When last we saw Kelsey Grammer’s Dr. Frasier Crane in 2004, his flight was landing in Chicago, as Frasier had decided to eschew a job in San Francisco in order to be with his girlfriend, Charlotte (Laura Linney). It was a sweet twist, a lovely grace note, as we bid adieu to one of the most enduring sitcom characters of all time, whom we first met on “Cheers” all those years ago.
Ah, but in this age of the Classic TV Revival, of “Fuller House” and “That ’90s Show,” of updates or reboots or new takes on “Veronica Mars” and “The Fresh Prince” and “The Wonder Years” and “Hawaii Five-O” and “Gossip Girl” et al., it comes as no surprise we’re seeing the return of “Frasier,” a direct sequel to the beloved series that received 107 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with 37 wins, in its 11-year run on NBC.
