TheOtherOne

I've never watched Dr. Phil, but I've seen enough commercials to know what his braying voice sounds like. Being a regular viewer isn't a requirement to (unfortunately) know about and recognize a lot of people, especially for someone who was on the air for 20 years, as Frasier's show supposedly was. (And Kelsey has a pretty distinctive voice.) She could have gotten familiar enough with his voice long before John was born.

I posted it in the episode thread, but it's also free on Youtube (link). New interview with the developers of the new show at Vulture: Frasier and Niles Were Supposed to Open a Theater Together But when David Hyde Pierce said no, the reboot creators had to evolve.

I suspect everyone reading the thread has already seen it, but if not, Paramount has uploaded the first episode on Youtube to view for free:

I really didn't care for Freddy's fellow firefighters being portrayed as morons. It makes them way too cartoonish and one-note (especially since they're all playing the same note) if they're going to be recurring characters, which they really should if they're part of his life, so he's not just stuck hanging out with Frasier, Eve, and David in stories.

It was a clip from the original finale. I get that they wanted a nice shot/moment from him, but surely there could have been one with him in his chair that would have been nice?

It wasn't as bad as I feared it would be, but was still uneven. A pleasant enough way to pass the hour overall (I watched both episodes, though the other thread isn't open yet). Kelsey obviously knows how to play this character in his sleep, but the writing for him was just slightly off and a bit forced. Still, he did his best to overcome it through his performance alone and it was a pleasure of seeing the character back. I was dreading how they'd resolve the Charlotte situation, but it wasn't handled too badly and there's room for them to go into it more later. I was prepared to hate Freddy since I still don't entirely buy this version of the character from the one we saw as a kid and teenager (and think it sucks they didn't ask Einhorn back when he's still acting)...but he worked a lot better than I expected. There were times when he and Kelsey were in the same shot, or it was switching between them, and I could see a believable resemblance that made it possible to buy him as Frasier's son (if not the son we remember...). He still needs more of a distinctive personality--the original Frasier pilot is one I rewatch frequently, and the way the characters are clearly defined within their first appearances is one of the masterstrokes of that episode--and the fact that this episode doesn't do that, mostly with him and the psychology chair, is one reason it falls short. But the actor is likeable enough that I enjoyed watching this Freddy interacting with Frasier, and can imagine wanting to continue to do so. David as an 18-year-old outcast who's already been humiliated at college and who has to resort to hanging out with (or forcing himself upon) his 34-year-old cousin and 68-year-old uncle is depressing. It made sense for Niles to hang out with Frasier. The only in-universe reasoning (as opposed to "the show needs a Niles substitute) for David to be there is...depressing. Some of the callbacks were too much, but the handling of Martin's death was very well done. I think I liked it more than I didn't. It was much better than most recent reboots--I'm actually trying to think of one that I thought was as good or better. I can't, so maybe it's the best? I don't love it yet, and hope it improves...but I'll be back next week.

I hope it's not the critic. Too reminiscent of the Broadway musical Curtains, about a murder that takes place behind the scenes of a Broadway-bound musical (of a star who collapses during previews). The murderer turns out to be...the theater critic.

For those unfamiliar with a sitzprobe, video of last year's infamous Funny Girl sitzprobe, which now always comes to mind when I hear the word. The production released footage to publicize the show, and it only raised serious doubts about Ms. Feldstein's ability to sing the score...

When they released the full length poster for the season with Brady and Lily looking at each other, I thought, "They're not going to go there, are they?" But they did. Of course they did. Sigh.

No. Nathan Lane had scheduling conflicts. https://tvline.com/casting-news/only-murders-in-the-building-nathan-lane-leaving-teddy-dimas-season-3-cast-1235012509/

Northern England, 1979. A meek sales assistant is told she must commit terrible acts to prevent disaster.

A troubled starlet is dogged by invasive paparazzi while dealing with the consequences of a hit-and-run incident.

In an alternative 1969, two men on a perilous high-tech mission wrestle with the consequences of an unimaginable tragedy.

A young couple travel to a sleepy Scottish town to start work on a genteel nature documentary - but find themselves drawn to a juicy local story involving shocking events of the past.

An average woman is stunned to discover a global streaming platform has launched a prestige TV drama adaptation of her life - in which she is portrayed by Hollywood A-lister Salma Hayek.

I can't believe it either, and I won't be watching. More of the love triangle, and you know since they left it open whether Keith's body was found at the bottom of the lake, this is an opportunity for them to say, "Surprise! Nope! More Keith drama!" No thank you.

He was Dr. Ruth, the person (and real-life celebrity, who appeared as herself) named in the title of the episode.

If this hasn't been answered yet--yes. In the final season he went from "Liberation," where he was the housewife in the women's lib movement (which ended with him getting kissed by his/her husband) to "Dr. Ruth," where he was...well, you know.

Probably. All those generations of Howard women fucking an anaphasic alien could have had an effect on the gene pool.

"Well, actually, for legal reasons, it's Binga. 'Blood Moon Bingo' is a John Cusack Redbox movie."

Evidently it's Gurganous with two u's https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/everything-to-know-about-night-court-incredible-new-cast-on-nbc

Donna Gurganis (Gurganus?)

Halfway through I thought, "This is EASILY the best episode yet." Fortunately the rest of the episode held up. All the humor from the fast-paced wacky cases! All five characters got to be funny! The classic old-school Night Court combination of courtroom hijinks and more serious character drama! Of course Harry would have a daughter named Abracadabra. That's the most likable thing about Abby to date. For once her lack of a personality didn't bother me. She and Neil don't have any chemistry, friend or otherwise, so the crush does nothing for me. I don't hate it though, mostly because it feels like the show trying to give a do-over to the original, where Harry and Lana was obviously supposed to be the romantic pairing until Karen Austin didn't work out. Loved it. Was it as good as the original? No. But it was great for itself.

I guess I was wrong. They really would pull the rug out from under the family again. Some okay twists, but on the whole it was sort of unsatisfying, not to mention depressing. - Why did fake Keith's mother come after him? When she ran him over with the car, she came out screaming, "I warned you not to tell anyone. I told you what would happen if you did." What did she think he'd told them? And why hadn't she come after him sooner? Your son is pretending to be someone else's kid and you...send him threatening text messages? You don't go and drag his ass back when no one's looking much sooner, especially when you're a crazy woman with a gun? - Airing these two episodes together was too much. With the first crazy woman killing her husband and the second crazy woman butchering kids to save her (dead?) son and the third crazy woman killing her own son...too many crazy women killing people in a row. Too over-the-top and depressing (and misogynistic?). - I'm tired of the show's insistence on justifying the cops doing illegal things because the circumstances are desperate and they have no other options. It's still not right. And it's gross. - With the lingering looks, it feels like they're leaving the love triangle to hang on for another season. I'm not interested. - With the mention that they were dragging the lake, I guess we're supposed to assume they would find real Keith's body (and there just happened to be two dead boys of similar ages and heights in the lake)? And if that's the case, why didn't they wait until they knew for sure either way to do the ceremony? We deserve a conclusive answer after getting jerked around for 10 episodes. This also felt too much like leaving the possibility open for more Keith drama in the future. Again, not interested. This was a bad show. I hope Ryan Broussard gets on a better one.

Unsurprisingly he's being called out for the stupid shit in the monologue. Woody Harrelson Spreads Anti-Vax Conspiracies During SNL Monologue Woody Harrelson Spews Anti-Vax Conspiracies in Rambling ‘SNL’ Monologue Woody Harrelson’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Monologue Makes COVID Conspiracy Jokes