Announcing "Our Frasier Remake," A Crowdsourced Artist Collaboration
A frame-by-frame reimagining of the Seattle Psychiatrist's most meta episode.
I love Frasier. Joke-per-minute-wise, it’s one of the funniest shows that’s ever been on television. It’s infinitely rewatchable with incredible writing, performances, and some of the best farce episodes on tv (and possibly across all 20th-century mediums). The show received 108 Emmy nominations and a record-breaking 37 wins (surpassing the Mary Tyler Moore Show and only recently being beaten by Game of Thrones) it was a critical and pop-cultural juggernaut. I am a deeply sincere fan.
And still, I think it’s a little silly to reboot it.
So… Inspired by projects like Our Robocop Remake, Our Footloose Remake, and other fan celebrations, I'm putting together a group of artists, illustrators, filmmakers, and more and we are going remake a full episode of Frasier... frame by frame.
I’ve chosen the Season 1 finale "My Coffee With Niles" because it's essentially a philosophical conversation about happiness and the subtext (to me at least) is "Was it worth it to make a spinoff of Cheers about Frasier." The question now is, "Is it worth it to make a spinoff about Frasier decades later." Our Frasier Remake is both a celebration of the original show and a challenge to the idea of endlessly remaking IP.
The episode has been split into 185 sections, each roughly 6-12 seconds. A different artist is responsible for each section, remaking it frame by frame in a different visual style — animation, stop-motion, embroidery, puppetry, and more.
And, it’s a pretty stellar group. Collectively our work has been nominated for Emmy, Grammy, and Webby Awards; hung in museums; broadcast on Adult Swim, Nickelodeon, Netflix, HBO, ABC, Funny or Die, and Comedy Central; referenced in Senate hearings; named Vimeo Staff Picks; screened at SXSW, Sundance, Slamdance, Raindance, Just for Laughs, and more. It's gonna be really cool.
To create something completely original, I’m also working with musicians and voice actors to recreate the audio tracks and am currently in discussion with an original cast member to make a cameo.
WHEN
ParaCockMax+™'s Frasier will premiere in Fall 2023 — I’ve recently heard October 1st — so our independent, artist-made Frasier will premiere in LATE SUMMER of 2023. Take that, The Man.
A Frasier-themed art show at a Los Angeles gallery TBA will host the premiere of Our Frasier Remake, which will be posted online shortly after.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
If you’re interested in participating, please reply in the comments below or send me an email.
And, if you know any Frasier fans… please spread the word. I’m listening…
Id like to participate