Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25753 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-10-27
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 44
• Running time: 5630 minutes

Synopsis
With its witty dialogue, sophisticated character development, and classic slapstick situations, FRASIER is perhaps best described as the thinking man's FRIENDS. Taking centre stage is pompous radio psychiatrist Dr Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), whose phone-in show serves as much an outlet for his neuroses, as it does a public service for the people of Seattle. Clever intersecting storylines feature a brilliant ensemble cast, including his prim and proper brother Niles (David Hyde Pierce), their gruff retired-cop father Martin (John Mahoney), live-in home care worker Daphne (Jane Leeves), brassy radio producer Roz (Teri Gilpin), and a charismatic Jack Russell terrier named Eddie, with whom Frasier has regular staring contests but never wins. This collection includes the show's pilot episode through to its eleventh series finale, and every episode in between.

Subtitle information is as follows:

Season 1 - English SDH (P), Danish, Norwegian
French, Castilian Spanish and English commentaries

Season 2 - English SDH (P), Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
English, French, Castilian Spanish commentaries

Season 3 - English SDH (P), Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, French Forced

Season 4 - English, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch

Season 5 - Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, English (P), Dutch, English SDH (P)

Season 6 - Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, English (P), Dutch, English SDH (P)

Seasons 7,8,9,10 and 11 - English SDH (P)

Customer Reviews

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It really shouldn't have worked. Frasier was a secondary character in a hugely popular sit-com that ran for over a decade. More people associated Cheers with Sam and Diane or Woody than with Doctor Frasier Crane, so it was a surprise that this show got green-lighted by the studio at all. Nonetheless it was a pleasant surprise because, in many ways, Frasier is a better TV show.

From the opening episode, when the new set-up in Seattle and the new characters are carefully introduced with the now iconic black and white title cards, you knew the show wanted to go in its own direction. This was in no way "Cheers 2" for people with withdrawal symptoms from one of the biggest sit-coms of all time. In fact, the only thing they borrowed from the preceding show is the characters back story. The new show was filled to the brim with integrity, rich, intellectual dialogue and high quality jokes that in no way pandered to the lowest common dominator. That isn't to say that the show wasn't accessible to the masses ... after all, the show ran for 11 seasons and was watched by millions across the globe.

The new characters introduced into the life of Frasier - an 11 year old character himself - also make this spin-off show very special. Niles is truly one of the funniest television characters ever created and his ongoing relationship with Daphne is incredibly sweet. You'll root for them to get together much more than you ever would for Ross and Rachel. Martin and Eddie also have too many classic, hysterical scenes to count.

In summary, this is a 5 star show through and through. Not only will you overdose on episode after episode and season after season, but you'll also admire the high quality writing and acting that was a principle of the show and never waned.

As they say, the worlds best TV sitcom
After seeing random order episodes of the 11 seasons of Frasier for several years on cable I finally bought the box and watched them all continuously over a few weeks which is a quite interesting experience. The first 4-5 seasons are the best with rarely a bad epsiode, seasons 5-8 is a little more shaky with a few cruise-control epsiodes you quickly forget but still the best and most intelligent sitcom ever written. During the final 9-11 seasons the show occasionally even takes on a serious tone which is a little surprising but also interesting as they deal with the background of espescially Frasiers but also the rest of the characters personality backgrounds, almost as a deliberate start of wrapping up the series. The final double episode ties up all loose ends but as the final credits runs you feel a little abandoned, it is more a fit-it-all-in-the-last-double-episode race than a true "good bye". Another funny effect of seeing all 11 seasons so compressed is that at times it gets unbearable to see poor Frasier trying to deal with the messes he ends up with but overall it is a testament to the quality that you actually can see so many episodes without it getting boring.

Lovable Snobs
Frasier is just the best comfort viewing available. After spending a lovely couch-potato weekend watching re-runs back to back a few weeks ago I just had to treat myself to this DVD box set.

Frasier and his brother Niles are two Seattle shrinks and the most pompous but lovable snobs around. Their on-screen chemistry is fantastic which is what makes this brilliantly written series such a joy.

Worth every penny in my opinion.