#59 – Marvel's Frasier Invasion

1990s Pacific Northwest radio icon Dr. Frasier Crane is back, but is the new Boston-set reboot of Frasier really listening to what viewers want? We’ll share some of our favorite classic Frasiers and compare them to the new Paramount+ reboot (which, like the sherry at a Bean Town bar, we found… questionable). But first! Chris shares his love of CNN Max (he’s aware this makes him a middle aged man now, thanks for asking!) The Daily Show announces more guest hosts (including some returning favorites!) Dianne learns the difference between Space Whales and Earth Whales (it’s a sci-fi thing!) Price hikes at both Netflix and Disney+ leave Chris and Dianne wondering how much spaceships and comic books are really worth these days… …and it turns out Marvel is asking itself the same thing?? We’ll explain! ——— 🥗 Review: Frasier (2023) 🚨 Spoiler Alert: First 3 Episodes 🚨 Where to Watch: Paramount+ New Episodes Release: Weekly, on Thursdays Spinoffs: Yes, it is. ——— 🍳 Bonus Review: Frasier (1993) 🚨 Spoiler Alert for… oh come on, it’s Frasier! 🚨 Number of Seasons Overall: 11 Where to Watch: Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu! Spinoffs: Yes, it is. ——— 🔗 Links: CNN's New Streaming Counterpart Features A Big Chunk of Linear Schedule – Brian Steinberg, Variety Here are your Daily Show guest hosts for the fall – Matt Schimkowitz, A.V. Club Hasan Minhaj reportedly out of contention for the Daily Show gig – William Hughes, A.V. Club Here comes another Netflix price hike – Emma Roth, The Verge Netflix subscribers surge as company announces price hikes in some regions – Alexandra Canal, Yahoo! Finance Netflix is planning to launch retail destinations in 2025 – Andrew Webster, The Verge ‘Daredevil’ Hits Reset Button as Marvel Overhauls Its TV Business – Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter Marvel’s TV experiment wasn’t a failure—until Marvel decided it was – Sam Barsanti, A.V. Club Disney reveals size of ESPN's biz for the first time – Sara Fischer, Axios 'Frasier' Best Episodes Ranked – LaToya Ferguson, Variety 21 Frasier Episodes That Defined Its Beloved Original Run – Bethy Squires, Vulture Frasier and Niles Were Supposed to Open a Theater Together – Devon Ivie, Vulture Why Frasier Needs Longer Seasons (and a Network Home) – Josef Adalian, Vulture Oops we forgot this one last time: Why Did The Golden Bachelor Have to Be Like This? – Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com