Original Frasier star David Hyde Pierce insists he’s “right” to turn down the chance to reprise his acclaimed role as Niles in the reboot series, believing the revival doesn’t need him given its current direction.Speaking with the Los Angeles Times, Pierce revealed he never seriously considered the prospect of coming back for the Frasier reboot despite the fact he “loved” starring in the original sitcom. According to the multiple Emmy Award-winning actor, the biggest reason for opting against a Frasier return was scheduling conflicts as his focus has been working on the Max comedy-drama series, Julia. “I never really wanted to go back. It’s not like I said, ‘Oh, I don’t ever want to do that again.’ I loved every moment. It was that I wanted to do other things. And, when we got into real talks about the reboot, I had just started on the Julia TV show and was working on a musical and going to do another musical, not this one. And I just thought, ‘I don’t want to be committed to a show and not be able to do stuff like this,’” he said.Season 1 of the Frasier reboot was met with mixed reviews from critics, with some disappointed by the lack of legacy characters in the revival as only Peri Gilpin (Roz Doyle) and Bebe Neuwirth (Lilith Sternin) appear from the original. However, reboot show co-creator and executive producer Chris Harris claimed the absence of Niles and his wife Daphne Crane was a “blessing” for the revived sitcom because it could focus more on the newly-introduced surrounding characters and their stories, as well as the title character’s future.
Original Frasier star David Hyde Pierce insists he’s “right” to turn down the chance to reprise his acclaimed role as Niles in the reboot series, believing the revival doesn’t need him given its current direction.
Speaking with the Los Angeles Times, Pierce revealed he never seriously considered the prospect of coming back for the Frasier reboot despite the fact he “loved” starring in the original sitcom. According to the multiple Emmy Award-winning actor, the biggest reason for opting against a Frasier return was scheduling conflicts as his focus has been working on the Max comedy-drama series, Julia. “I never really wanted to go back. It’s not like I said, ‘Oh, I don’t ever want to do that again.’ I loved every moment. It was that I wanted to do other things. And, when we got into real talks about the reboot, I had just started on the Julia TV show and was working on a musical and going to do another musical, not this one. And I just thought, ‘I don’t want to be committed to a show and not be able to do stuff like this,’” he said.
Season 1 of the Frasier reboot was met with mixed reviews from critics, with some disappointed by the lack of legacy characters in the revival as only Peri Gilpin (Roz Doyle) and Bebe Neuwirth (Lilith Sternin) appear from the original. However, reboot show co-creator and executive producer Chris Harris claimed the absence of Niles and his wife Daphne Crane was a “blessing” for the revived sitcom because it could focus more on the newly-introduced surrounding characters and their stories, as well as the title character’s future.
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