Kelsey Grammer Wants The Original FRASIER Co-Stars To Return For The Reboot

A few months ago we learned that Kelsey Grammer and CBS were looking at rebooting the classic sitcom Frasier.

At the time was reported that the plan was to give Fraiser a hard reboot that will take place in a new city, "with the title character, played by Grammer, as a possible link to the Emmy-winning 1993 series." It was also said that it would mostly focus on new characters.

Now in a recent report from Deadline, we’ve learned that Grammer has not “settled yet on a premise worthy of a Frasier reboot, but he’s still on the hunt.” So all that previous info regarding the reboot may not be the direction it’s going at all.

During a panel celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the hit NBC series as part of the USC Comedy Festival Vol. 4 held in Los Angeles this weekend the stars and producers were in attendance remembering the late John Mahoney and sharing stories about the acclaimed series.

It’s at this event that Grammer said, “No, there’s been no premise that has come along that has the necessary fire.” He added, “A lot of us are quite committed to the concept that you would never try to redo what we once had.”

Grammer then made it very clear that he would like his fellow Frasier cast mates to join him on the series reboot saying, “There has been some discussions; nothing is planned; There is nothing set in stone. In my own personal approach to what I’ve discussed with other people is that I wouldn’t want to do it without these guys.”

I would be more open to a reboot of the series if the original cast members returned. That’s what would make the whole thing worth it. It would be fun to see what the characters are up to 14 years after the series ended.

Grammer went on to admit that the reboot would “have to have a different foundation” since it’s been so long, but he knows he wants “a new life with a new continuation for all of them but that they’re still together.”

Grammer is currently meeting with potential new writers who are pitching him concepts for the reboot. The actor goes on to share him jumping off point for the series saying, “Whatever happens, in my mind, should be that he sorted out something that he hadn’t had sorted out previously. That would be the stepping point, so we’ll see.”

I hope that they can come up with a great concept because I actually wouldn’t mind seeing Frasier return.

I actually think it would be fun to actually explore the relationship between Frasier and his son Frederick. Maybe through the popularity of podcasting into the mix. What would you like to see in a series reboot?