Paid Members Jazzy G Posted September 15, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted September 15, 2023 Are any of the writers from the original involved? It feels like Joey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 44 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said: It feels like Joey. Deacon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted September 15, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted September 15, 2023 I’m willing to give it a shot but my hopes aren’t high on how much the rest of the cast feature. Almost as though they’ve took a generic sitcom and put Frasier into it and are having people react to him. Seems off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted September 15, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted September 15, 2023 It's still a really odd thing to me that an American studio saw Nicholas Lyndhurst and thought "We'll bring him in for the return of a much-loved American comedy series". Nothing against him per se, but what does he offer that they felt the series was missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted September 15, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted September 15, 2023 26 minutes ago, Carbomb said: It's still a really odd thing to me that an American studio saw Nicholas Lyndhurst and thought "We'll bring him in It's still a really odd thing to me that any studio saw Nicholas Lyndhurst and thought "We'll bring him in" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted September 15, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted September 15, 2023 at the risk of being overly morbid about it, it's also Lyndhurst's first acting role since his son died a few years back. It's all very peculiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 34 minutes ago, Carbomb said: It's still a really odd thing to me that an American studio saw Nicholas Lyndhurst and thought "We'll bring him in for the return of a much-loved American comedy series". Nothing against him per se, but what does he offer that they felt the series was missing? A proven track record that’s decades long in sitcoms, and Britishness! It’s a mark of authenticity dontchaknow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted September 15, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted September 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, BomberPat said: at the risk of being overly morbid about it, it's also Lyndhurst's first acting role since his son died a few years back. It's all very peculiar. Lyndhurst and Grammer were on the West End together in 2019 in a (poorly reviewed) production of Man of La Mancha for a few months. Assuming they became friends, wouldn't be a surprise if Grammer lobbied for him, especially with his son dying not long after they met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted September 15, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted September 15, 2023 Yeah, I'm pretty certain Chris B is correct there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 11 minutes ago, gmoney said: Yeah, I'm pretty certain Chris B is correct there. You could ask Nicky to confirm next time you see him in CostCutter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted September 15, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted September 15, 2023 If I can get a word in edgewise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarlettChad Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 The Yanks don't know Only Fools and Horses. So they won't know or care who Lyndhurst is. And the reboot looks like utter shit. Frasier ended in 2004, Won't be the same without Marty, Daphne or Niles. And it feels like they wrote Niles in but DHP refused to come back so Lyndhurst is playing Not Niles. I mean look at the way he dressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, TheScarlettChad said: The Yanks don't know Only Fools and Horses. So they won't know or care who Lyndhurst is. Kelsey Grammer does though, and that’s the sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 18 minutes ago, TheScarlettChad said: The Yanks don't know Only Fools and Horses. So they won't know or care who Lyndhurst is. That's fairly sweeping. I'm sure lots of them do through the BBC channel they get. It's like when they used to ask American rappers what British things they loved and they would always say Benny Hill and Mr Bean. The comedy this place has produced travels far. I love to imagine Ghostface Killah sitting down to a bit of Bean. Cracks me up. I also don't mind the Lyndhurst casting. I could think of plenty of people that would be much worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted September 15, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted September 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: I could think of plenty of people that would be much worse James Corden as Niles, Catherine Tate as Daphne and Miranda Hart as Roz, money in the bank mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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