Frasier - Complete Final Season

Director: Cynthia J. Popp, David Lee, Katy Garretson

Overview

The long-running situation comedy Frasier ended its 11-year run in 2004, and this special DVD set collects the show's last season in its entirety. The material on Frasier: The Complete Final Season has been transferred to disc in its original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo. The dialogue is in English, with no multiple language options included. As a bonus, the set includes two bonus short subjects which look back on the show as the cast and crew say farewell.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/16/2004
UPC:	0097360538144
Original Release:	0000
Rating:	NR
Source:	Paramount
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Time:	8:55:00
Sales rank:	13,212

Special Features

Closed Caption; Observations, Analyses and Good-Byes; Frasier Says Farewell

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kelsey Grammer	Dr. Frasier Crane
David Hyde Pierce	Dr. Niles Crane
John Mahoney	Martin Crane
Jane Leeves	Daphne Moon
Peri Gilpin	Rozalinda 'Roz' Doyle

Technical Credits

Cynthia J. Popp	Director
David Lee	Director
Katy Garretson	Director
Kelsey Grammer	Director
Scott Ellis	Director
Sheldon Epps	Director

Menu

Side #1 -- Disc One
   No Sex, Please, We're Skittish
   A Man, a Plan and a Gal: Julia
   The Doctor Is Out
   The Babysitter
   The Placeholder
   I'm Listening
   Maris Returns
   Play All
Side #2 -- Disc Two
   Murder Most Maris
   Guns N' Neuroses
   SeaBee Jeebies
   High Holidays
   Frasier Lite
   The Ann Who Came to Dinner
   Play All
Side #3 -- Disc Three
   Freudian Sleep
   Caught in the Act
   Boo!
   Coots and Ladders
   Match Game
   Miss Right Now
   Play All
Side #4 -- Disc Four
   And Frasier Makes Three
   Detour
   Crock Tales
   Goodnight, Seattle
   Play All
   Special Features
      Observations, Analyses and Good-Byes
      Frasier Says Farewell

Editorial Reviews

Millions of fans were disappointed to learn that the 11th season of Frasier would be its last, even though some had grumbled that the show had become stale. To the surprise of many, the final 23 episodes included some of the very best in the series. By the time the series-ending two-parter, "Goodbye, Seattle," aired in early 2004, Frasier's producers had tied up all the loose ends and interpolated a number of in-jokes that diehard fans would appreciate. The 2003-4 season got off to a hilarious start with "No Sex Please, We're Skittish," in which Roz (Peri Gilpin) decides that she hates her new job and returns to KACL as though nothing had happened, somehow giving Frasier the impression that she is romantically interested in him. It's also revealed that Daphne (Jane Leeves) is pregnant with husband Niles's (David Hyde Pierce) child. Frasier's girlfriend, Julia Wilcox (Felicity Huffman), gets the boot just a couple of episodes later, and subsequently Laura Linney is introduced as Charlotte, his new love interest. Star Trek: The Next Generation star Patrick Stewart guest-stars in the hilarious "The Doctor Is Out," playing the gay director of Seattle's opera guild. Bebe Neuwirth makes her final appearance as Frasier's ex-wife, Lilith, in "Guns 'n' Neuroses." The memorable series finale finds Frasier's dad, Martin (John Mahoney), marrying another Season 11 regular, Ronee Lawrence (Wendie Malick), and Daphne giving birth to a son, with Frasier leaving Seattle to take an exciting new job in San Francisco. The challenge of winding down and providing a satisfying conclusion to Frasier's 11-year run certainly inspired the show's writers, who turned out some of the sharpest scripts of the entire series. There's no denying that the distinguished sitcom went out on a high note, and the episodes collected in this extras-laden four-disc box set will provide many hours of pleasure for years to come.

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse