels, as a producer across both seasons of his Netflix series Space Force, and as a producer and writer on Daniels’ Prime Video series Upload.

Her writing credits also...

Though the Frasier reboot remains in limbo after its recent cancelation by Paramount Studios, the sitcom's breakout star is optimistic it will continue elsewhere. Star Nicholas Lyndhurst remains all-in on the revival series, hoping the show gets a third season on a new streamer or network.

Via The Sun, Lyndhurst, who stars as Alan Cornwall in the Frasier reboot, sees strong potential in the show, with sources close to the actor keeping positive that another outlet will acquire it given the foundations the first two seasons laid. “The early episodes were a little shaky but they improved very quickly," the source said. "It takes time for the writers and actors playing the characters to really interact, and the second series saw that begin to pay off."

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Let The Streamable walk you through the difference between Paramount+ plans and how to subscribe for your own!

The content library of Paramount+ might be more packed than you realize. The show has a huge number of hits from Paramount’s movie and TV studios throughout the decades, titles from linear TV shows like CBS, Nickelodeon, and even Showtime for those who upgrade to the service’s premium price tier.

If you’re looking to give Paramount+ a try for yourself, it’s pretty easy to sign up for a subscription. We’ll let you know how to do it, what the plan options are, and what you can stream on the service below!

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Quick LinksLaw & Order Season 24, Episode 11 Has One of the Best Casts of the SeasonLaw & Order Puts the Spotlight Back on Hugh DancyLaw & Order Season 24, Episode 11 Suffers From Some Obvious Writing

The following contains major spoilers from Law & Order Season 24, Episode 11, "The Hardest Thing," which debuted Thursday, Jan. 30 on NBC. It also contains discussion of suicide.

Law & Order Season 24, Episode 11, "The Hardest Thing" comes close to being one of the best episodes the revival has ever seen. It boasts an incredible guest cast, while the undervalued Hugh Dancy is once again able to take center stage. That sheer amount of talent makes this hour a joy to watch, even if the writing isn't always on the same level as the actors.

"The Hardest Thing" is another Law & Order episode that deals with the topic of assisted suicide. The death of the affluent Charles Harper is first assumed to be a burglary gone wrong,...

Paramount+ didn’t exactly shine in terms of its ad experience during my test of the streamer.

Paramount+ isn’t exactly in the bargain basement of streaming any longer. At $8 per month for ad-supported streaming, it’s firmly in the neighborhood of larger streamers like Netflix and Disney+ as far as monthly price goes. It already seems like a long time since you could get an ad-supported Paramount+ account for closer to $5 monthly.

The price of Paramount+ has gone up, but how is the ad experience for those trying to save money by streaming with commercials? I signed up for an ad-supported Paramount+ account to try it out and I was not all that thrilled with my experience.

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