David Hyde Pierce has revealed he would be willing to return to the Frasier franchise if the show was rebooted again. The long-running sitcom first aired from 1993 until 2004 as a hugely successful spin-off show of the classic comedy series Cheers. The show was revived in 2023 for Paramount+, with lead star Kelsey Grammer returning as Dr Frasier Crane - but Hyde Pierce's character was absent. The revived show was abruptly cancelled after two seasons in January - but now the Niles Crane actor has
Uh, he could have appeared in the first reboot before they canceled it. Might have even saved it. Having watched both seasons of it, I highly doubt there will be a second reboot; it just seemed to lack all of the charm, wit, and cast chemistry of the original. Not that I didn’t enjoy it, but everything felt forced and sitcom-y. But it is what it is.
Lol, or is that also what Pierce thinks and is why he’s saying it now?