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I like shows about smoky backroom deals and greasy politicians hungry for power, who doesn’t?! That is just a great subject for a show. So, theoretically, Kelsey Grammer’s new show, Boss, on Starz, whatever THAT is, should be good. It’s called Boss! He wears cufflinks! It’s about Chicago politics, long known as some of the devious and narratively compelling politics! So, what is the problem? Well, the problem is Kelsey Grammer. It’s not that he doesn’t kind of look and sound the part, because he does kind of look and sound the part. He’s no Fred Thompson, but he’s almost Fred Thompson. At this point in his career, though, Kelsey Grammer’s personal life has so far-overshadowed his professional work that it’s impossible to see him as anything less than a lunatic with highly questionable decision making skills. There are, of course, all his marriages (and subsequent divorces) to various strippers and cocktail waitress. His most recent marriage took place TWO WEEKS after the finalization of his most recent divorce. Cool. Cool couple. Congratulations to both of them. He’s also been involved in a sex tape scandal, which, who hasn’t, except that his sex tape scandal seems to have been created by him for publicity? It’s weird. But most importantly, there is this. Remember that? Yuck. Now, you might be saying that an actor’s work should be divorced (four times) from his or her personal life and politics. Sure! But how about A LITTLE HELP from the actor? Like, maybe you should keep some of this stuff to yourself so that when you start a new show on Starz (still no idea what Starz is, and there is no Wikipedia entry for it) we don’t all take one look at you and see a beet-headed monster slathered in stripper juice. (No offense to strippers.) Kelsey Grammer can barely even manage his own body and we’re supposed to believe he’s the mayor of Chicago? (Alternately: it’s kind of like watching a show on Starz about Bill O’Reilly being the mayor of Chicago, not that there isn’t some kind of terrifying and sad believability to Bill O’Reilly being the mayor of Chicago, but that doesn’t make it a show I would want to watch!)
Boss trailer after the jump, you guys:
Buy a used copy of Kelsey Grammer’s 1996 memoir So Far… here!
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They call him a decisive mayor and yet, after all these years, he still doesn’t know what to do with those tossed salads and scrambled eggs. Stop waffling, Mr. Mayor!
“Justin Finnegan” hahahaha I call FAKE on that name!
Also, mmmmm waffles.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Facebook Connect.
“Tossed salads”. *snicker, snicker*
I feel like FB connect is the plot element that sets up Romantic Comedy after Romantic Comedy. YOU’RE FLW? But then who is Godsauce?
Well, now they are “boss” salads.
I don’t have a problem with the man’s politics, as I am also staunchly against cats on leashes. That said, the best litmus test for a Kelsey Grammer show is this one simple question: “Is he playing Frasier?”
Or Beast. If there were a TV show about Beast from Xmen, and Kelsey Grammer was playing him, I would watch said show.
or Sideshow Bob. I would definitely watch a Sideshow Bob spinoff. Sideshow Boss?
Oh come now, what of his work with the American version of ‘The Sketch Show’ and his appearance in ‘An American Carol’? WHAT OF THOSE THINGS I ASK?
I have not watched The Sketch Show solely so I can continue telling myself that Paul F. Tompkins, Kaitlin Olson, and Mary Lynn Rajskub each really gave it their all and knocked it out of the park as they always do.
Eat that bowl of shit, Carcetti!
Co-starring John Ratzenberger as Cliff, his ignorant but lovable Chief of Staff.
John Ratzenberger is one of two famous people who graduated from my college. (The other is Kevin Nealon!) #coolstorybro
Oh, did you go to Secret Hollywood Conservatives (But Not Really All That Secret) University? I hear their degree in Political Philosophy and Randian Studies is really top-notch.
Sacred Heart University! Cleanest School in the Country (I don’t know if that’s true, but I know that’s a big reason why an exgirlfriend went there).
I was going to chime in with the obligatory “they cancelled Party Down for THIS?!?”, until I realized it could have been worse:
They could have given us a third season of Party Down, with Kelsey Grammer in the Adam Scott role. And not in the way that they brought in Megan Mullally to take Jane Lynch’s spot on the catering crew as a different character, nono. Actually playing the role of Henry, and getting all up on Lizzy Caplan.
Yeah, turn that image over in your mind for a second. You’re welcome.
i miss party down so much
Damnit. Boss is legitimately one of my top 2 favorite books of all time. But Kelsey Grammar is a piece of crap. Don’t ruin this for me Kelsey Grammar!!
I too think this is horribly miscast. I mean look at the differences:
If Steve Buscemi can pull off Boardwalk Empire, I don’t know why this couldn’t work.
(Side note: Am I the only one here who hasn’t followed Kelsey Grammar’s personal life like a tween girl reading Teen Beat?)
(HUGE LOL at whoever -1 me… If that upsets your sensibilities, you must have a hard time just getting out of bed in the morning, heh heh…)
And then there is this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuQAEVLljF4
Next time on Boss: Boss has to stay late at the office.