Frasier - The Complete Final Season

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Manufacturer: Paramount Starring: Kelsey Grammar, David Hyde Pierce
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9781415700846 Format: Box set ISBN: 1415700842 Label: Paramount Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: Paramount Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2004-11-16 Running Time: 535 Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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Customer Rating:      Summary: Frasier the series 11 Comment: I was very disappointed with my purchase as it came from America, however it would not work on my DVD so I had to send it back.
Customer Rating:      Summary: I sooo want MORE! Comment: Like another reviewer, I came late to Frasier,(I also came late to reviewing!) first seeing it in sindication and it was "love at first show". I can't remember which episode I saw first, but it was awesome, as they ALL are. Some sitcoms are written brilliantly all the way through and some have episodes that really could have been a lot better. Frasier is consistant throughout. Every episode is as funny and entertaining as the next. David Hyde Pierce as Niles, in my opinion, steals the show every episode even though I love Kelsey Grammar and all his work. I look forward to his new series that starts tonight. (YAY) I do have to say, I won't spoil it episode by episode, but the final one, "Goodnight Seattle" is packed full of both comedy and that "heart tugging" that's also in so many episodes. Problem is, for me anyway, it's left me wanting more. I want to know what happens next with Frasier and his "true love" in Chicago, with Niles' and Daphnie's baby, David - deservingly named for one of the show's creator's David Angell, a true talent and gentleman who with his wife we lost on 9/11/2001. (RIP sweet souls) A major loss to the TV world, especially to Frasier. Anyway, I HOPE that in the future the show comes back and continues on, although I don't see it happening. I'm certain that there are many besides me who hold that tiny shread of hope anyway. If you don't have the Frasier collection, you're missing out on some wonderful, light hearted comedy and characters that you can not only relate to, but fall in love with. (RIP "Moose" who played Martin's dog, Eddie - Your doggie antics gave us many laughs throughout the show as well.) I highly antisipate completing my collection in December with the long overdue release of Season 10.
Customer Rating:      Summary: Fitting End To A Great Series Comment: This season contains some of the best Frasier shows of the eleven years. Highly recommend it.
Customer Rating:      Summary: my favorite show Comment: well, even thought the 10th season has not come out yet I still love having the final season. All the seasons of Frazier are great. The smart quit witted humor doesn't get stale and is always sure to put me in good spirits.
Customer Rating:      Summary: All television series should go out this well! Comment: "Frasier" remains one of the most best-acted and literate shows to ever air on the small screen. With the pivotal cast of Kelsey Grammer ("Frasier"), David Hyde Pierce ("Niles"), Jane Leeves ("Daphne"), Peri Gilpin ("Roz"), John Mahoney ("Martin"), and the irreplaceable Moose and Onzo ("Eddie"), the show was never condescending to the audience, requiring that viewers step up to the plate to enjoy some of the wittiest repartee to be found in the history of television. Of course, the show had its share of truly funny sight gags but these never overshadowed the delicious dialog and, for that, the excellent writing staff received well-earned honors in the forms of its numerous Emmys and Golden Globes.
This eleventh and final season has to be considered one of its best, not only in resolving character issues but in overall humor. The writing staff and the cast were magnificent, dolling out consistently funny and poignant tales. When other shows resulted in "stunt casting" to boost ratings, "Frasier's" roster of guest performers were the best for the part and elevated the show to a level that others only wish they could attain. Patrick Stewart, Laura Linney, Aaron Eckhart, Julia Sweeney, Felicity Huffman, Penny Johnson, Jennifer Tilly, Laurie Metcalf, Estelle Parsons, and Rosie Perez were just some of the talented guest stars that popped into the life of the fictional Seattle radio psychologist.
And the show would not be complete without the return of recurring characters Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth), Kenny (Tom McGowan), Bebe (Harriet Sansom Evans), Simon (Anthony LaPaglia), Wendie Malick (Ronnie), Bulldog (Dan Butler), Gil (Edward Hibbert), and Frasier's son Frederick (Trevor Einhorn).
There is nary a bad show in the bunch and this is indeed a necessary purchase for those that enjoy comedy that is timeless, thought-provoking, and perfectly acted.
The bonus features are equally as well done, providing some closure to a character, that began on "Cheers", that became a television staple for twenty years.
"Dr. Frasier Crane" will be sorely missed!
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Midway through Frasier's redemptive final season (which earned Emmys for Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce), Martin Crane (John Mahoney) reassures his son, "Just when you think that you're in a rut and nothing exciting will ever happen again, pow, that's when it does." The same could have been said of Frasier's redemptive final season. Not that the multi-Emmy-honored series had ever really jumped the couch, but by its 11th season, it had lost some of its sparkle. And then, POW! Veteran Frasier writers Christopher Lloyd and Joe Keenan return to the fold. POW! Wendie Malick joins the seamless ensemble as brash lounge singer Ronee Lawrence, who becomes a love interest for Martin. POW! Daphne (Jane Leeves), underutilized since her marriage to Niles, becomes pregnant. POW! Frasier opens his own private practice. POW! Laura Linney guest stars as Charlotte, who becomes the hapless Frasier's own Miss Right. The series also benefited greatly from a stellar roster of character actors, who rose to the occasion of this gold standard series' final year. Penny Johnson (24), Sarah Silverman (School of Rock), and Dan "Homer Simpson" Castellaneta christen Frasier's couch in the episode, "The Return of Maris." Jennifer Tilly is at her ditzy, delectable best as a pick-up in "Miss Right Now." Laurie Metcalf replaces Emma Thompson as Frasier's first wife, children's entertainer Nanny G, in "Caught in the Act." Always welcome are Bebe Neuwirth as Lilith ("Guns 'N Neuroses") and Harriet Sansom Harris as Frasier's unscrupulous agent Bebe (the series finale, "Goodnight, Seattle"). But Frasier was never about stunt casting. It's the writing, stupid, which, actually, was anything but. Episodes such as "Boo," "The Doctor Is Out," "Coots and Ladders," and "Caught in the Act" recapture Frasier's unique blend of wit and farce. The series finale, in which relationships take a significant turn and Frasier finally breaks out of that rut to follow his heart, is as satisfying as fans could wish. --Donald Liebenson
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