Yes. After 6 years (and probably 10 years of waiting), today I finally completed my Frasier DVD collection! I was quite devastated that Big W had run out, but a chance entrance into JB Hifi mollified my disappointment. I am quite simply ecstatic!
I’ve grown up with Frasier. I was the odd kid out in high school—with the exception of one other well cultured friend who incidentally loved Star Trek, Star Wars and Harry Potter in addition—who adored it and quoted it, while everyone waxed lyrical about that other asinine and not that funny comedy about a certain group of “friends” (OK, that’s not fair; it occasionally has good moments!) I just see a bit of myself in every character, and the jokes are so wry, ironic and witty. I inadvertently find myself appropriating the dialogue in my own voice sometimes. It’s amazing how influenced you become simply from watching this show hundreds of times.
I watched ‘Something Borrowed, Something Blue’ (the last episode of season 7) today for the first time in a couple of years, and as always I bawl at the end when Niles finally tells Daphne he loves her. Even though the quality of the show’s writing definitely took a bad turn after this whole development (although to be honest I think it started as early as after season 4), I can’t help but still be happy that they got their HEA. Even at the expense of a few good laughs; they are just so adorable together. Probably one of the most dynamic, funny and loveable TV couples ever, even if their relationship should have stayed platonic. Plus, Niles is the best TV comic character. EVER.
This video sums up Niles and Daphne’s relationship very well:
And for even more laughs—some bloopers:
Finally, one of my favourite performances in Frasier:
Well, at least now I’ll be able to watch the rest of the the Frasier eps I haven’t seen in sequence, thank you very much Channel 9 for screwing up the schedule all those years…
Tags: frasier, video of the week
