This didn’t dissuade Grammer, leading to Paramount+ greenlighting the revival.

Now, thefirst 10 episodes of theFrasierrebootare out, with more to come.

The move was also likely motivated by therecent death of his father, John Mahoney’s Martin Crane.

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Apparently, this was never discussed because of the status of Cheers.

It’s gone, the bar is gone."

Now, he has a justified reason not to do it because Cheers is no longer operating.

George Wendt as Norm in Cheers and Kelsey Grammer as Frasier in the Frasier reboot

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However, it also has clear advantages to the iconic sitcom of the same name.

For starters,Cheerswill be safe from any potentially damaging storytelling in the future.

He repeated the sentiment in the new Paramount+ series.

Cheers closes in the finale, and Frasier actor Kelsey Grammer

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Meanwhile, the door is closed onCheersbeing resurrected something that both Ted Danson and Burrows have maintained for years.

There was already division over whetherFrasierneeded to be revived.

Doing so is risking ruining the original series, but at least, Grammer is spearheading this new endeavor.

The cast of Cheers in the Cheers series finale

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Meanwhile, the door is closed onCheersbeing resurrected something that both Ted Danson and Burrows have maintained for years.

Suffice it to say,Cheers is a very important part of the Crane-Sternin family history.

TheFrasierrevival not returning to Sam’s baralready hurts this part of Frasier’s overall arc.

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Instead of looking back at that time with distaste, the therapist-turned-Harvard educator must remember it with fondness.

The Frasier show can even bring back some of his old buddies for a cameo.

The series ran for 11 seasons and gave rise to popular spin-off shows such as Frasier.

Shelley Long as Diane in Cheers and Kelsey Grammer as Frasier in the Frasier reboot

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Frasier and Freddy in the Frasier reboot season 1 finale at Christmas in their home

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One of the most well-known American sitcoms of the 1980s and 90s, Cheers is primarily set in Boston at the Cheers bar, and features and ensemble cast that includes Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Rhea Pearlman, Kelsey Grammer, and George Wendt. Danson’s Sam Malone acts as the bar’s proprietor, and episodes depict the lives of Cheers' staff and patrons during the bar’s operating hours. The series ran for 11 seasons and gave rise to popular spin-off shows such as Frasier.

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