#59 – Marvel's Frasier Invasion
The one where everyone raises their prices.
Oct 27, 2023
1990s Pacific Northwest radio icon Dr. Frasier Crane is back, but is the new Boston-set reboot of Frasier really listening to what viewers want? We’ll share some of our favorite classic Frasiers and compare them to the new Paramount+ reboot (which, like the sherry at a Bean Town bar, we found… questionable).
But first!
- Chris shares his love of CNN Max (he’s aware this makes him a middle aged man now, thanks for asking!)
- The Daily Show announces more guest hosts (including some returning favorites!)
- Dianne learns the difference between Space Whales and Earth Whales (it’s a sci-fi thing!)
- Price hikes at both Netflix and Disney+ leave Chris and Dianne wondering how much spaceships and comic books are really worth these days…
- …and it turns out Marvel is asking itself the same thing?? We’ll explain!
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🥗 Review: Frasier (2023)
🚨 Spoiler Alert: First 3 Episodes 🚨
- Where to Watch: Paramount+
- New Episodes Release: Weekly, on Thursdays
- Spinoffs: Yes, it is.
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🍳 Bonus Review: Frasier (1993)
🚨 Spoiler Alert for… oh come on, it’s Frasier! 🚨
- Number of Seasons Overall: 11
- Where to Watch: Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu!
- Spinoffs: Yes, it is.
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🔗 Links:
- CNN's New Streaming Counterpart Features A Big Chunk of Linear Schedule – Brian Steinberg, Variety
- Here are your Daily Show guest hosts for the fall – Matt Schimkowitz, A.V. Club
- Hasan Minhaj reportedly out of contention for the Daily Show gig – William Hughes, A.V. Club
- Here comes another Netflix price hike – Emma Roth, The Verge
- Netflix subscribers surge as company announces price hikes in some regions – Alexandra Canal, Yahoo! Finance
- Netflix is planning to launch retail destinations in 2025 – Andrew Webster, The Verge
- ‘Daredevil’ Hits Reset Button as Marvel Overhauls Its TV Business – Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter
- Marvel’s TV experiment wasn’t a failure—until Marvel decided it was – Sam Barsanti, A.V. Club
- Disney reveals size of ESPN's biz for the first time – Sara Fischer, Axios
- 'Frasier' Best Episodes Ranked – LaToya Ferguson, Variety
- 21 Frasier Episodes That Defined Its Beloved Original Run – Bethy Squires, Vulture
- Frasier and Niles Were Supposed to Open a Theater Together – Devon Ivie, Vulture
- Why Frasier Needs Longer Seasons (and a Network Home) – Josef Adalian, Vulture
- Oops we forgot this one last time: Why Did The Golden Bachelor Have to Be Like This? – Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture
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