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Ray Romano Says Reviving ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Is ‘Out of the Question’: Reboots Are ‘Never as Good’ (variety.com)

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[+] gardylou@lemmy.world 42 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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[+] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip -12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Nu-Frasier is a "reboot" of good Frasier. It is about Frasier, having moved to a new town, trying to get along with his family that has very different values to him while working at a new job. And, as much as I love old Frasier and consider it one of the top ten shows of all time... it was also about doing a show with (one of) the worst character(s) of Cheers. Just like Nu-Frasier is a spinoff/reboot starring the worst character of Frasier.

Would it be a "spinoff" if the title wasn't just "Frasier"?

At which point, what is Fuller House? Same cast (minus the Olsens) of the original. Very similar premise. But I guess the title is different so it is a Spinoff. Same with How I Met Your Father.

[–] 520@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

At which point, what is Fuller House? Same cast (minus the Olsens) of the original.

A sequel series. Plain and simple. The new Frasier is this too.

It takes place some time after the original with mostly the same main characters, and they are the same characters from the original show.

No alternate universe, no alternate versions of characters, no retelling of stories, it's just that time in the universe has jumped forward a few years.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

A spin-off or spinoff is any narrative work derived from an already existing work that focuses on different aspects from the original work.

I think the "focuses on different aspects" is what you're missing.

It's well known that Frasier was a spinoff of Cheers. A spinoff generally focueses on a different character, or views the show from a different point of view.

A reboot takes an existing franchise and "reboots" it. Frasier (2023) is generally a reboot because it takes the same show and restarts it. Frasier (1993) took a side character from Cheers and made an entire show about it.

Frasier 1993 and Frasier 2023 are both shows about the life of Frasier Crane.
Cheers is a show about the bar cheers and the regular barflies, and one of them is Frasier Crane. Thus Frasier is a spinoff.

If they took Freddie and made a show called "Freddie" then I would call it a spinoff.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

fuller house was a reboot and sequel with the kids now the parents.