I'm your host, Curtis.
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- I'm your host, Curtis Shuck.
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I'm your host, Curtis.
Introduced as the “resident abyss boy”; asks when he becomes a man and calculates eleven more years.
Introduced as “a man who loves Amy Sedaris and everything she does.” Ryan performs enthusiastic anticipation before admitting, “No, I do hate her.”
Welcome to Reverse Psychology, the Frasier rewatch podcast where we go backwards through every episode of the show. Tonight, we are covering Frasier 2023, Season 2, Episode 4, The Dedication, which originally streamed on October 3rd, 2024. We meet a stranger in this episode, but will she come with candy? We'll find out. I'm your host, Curtis Shuck. Joining me as always, it's our resident abyss boy. It's Bradley Kirkston. When do I become a man? Do I have to wait 13 years? Yes. Okay, got it. Yeah, I mean, yeah, that's just Jewish law. Okay, got it. We've been doing this show for two years now, New Frasier, so I guess I got 11 more. Got it. Also with us is a man who loves Amy Sedaris and everything she does. It's co-host Ryan Sansone. Curtis, yes, it's so great to get to talk about Amy Sedaris again. It's been too long. I've been looking, I've been, I wrote this day down in my calendar. I've been looking forward to it. Love, love, love. Did I just will that into reality? No, I do hate her. I can't wait to talk about it. I don't hate her. I
The games, the premises, and what everyone brought to the table.
Game / activity
RESULT STATUS
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Go, Cordis.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Well, I would like to mine that show's character, Olivia, pluck her out and spin her off into; her own show.; We can get Yvette Nicole Brown to reprise her role as the sister Monica.; And this will be not a comedy or a sitcom, but a dramedy murder mystery show.; They will be private investigators using their knowledge of psychology and linguistics to; solve murders for the Boston PD.
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What's the hook?
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The hook, frankly, is Yvette Nicole Brown.
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Are you going to have the bit of the two sisters just you're hating each other the whole series; or is eventually they're going to, you know, stop bickering and become closer?
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They begin as enemies and they become frenemy sisters.
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Could we work him in there?
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I mean, given his age and status as a student, I think intern is the perfect role for him.; He will be getting coffee.; He'll be the guy that is mostly absent from the show, but he'll show up for one scene to; deliver coffee and he will say something innocuous, which will trigger Olivia to go, you're; a genius, and then connect some dot to solve the murder.
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How would you use that?
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He's he's their office mate.; And he's mostly bumbling and doesn't get a lot of lines, but he's there 75% of the time.; And as we get to the end of the season, I think we'll discover he's been the evil serial; killer mastermind the whole time.
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Can you just use all the same sets we just created for new Frasier?
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They move into Frasier's apartment.; The sisters once Frasier and Freddie move out like.; Frasier's moved to Paris.; And she is subletting his apartment.
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Where's David living now?
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In Eve's old apartment, she's moved to Guam and he is he's subletting her apartment.
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Was she deported or was she?; Did she move to Guam?
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I don't think she's from Guam.; If anything, I think she's Canadian.; I mean, you're an executive.; Whatever you say.
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What was the name of the show again?
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The Olivica Mysteries.
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Are we married to that?
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Yes.
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Mr. Bradford?
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
This family sitcom really centers around Alan willing to connect with his daughter.; His daughter really needs Alan's help to start a hotel in Orlando, Florida.; So Alan retires as a professor at Harvard to move to Orlando to run a hotel with his daughter.; Cranky Alan has to be a friendly hotel manager.; Even though he has to deal with obnoxious staff and the Orlando heat, he puts up with it for a chance to connect with his daughter.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Not like Orlando heat.
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So we were hoping you could just slot him in there.
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We're also not married to Nora.; Can we maybe like, you know, maybe write her out?
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Well, I didn't say Nora.; He has four kids.; Just pick another daughter.; It doesn't matter.
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Can they be American?; Because I'm not keen on a show full of Brits.
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You know, we can switch every episode just to make it fun.
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And going back to your David idea, what about David as the bartender of the hotel?
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Like how would he interact with like an Alan character?
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Alan would, you know, tell him to, you know, make a cocktail.; Let's say a Bloody Mary for a guest.; And then we'd hear a 10 minute ramble of David telling us the history of Bloody Marys.
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So it's an educational program.
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No, it's comedy.
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Can he fix up the inn?; Can he do some like actual fixes and explain?
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Some of the other characters will be like the repairman and the maintenance workers and all that kind of stuff.
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Who are the, what other characters?
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You get Denise, a divorcee from St. Peter's, Florida, who just really, really has a passion for hotel management.; And she is the head housekeeper.; Then there's Bartholomew from St. Paul, Minnesota.; He's a repairman from St. Paul, Minnesota.; And then the last character is Gregory.; Gregory lives at the hotel.; That's all we know about Gregory.
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What was that name again?
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Bartholomew.
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Is he a mule?
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No, he's a human.
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Can we hear what his accent sounds like if he's from St. Paul?
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He moved from Florida because his wife needs a kidney transplant.; It's very, very tragic.; And this is his St. Paul accent.; He's from St. Paul, Minnesota.
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He moved from Florida to Orlando?
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He moved from St. Paul, Minnesota to Orlando.
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Who plays Gregory?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
His name's Eric Roberts.
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But any way you could make Gregory played by one Mr. Anders Keefe.
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Oh, I like that.; Yes.; Yeah.
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Should he be wearing a fat suit?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Yeah, exactly.; For the Gregory character.
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How many characters can we get him?
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I'd be willing to go up to four.
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Do you think he could do Nora?
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I think that could work.; I think he has to be Nora.
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Is there an Aryan Samsung?
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Will the show take place in an elevator?
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It could.; It could work in an elevator.; It doesn't.; It doesn't.
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Well, like, TV magic, it's fine.; We can make that work.; No problem.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Anyway, this is your classic sort of workplace comedy.; It takes place in a theater.; After delving into Frasier's memoirs,; Phoebe realizes there is mad money to be made in the opera game.; She reckons she can make even more; by finding low-budget, high-ceiling actors; from the local, untapped Boston scene.; She discovers Augustine and Roland; while going to a…
Anyway, this is your classic sort of workplace comedy.; It takes place in a theater.; After delving into Frasier's memoirs,; Phoebe realizes there is mad money to be made in the opera game.; She reckons she can make even more; by finding low-budget, high-ceiling actors; from the local, untapped Boston scene.; She discovers Augustine and Roland; while going to a rehearsal of one of Frasier's favorite obscure plays.; She goes on dates with Vince Wilfork and June Patrick,; and she realizes that they aren't good at loving,; but they're great at improv.; So she attempts to moneyball her way into theater history,; but if she can't sell out opening night,; her evil mom's going to pull all of the funding; and the opera will be canceled.
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Is this a comedy or a drama?
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This is a workplace comedy.
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And the workplace is an elevator?
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It's going to be like the literal elevator,; but it's going to be,; TV magic is going to make it look out to be like,; these are a bunch of people at a theater rehearsal; for pretty much the whole series.
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Which characters would you say are the protagonist; and which are the antagonists?
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So our protagonist, good question.; Phoebe, she's played by Rachel Bloom.
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Do you think we could get Anders Keith,; the guy who plays David, to be Rachel Bloom?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
You know, I don't think that would work,; but I think we could slot him in.; What if we just say he's Vince Wilfork?
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We have this terrible British actor; that played Freddie in Frasier.; How can you use him in this series?
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What if Freddie and David; play Vince Wilfork?; And we just switch him out; and, like, no one notices.
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So how can you make that work?
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What if we kind of make him; like an ornamental rug; as part of the theater piece?; Yes, exactly.; And people just step on him.
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Like he's a prop?
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Yes, exactly.
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Like a Wilson situation; on Home Improvement.; We never see the face.; He's just the prop guy.; He's always sitting in the background.
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Is there any way; you could hire; the original Freddie,; Trevor Einhorn,; to play Freddie in this version?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Phoebe needs a gopher; to run back and get coffee; He could be the assistant.
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Could he be the emo version; the whole time?
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Yeah, I was thinking; the goth would be; a good personal assistant; to a theater director.
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Okay.; He's warm on the inside; but dark on the outside.
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Please tell us.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
It's called Feeble Minds.
CLAIM & ADJUDICATION
she's manipulating them.; that's going to be a whole reveal; at the end of the season.
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Do you spell it with a PH?
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Yeah, obviously.
Conversation excerpt
dedicating this episode to the cancelled Frasier reboot.
What everyone brought to the table · 5 recorded exchanges
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Frasier's reboot was garbage.
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do either of you have any words you'd like to say; in honor of the Frasier reboot?
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
you are the gold standard of failure.
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Brad, would you like to say a few words?
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
A show that really, really, really was watched by hundreds of people.
Conversation excerpt
Conversation excerpt
What everyone brought to the table · 2 recorded exchanges
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Well, was this episode Division I, Ryan?
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Brad, what about you?
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Sour Nightmares, Legume City.
Source excerpt ↗ 1:02:58–1:03:02So for myself, Ryan, and Brad,
Sour Nightmares, Legume City.
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