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maskenfreiheit: Dec 30, 2004

if i was a sitcom writer i'd randomly pick a female castmember to always stand behind ferns and stuff to troll the tabloids

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:02

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# ? May 10, 2024 02:38

Teriyaki Hairpiece: Dec 29, 2006; I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

At least they acknowledged Niles and Daphne not making sense. Also they showed multiple times how her wacky/British stories were often just clever ways to manipulate the Crane boys.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:15

Teriyaki Hairpiece: Dec 29, 2006; I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

Like the one episode I watched recently had her make up a story about her piano instructor killed himself to get Niles to let her stop trying to play. Also I remember an early season episode where she talked about how she was going to make some gross British dish just to freak everybody out and get the condo to herself. Just off the top of my head.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:17

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this is great, this is great

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:27

Bob James: Nov 15, 2005; by Lowtax; Ultra Carp

Eddie was a real motherfucker.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:38

GolfHole: Feb 26, 2004

my uneducated mother is from liverpool and single-raised my educated brother and i
fraiser gives me fuckin ptsd

# ? Apr 20, 2017 18:21

Harold Stassen: Jan 24, 2016

Police Automaton posted:

this is great, this is great

S06E01, Good Grief, my second favourite episode :3:

the one right after is my favourite- Frasier's Curse, for having both the dramatic irony that defines the show as well as some of Frasiers best rants/breakdowns

TABLE 97. SINGING "GOODBYE MY CONEY ISLAND BABY", WITH THE CHECKMATES

# ? Apr 20, 2017 18:46

Him: Oct 9, 2015

# ? Apr 20, 2017 18:59

rezatahs: Jun 9, 2001; by Smythe

Him posted:

i'm the random pink chair at the end of the hallway

# ? Apr 20, 2017 19:12

spog: Aug 7, 2004; It's your own bloody fault.

I'm the third bathtub.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 19:16

GolfHole: Feb 26, 2004

wheres bulldog live

# ? Apr 20, 2017 19:15

Harold Stassen: Jan 24, 2016

A truly brilliant piece of set design

# ? Apr 20, 2017 19:25

Teriyaki Hairpiece: Dec 29, 2006; I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

The washer dryer room was just Frasier's hat storage for 6 seasons because he didn't give a poo poo about making his dad's physical therapist do laundry in the basement.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 20:07

Inexplicable Humblebrag: Sep 20, 2003

i'm either the tiny bathroom allocated for use by people who don't have their own bedroom, or the repeated motif of seating for four in an apartment that can luxuriously accommodate six

# ? Apr 20, 2017 20:40

Carpet: Apr 2, 2005; Don't press play

Him posted:

this isn't canon - the layout of Frasier's bathroom doesn't match that seen in the episode "Seat of Power".

# ? Apr 20, 2017 22:27

BMS: Mar 11, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

I don't know if this has been posted yet, but just saw this one last night, and it's great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZYH_rJcTjw

For some reason it is very catchy, and I've been jamming out like the guy in the booth all day with this stuck on repeat in my mind. Time for alcohol.

# ? Apr 21, 2017 00:16

JIZZ DENOUEMENT: Oct 3, 2012; STRIKE!

Roz has big ole' tittays

# ? Apr 21, 2017 00:25

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN: Jun 26, 2009

Solice Kirsk posted:

She was supposed to be obtainable. Also hot.

Thanks makes sense. And cece from the nanny, same deal?

# ? Apr 21, 2017 01:13

BMS: Mar 11, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

JIZZ DENOUEMENT posted:

Roz has big ole' tittays

Just pump up the volume and call me kitty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC5rp7PJ8DQ

# ? Apr 21, 2017 01:48

Bust Rodd: Oct 21, 2008; by VideoGames

Ok I unwadded my jock and started over by just leaving the show running while im doing other stuff and you guys are right, this show is extremely funny in a cute way.

I guess my only lingering issue is the idea that he was allowed to walk in front of camera with that wet, bald mullet look. Possible contestant for worst media haircut of that decade?

# ? Apr 21, 2017 14:31

Solice Kirsk: Jun 1, 2004; .

Bust Rodd posted:

Ok I unwadded my jock and started over by just leaving the show running while im doing other stuff and you guys are right, this show is extremely funny in a cute way.

I guess my only lingering issue is the idea that he was allowed to walk in front of camera with that wet, bald mullet look. Possible contestant for worst media haircut of that decade?

It goes away in season 3 I think. And I think the "Worst Hair of the 90's" hands down goes to Elaine from Seinfeld.

# ? Apr 21, 2017 14:43

Harold Stassen: Jan 24, 2016

For every 'Rachel' haircut there must be an Elaine, to balance out the universe. Even at the time I thought it was a bad look, glad she changed it eventually

# ? Apr 21, 2017 14:52

spog: Aug 7, 2004; It's your own bloody fault.

Bust Rodd posted:

I guess my only lingering issue is the idea that he was allowed to walk in front of camera with that wet, bald mullet look. Possible contestant for worst media haircut of that decade?

Don't forget that it was very fashionable for the time.

Likewise, Niles' suits - the absolute best in fashionable menswear at the time; now he looks like a ventriloquist's dummy

# ? Apr 21, 2017 15:13

brugroffil: Nov 30, 2015

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Apparently taping would go relatively quickly (one 3-hour sitting of one live audience compared to two 5-hour tapings with two audiences for one episode of Friends ) and it really is like a play in how it's written and acted. The Frasier apartment is a masterwork in set and stage design. There are 'smarter' shows on now but as far as network television goes everything about Frasier was a class act, and that was really uncommon at that point.

This was a short interview with one of the directors on the show talking about the apartment set:

http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2009/09/frasier-living-room.html

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quote:
Dave wonders about the FRASIER set.

Where were the cameras, and where was the audience?

The living room gives the viewer virtually a 360-degree view of the set. There seems to be a small space between the front door and the kitchen, but sometimes we see a wall there. And then there are the reverse angles; sometimes we have setups by the kitchen, sometimes by the balcony, sometime by the fireplace.

Were the walls movable? Was it clever staging? Handheld cameras? Multiple takes? What's the deal?

First off, the set was brilliantly designed by Roy Christopher. In addition to all the shows he�s worked on, he�s also designed the sets for numerous Oscar and Emmy award shows. But for my money the Frasier living room is his masterpiece.

The audience looks straight into the set. The balcony and skyline of Seattle is in the back. Martin�s chair faces you. Between the audience bleachers and the set are the four cameras. Walls are hinged. The wall leading to the kitchen can swing in and you can get a camera way up into the set. You can shoot the couch (which is angled to the audience) practically straight on.

I was able to bring cameras way up into the set and shoot a scene between Daphne and Roz at that round kitchen table in the back. You can get cameras far enough into the set to shoot scenes out on the balcony if you like.

In a couple of places there are "ports" in the walls. These are sections that can slide out allowing cameras to peek through from the other side of the wall. This allows you to shoot deep up into the set. You're always trying to get shots where you can see the actors' eyes. That's not something you are consciously aware of but when you can't see the eyes it's very disconcerting.

How they sometimes do reverse angles is by sliding a wall piece in. That's the "fourth" wall that the audience is looking through normally.

And here�s the best part. Wherever you shoot, from any camera, it�s always an interesting angle. There are hallways and nooks and skylines and pianos and artwork and fireplaces � it�s just a feast for the eye.

# ? Apr 21, 2017 16:56

Teriyaki Hairpiece: Dec 29, 2006; I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

So what furniture and artwork are on the wall that the TV is on??

# ? Apr 21, 2017 17:21

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There are quite a few shots where you not only notice the apartment has no normal ceiling but you also can see microphones etc.. Happens quite often actually. Of course this happens on every show but I never noticed it that often on another show tbh

# ? Apr 21, 2017 17:25

hard counter: Jan 2, 2015

spog posted:

Likewise, Niles' suits - the absolute best in fashionable menswear at the time; now he looks like a ventriloquist's dummy

in retrospect it was pretty weird that two-sizes-too-big for menswear suits was fashionable in the 90s/early 00s

it's like zootsuits made a comeback

# ? Apr 21, 2017 17:51

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hard counter posted:

in retrospect it was pretty weird that two-sizes-too-big for menswear suits was fashionable in the 90s/early 00s

it's like zootsuits made a comeback

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IqH3uliwJY

# ? Apr 21, 2017 17:55

slave to my cravings: Mar 1, 2007; Got my mind on doritos and doritos on my mind.

I watched season 7 and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I thought season 8 was overall pretty bad, although we did get to see Odo sleep with Roz.

# ? Apr 21, 2017 19:45

Teriyaki Hairpiece: Dec 29, 2006; I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

There were good and bad episodes in every season but if you were to watch one completely randomly and there's no weird Frasier hair or Daphne Niles relationship you're almost guaranteed to see some decent television.

# ? Apr 21, 2017 21:09

Bob James: Nov 15, 2005; by Lowtax; Ultra Carp

I'm watching Frasier on Netflix. Frasier doesn't have any black friends. This may be problematic.

# ? Apr 21, 2017 22:00

Harold Stassen: Jan 24, 2016

A noticeable change after he switches out the weird frog thing for a real Chihuli

# ? Apr 21, 2017 22:08

GolfHole: Feb 26, 2004

Bob James posted:

I'm watching Frasier on Netflix. Frasier doesn't have any black friends. This may be problematic.

its time for black frasier

# ? Apr 21, 2017 22:08

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