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Frasier - the Complete 4th Season
RRP: £34.99
GREAT 4TH SERIES
Review date: 2008-09-24 Rating: 8 out of 10
I really enjoyed the 4th series, as the previous reviewers have said there are a few fillers in this one, but there are some very, very funny episodes, with Ham Radio being my fave in this collection. I would have given this five stars, but there is a lack of extra's on this, and, I would have liked to have seen interviews with the cast/production, considering the price of this boxset. But all in all, a good series.
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Good but not the best series
Review date: 2008-06-03 Rating: 8 out of 10
I don't know if it is just me, but Series 4 of Frasier seems just a little bit more patchy than the previous 3 series. There are half a dozen or so fabulous episodes here but also quite a lot of fairly predictable ones. For me it doesn't hit the heights of series 2 or 3, or have the "early days" charm of series 1. Of course the great episodes are really marvelous but there's quite a lot of filler here too. It's still very good comedy and twenty four episodes for £15 is great value, so its worth the money, but there are better series of Frasier.
Sublime comedy
Review date: 2008-03-18 Rating: 10 out of 10
It took me a while to get into Frasier as I was always busy when it was on TV during the 90s and early 2000s. Like many others I have caught up on DVD and it is a comedy gem full of fast wit and high society farce. Frasier actually outscores its precursor series Cheers, which has aged badly in my opinion. I have to warn you that there are virtually no behind-the-scenes interviews or extras, but that would just be another cherry on top of the icing of this brilliant cake.
This season is one of the best as the characters are now well developed and so we can get into some juicy storylines. Martin has a new girlfriend, Sherry, who Frasier and Niles find unbearably common. Frasier spends the season struggling to find love while Niles continues to lust after Daphne. The comic timing between the characters (especially between Frasier and Niles) has now been perfected and the laughs just keep coming.
The most remembered episode for the majority of viewers has been "Ham Radio". I agree, it is a classic (but my all-time personal favourite has to be The Innkeepers from Season 2) and stands out in this season, which has many other very funny episodes too such as:
The Two Mrs Cranes,
The Impossible Dream,
Mixed Doubles,
To Kill a Talking Bird,
Roz's Turn,
Four for the Seesaw,
Three dates and a Break-up
and
Daphne Hates Sherry.
With so many quality episodes I can only rate it 5 stars!
Not the strongest season, but still classic tv.
Review date: 2008-01-17 Rating: 8 out of 10
If only the English could do farce this well!
Once upon a time Punch magazine published cartoons whose punchline was "Collapse of stout party",well if ever there was a modern "stout party" it was Dr Frasier Crane, despite all of his advantages destined forever to be frustrated and deflated.Comedy like that has been out of fashion in the UK for some time now - many modern comedians and audiences seem happier laughing at those worse of than themselves - which is a shame and one of the reasons this show probably could never have been made in this country.But at least we've got these dvd boxsets to remind us why it's so much fun to prick the balloon of pomposity.
This season is a little patchy, although it does contain some classic Frasier episodes including; The Two Mrs Cranes, Love Bites Dog ,Head Shot - Niles is a basketball player's lucky charm,Mixed Doubles - Daphne dates Niles' double,Death And The Dog - Eddie becomes depressed and sees a dog therapist, and 3 Dates And A Breakup. However,there is a dip in quality around the middle of the season, although things pick up again towards the end - perhaps a change of writers?
Having said that, a patchy Frasier season is still better than most other tv comedies and if you're a Frasier fan you're going to have to have this season. Great acting from a great cast, great,great timing, more often than not fantasticly funny scripts that also work in the broader context of the show.
Season 4,like all the others,doesn't really contain any meaningful extras, excerpts from the shows,brief interviews,but when the food's this good you don't have to add a lot of dressing.
Highly recommended.
Product Details/Specifications
Artist(s):
Kelsey Grammer
Peri Gilpin
Jane Leeves
David Hyde Pierce
John Mahoney
Recording label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
EAN: 5014437925633
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 4
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2005-07-18
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Original Language)