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Re: "I Never Really Wanted To Go Back": "Frasier" Star Explains Absence From Reboot

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On Wed, 13 Dec 2023 04:30:48 -0500
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> “Frasier” star David Hyde Pierce explained his absence from the
> recent reboot of the series and said as much as he loved the show he
> “really never wanted to go back” after the original show ended in
> 2004.
> 
> The 64-year-old actor, who famously played Dr. Frasier Crane’s
> brother Niles Crane on the popular NBC sitcom, said he realized when
> they were in talks about the reboot on Paramount+ that chapter was
> behind him, Deadline magazine reported.
> 
> “I never really wanted to go back,” Pierce said. “It’s not like I
> said, ‘Oh, I don’t ever want to do that again.’ I loved every moment.
> It was that I wanted to do other things.”
> 
> “And when we got into real talks about the reboot, I had just started
> on the ‘Julia’ TV show and was working on a musical and going to do
> another musical, not this one [Here We Are],” he added. “And I just
> thought, ‘I don’t want to be committed to a show and not be able to
> do stuff like this.'”
> 
> 	David Hyde Pierce On Not Joining The ‘Frasier’ Reboot: “I
> Wanted To Do Other Things” https://t.co/OlPZOs6PWK
> 
> 	— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) December 11, 2023
> 
> “And I also thought, ‘They don’t actually need me,'” Pierce
> continued. “Frasier has moved on to a new world. They have new
> characters. And I think I’m right. It’s doing great. And the new
> people they have are great.”
> 
> The “Frasier” reboot launched in October on the streaming site with
> Kelsey Grammer reprising his role as the lovable Dr. Frasier Crane, a
> radio psychiatrist. The original NBC sitcom ran for 11 seasons and
> scored dozens of Emmy awards.
> 
> Grammer previously said he’s “thrilled” with the reboot, saying he’s
> “excited to play Frasier again,” People magazine noted.
> 
> “We’ve been working on it honestly for about six or seven years,”
> Grammer said. “It’s been on the slow burner. We were like, this is
> not a bad idea. Maybe this is a good idea!”
> 
> When asked about why Pierce wasn’t coming back, Grammer previously
> said, “David basically decided he wasn’t really interested in
> repeating the performance of Niles.”
> 
> “We’ll certainly be responsive about the fact that there was a
> brother and such,” he added. “But the new world for Frasier is one of
> new friendships — and some new twists and turns he didn’t know were
> still in there.”
> 
That all seems like a pretty good reason for David Hyde Pierce to bow
out of the Frasier revival. I can't hate him for that. Still, it would
be nice if they could work in a guest appearance at some point
asssuming (hoping!) Frasier is renewed. I have to think something
could be worked out that would be minimally intrusive on his other
commitments. 



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Rhino

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"I Never Really Wanted To Go Back": "Frasier" Star Explains Absence From Reboot Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> - 2023-12-13 04:30 -0500
  Re: "I Never Really Wanted To Go Back": "Frasier" Star Explains Absence From Reboot Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2023-12-13 11:16 -0500

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