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Genuine question as a person who's watched Frasier at least a dozen times, what's making people hopeful that it'll be any good?
I ask because the sequels to fan loved shows and movies over the past decade have all fallen short, seemed like cash grabs, don't capture what made the original good or fun, etc. I really can't think of any that worked out for me (viewership numbers aside). Am I being pessimistic unnecessarily? Are people being too hopeful? Idk. I've been burned before and am going in with that expectation.
These are great points I didn't think of until now. Frasier's best episodes revolved around the strong cast. Coming in 20 years later with a 99% new cast seems destined to not hold up well. The Crane Boy just doesn't have the same ring to it.
I get that time marches on, but at a certain point, will the story actually reflect that, or will the disappearance of everyone simply be waved away with a line of dialogue? You're right, the writers have an uphill battle on their hands.