Kirstie on Fraiser..... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

DianeChambers87 · 07-13-2003, 07:16 PM

I know the title intrigued you to come and see but don't get to excited! lol It's not what you think, I found an article that states why kirstie won't do Fraiser....

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STAR MAGAZINE....

Cheers was such a friendly Boston neighborhood bar. That, however, was a long
time ago.

Now, nearly nine years after the pub closed for good, ending one of TV
history's most watched sitcoms, two popular members of a cast once united by
chemistry and friendship are at odds.

In one corner, Kirstie Alley, the woman who played Rebecca, Cheers'
barmaid-turned-manager. In the other, Kelsey Grammer, who played one of her
best customers, the pompous psychiatrist Frasier Crane -- the character that
was turned into the wildly successful off-spinoff sitcom Frasier.

At the heart of the tension is a plea that Grammer, 47, recently made to Alley.
He wanted her to guest-star -- along with other Cheers alumni -- on Frasier.
Her answer? I don't think so! And the reason is a little wacky. Alley, 51,
apparently doesn't believe in psychiatry. And even if Grammer only plays a
shrink on television, she still wants nothing to do with Frasier.

All other Cheers cast members, by the way, made, or are about to make,
appearances on NBC's Frasier. Since the sitcom set in Seattle started airing in
1993, Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, Shelley Long and Bebe Neuwirth popped up at
one time or another. And April 30, Rhea Perlman, Carla on Cheers, and eternal
bar buddies Cliff, played by ohn Ratzenberger, and Norm, George Wednt, are
scheduled for an episode in which Frasier attends mailman Cliff's retirement
party. That's the episode Alley nixed.

"Kirstie told Kelsey that she couldn't accept his invitation because her
church, Scientology, believes it can solve all psychological problems and they
look at psychiatry and psychology as competition," a set insider said. "She
thinks her presence would show that she's giving her stamp of approval to
something her church frowns upon. Kelsey just wanted Kirstie to join a few
friends for a laugh. This had nothing to do with religion and everything to do
with TV ratings."

A bummed-out Grammer told a Confidential source: "It's not like I'm asking
Kirstie to lay on a couch and bare her soul, for crying out loud!"

Still, Grammer and the old brew crew didn't let Alley's absence spoil the fun.
Set insiders described a "heck of a party" after the show was wrapped.

When is the last time Alley appeared on prime-time network TV? In the
miniseries The Last Don II, in 1998. And that, in television, was a long, long
time ago. It probably would have been smart for her to show up.

I was surfing for "Cheers Reunion" and this came up...I thought it was interesting....

NORM · 07-13-2003, 09:10 PM

See that's why I don't believe in isms, no one should. An ism is someone elses beliefs or ideas that you follow. Be original, be yourself, and watch cheers.

barwars · 07-14-2003, 06:30 PM

I think the perfect way for Kirstie to be on Frasier is to have her protesting against psychiatry.

DianeChambers87 · 07-14-2003, 06:34 PM

Exactly! because it's not like Kelsey Grammer IS a psychiatrist, he's an actor and it IS a television show. I understand about her not wanting to make a statement "for" psychiatry, so she can protest and keep to her principles, but still be on the show.

Brian Damage · 07-14-2003, 08:07 PM

Her religion obviously doesn't prevent her from selling crappy merchandise from Pier 1.

TJL · 07-14-2003, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by Brian Damage
Her religion obviously doesn't prevent her from selling crappy merchandise from Pier 1.

Yes, Scientology doesn't condone psychiatry, but it has no problem with wicker and votive candles.

onefortheroad · 07-14-2003, 11:30 PM

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Yes, Scientology doesn't condone psychiatry, but it has no problem with wicker and votive candles.

hahaha

07-13-2003, 09:10 PM	#2
NORM #1 Wendt Fan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 19, 2002 Location: Wherever my wheels are rolling. Posts: 1,607	See that's why I don't believe in isms, no one should. An ism is someone elses beliefs or ideas that you follow. Be original, be yourself, and watch cheers.
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07-14-2003, 06:30 PM	#3
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	I think the perfect way for Kirstie to be on Frasier is to have her protesting against psychiatry.

07-14-2003, 06:34 PM	#4
DianeChambers87 Elizabeth B. Malone Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 16, 2003 Location: Swampland USA Posts: 5,178	Exactly! because it's not like Kelsey Grammer IS a psychiatrist, he's an actor and it IS a television show. I understand about her not wanting to make a statement "for" psychiatry, so she can protest and keep to her principles, but still be on the show.

07-14-2003, 08:07 PM	#5
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Her religion obviously doesn't prevent her from selling crappy merchandise from Pier 1.