Frasier DVDs, Books and Videos

«Comedy at It's Finest... Literally.»

When I was first introduced to Frasier, I remember thinking "Oh, I've seen this before, when I was younger..." After I watched one episode, I was hooked. The situations are outright absurd and hilarious, the comedy is compelling, and there's a little dog named "Eddie" too. Sure, maybe Frasier's hair in this season makes you wonder if his hair stylist IS Bozo, but all the more character it provides. This first season is overall a great purchase, and I'm glad to have this first season of a show with such outstanding quality that I'm sure can stand the test of time.

[Saturday, April 10, 2010]

«Comic Genius»

It's hard not to like Frasier, and I've come to appreciate the show more now that it's gone off the air (except in syndication). I was fortunate to receive the first season as a gift this Christmas and really enjoy it.

For the uninitiated, Frasier is a spinoff of Cheers that follows Dr. Fasier Crane, a divorced psychiatrist who has moved back home to Seattle to start his life over as a radio psychiatrist. Unfortunately for him (and fortunately for the audience) his plans for a new life are thwarted when his father, Martin, a retired cop with a crippling injury sustained in the line of duty (played to crusty perfection by John Mahoney) moves in with him and hires a wacky live-in care-worker, Daphne (Jane Leeves). To complete the ensemble is Frasier's no-nonsense radio producer, Roz (Peri Gilpin) and his fussy psychiatrist brother, Niles (David Hyde Pierce). As Frasier tries to negotiate the dating scene, get used to his new roommates and rebuild his relationship with his brother and father, wackiness inevitably ensues.

This set includes all of the episodes from Season One, and it isn't hard to see why this series lasted 10 years - from the beginning, all of the elements that made Frasier a success are there: the perfect cast, snappy writing, and impeccable comic timing on the part of the actors. Though some of the facets of these early episodes ring hollow (for instance, Daphne begins the series as a pseudo-Bohemian clairvoyant, schtick which is dropped by mid-season, and Niles starts out as a passive-aggressive yuppie-type) these are modified by the end of the season. Frasier was always able to mix a high-culture smirk with a low-culture guffaw, and that mix is ever-present.

My only beef with this DVD set is that there are hardly any special features - the only ones are the listings which tell you which celebrity voices play the callers to Frasier's radio show, and one or two commentaries. However, these are easily overlooked, as the show itself is plenty entertaining - don't miss the hilarious "Frasier's Day Off," for instance, in which Frasier, sick with the flu, is forced to turn his show over to Niles and...well, you've just gotta see it. Enjoy!

[Friday, January 08, 2010]

«The Start Of An Era»

Frasier is such a loveable character and each season got even better then the previous one(s).

[Saturday, November 28, 2009]

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