They should make a sitcom with the most popular characters from other sitcoms (SNL, series)
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Make a sitcom about a George Costanza, and he sees a therapist named Frasier Crane.
And George's roommate is Charlie Harper (from Two And A Half Men), and they're friends with somebody from another sitcom.
Most of the legendary sitcom actors are only good at playing ONE character, so they should....
Make a sitcom about a George Costanza, and he sees a therapist named Frasier Crane.
And George's roommate is Charlie Harper (from Two And A Half Men), and they're friends with somebody from another sitcom.
Most of the legendary sitcom actors are only good at playing ONE character, so they should....
I wouldn't.
Characters don't exist in isolation. They are crafted to their fictional milieu, and those differ not only in content but in philosophy and vibe and in that certain indefinable artistic quality. George Constanza would have no place in the Frasier universe. Frasier Crane would have no place in the Seinfeld universe.
Crossovers are usually artistic failures. They 'work' only in a financial sense because audiences love them regardless of their illogical bases.
Characters don't exist in isolation. They are crafted to their fictional milieu, and those differ not only in content but in philosophy and vibe and in that certain indefinable artistic quality. George Constanza would have no place in the Frasier universe. Frasier Crane would have no place in the Seinfeld universe.
Crossovers are usually artistic failures. They 'work' only in a financial sense because audiences love them regardless of their illogical bases.
Therapists treat all kinds of people, so Frasier has a place with all people.
His only scenes with Costanza would be in therapy sessions.
Frasier also showed how versatile he was at fitting in with other characters, in Cheers.
And Costanza is very similar to a character you might find at Cheers, but again it would be different, because it'd only be in therapy sessions.
...and where are they all going to live - St. Louis?
The premise of the OP might work if it was restricted to one location. For New York, you could pick characters from Seinfeld, Friends and How I Met Your Mother but not Fraiser because Frasier Crane has no ties to New York.
Yeah, but even though Jerry was the lead in Seinfeld, they spread the scenes evenly enough.
If I was starting a new sitcom of all-star characters, I'd only take one character from each old sitcom (from 3 or 4 old sitcoms), so the new sitcom would only be 4 characters sharing the spotlight (same as they did in Seinfeld, and even more characters sharing the spotlight in Friends).
I'd begin with Frasier, because he's a proven versatile character, being in Cheers and Frasier already.
Plus even though he's a therapist, he was not seen in the therapist chair in Cheers (he was only seen at the bar), and he was working on radio in Frasier.....so he should be in a new sitcom working inside a therapist's room so it'd be a fresh take (or fresh scenery) on his character.
Plus he'd probably like living in New York because he likes the arts and musicals etc.
To choose the 3 other characters, that would be up to the producers who have a feel for chemistry.
But I think George Costanza is meant to be a mental patient, so you can show scenes with him and Frasier and then show Costanza at home with his all-star roommate or all-star wife, and at work with his all-star boss or co-worker.
The main thing is, these actors will be playing the only character they ever mastered, instead of trying to do something they aren't capable of.
Kelsey Grammer tried 2 sitcoms ("Back To You" and "Hank"), and they both failed.....because he's only got one great character in him.
Jason Alexander tried other sitcoms ("Bob Patterson", "Listen Up" and "Hit The Road").....but they all failed, because he didn't play to his strengths.
Let the Seinfield gang out of jail......and take it from there. Could be funny, seeing them old, and out of jail, not knowing what life is like now.
Yeah, sounds ideal.
Not a long sentence though, but might have got a longer sentence when they tried to escape or something.
Elaine might have killed someone in the ladies prison.
I think the OP's idea has legs. Writers could have a field day with this and thinking outside the box, maybe it doesn't have a set cast and is constantly adding "new" characters or stars that want to participate. Possibly the characters may play the same character as we know them BUT with a different name and life.
Can you imagine a scene where Frazier is having a conversation with Dr. Crane? With old reruns of original series playing on the TV in the background? Maybe this concept could be a replacement for SNL ...........
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