Frasier: is it the greatest sitcom ever?

[Teacher]

Originally Posted by p2501

While i generally detest most sitcoms, Frasier, along with Seinfeld and The Simpsons, are some of the few shows that stand out from the cesspool of jejune that is television programming

On one episode of Frasier, he decides to keep seeing a woman because she used the word jejune in conversation.

 

[Teacher]

Originally Posted by Mr T

Frasier is less funny than Inside Herman's Head and Hello Larry (obscure references for the aged on here).


Herman's Head! I used to love that show.

 

[Teacher]

Originally Posted by wiru

will & grace transcended the sitcom format, giving us a realistic, nuanced look at modern American sexuality. [. . .] the almost documentary-like approach.

No.

 

[Jan Capek]

Yes.

 

[Funcheese]

Greatest ??‍♂️ Whitest ??‍♂️

 

[CDFS]

Yes.

Not this ******* thread again.

 

[venessian]

Greatest ??‍♂️ Whitest ??‍♂️

Probably not the Greatest (but that is subjective).

Definitely not the Whitest (that is, objectively, "Friends").

 

[javyn]

Sorry, the greatest is Larry Sanders Show, hands down.

 

[Jan Capek]

Greatest ??‍♂️ Whitest ??‍♂️

If you have a problem with white people you must be loving the spirit of the age.

Definitely not the Whitest (that is, objectively, "Friends").

How true that is.

Sorry, the greatest is Larry Sanders Show, hands down.

I'll give the LSS a try, thanks for the tip.
I admit that part of the appeal of Frasier to me is the style aspect. I first watched Frasier in my early twenties when his attire was dated, stale, grey, unimaginative, nothing to be emulated by those younger than dead. Watching the show now, I see mature, timeless elegance of impeccable quality.

 

[Funcheese]

Problem with white people? How did you surmise that?

If you have a problem with white people you must be loving the spirit of the age.

 

[venessian]

Problem with white people? How did you surmise that?

Yes, I didn't read that into your original comment, but I also thought Jan Capek was simply being universally sarcastic in his reply, and not ad hom antagonistic or belittling etc to you.

 

[Jan Capek]

Problem with white people? How did you surmise that?

I actually didn't give your statement that much thought. But no hostility, as Venessian says.

 

[UrbanComposition]

What a great show. Recently GQ had an article that attempted to answer a question I’ve long wondered:

How Did Frasier Afford His Apartment?

The Eames chair! The view! One woman’s demented investigation about a fictional apartment on a TV show that went off the air over 15 years ago.

www.gq.com

 

[Bromley]

Saw this floor plan on a Reddit thread where people were arguing about where Frederick sleeps when Frasier's on Daddy Duty.

 

[mhip]

I read that GQ article too when it came out...
Apparently there's a zoom background of his apt.
I'm enough of a fanboy to employ this on my next meeting.