Frasier
Summary
Kelsey Grammer opens up about David Hyde Pierce potentially reprising his function as Niles in theFrasierreboot . Debuting on Paramount+ in October , the revival show follows Grammer ’s titular case shortly after the death of his begetter and the ending of a farsighted - term relationship . He revert to Boston to reconnect with his son Frederick ( Jack Cutmore - Scott ) , now a fireman . Although the new show includes guest appearances from serial alum Peri Gilpin as Roz and Bebe Neuwirth as Lilith , Niles is n’t part of theFrasierreboot mould .
I think of , we have Niles ’ Logos on the show . It would be nice to have that happen . We wo n’t thrust it ; we ’ll see what happens . We can certainly write to it . There ’s arguably a lot of multitude in the human race that have picture “ Frasier , ” and would really sort of celebrate consider him again .
The revival ’s co - showrunner , Joe Cristalli , has bring up that there were several conversations with Pierce about returning , though Pierce reject .
Why It Could Be A Risk For Niles To Appear Later in Frasier
There are generally two approaching when approaching a spinoff , which is what the newFrasiershow could be trace as . The first is to lean into guest appearances and crossovers with the original cast , in the hopes that it will attract devotee of the original to seek out the new show . This approach was used by theBuffy the Vampire SlayerspinoffAngel : The first two season of the spinoffs were filled with crossover and characters jumping back and forth . Later seasons ofAngelfeatured few connective withBuffy , as the spinoff had already establish its own identity and ensemble , though this was also influenced by the fact that the show were on different mesh .
By contrast , Joey , the light - livedFriendsspinoff , hurried to give itself . It featured no crossovers and relatively few references to the original , which audiences found jarring . It has been cited as one of the reasonsJoeyfailed to succeed , endure only two seasons . By comparison , even though there ’s not a ton of crosswalk with the original , the newFrasierdoes well in terms of referencing the main character reference ’s past while also establishing its own vibraphone and rhythm .
apart from Niles and Daphne , there are legion fantastic Frasier characters that would be perfectly perfect for a cameo appearance in the reboot .
The hope is that Pierce could be persuaded to appear as Niles once the revival is established enough . But in the streaming era , when few revivification have deliver the goods and few shows get to have strong runs , there ’s no guarantee thatFrasierwill last long enough to get to the head where its own identity and set of fresh characters are securely established .
Source : Variety
