After 23 years, the timing is finally right for these Fraser Reboot to bring back a fan-favorite character: Jean Smart’s Lana Gardner. The original Fraser Ran for 11 seasons from 1993 to 2004Garnering a record-breaking 37 Primetime Emmy Awards. A spin-off of the beloved sitcom Cheers, Fraser Centers on Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), a psychiatrist who returns to Seattle to host a radio show – and winds up with his father, Martin (John Mahoney). FraserThe cast of characters includes other memorable personalities, from Frasier’s brother, Niles (David Hyde Pierce), to his producer, Roz (Peri Gilpin).
In true sitcom fashion, Fraser Also boasts a solid rotation of recurring and guest characters, including Lana. First introduced in season 7’s “Big Crane on Campus,” Lana is Frasier’s former classmate. In high school, the show’s title character had a massive crush on Lana, who he then considered way out of his league. Although the duo gets together several times, Smart’s sharp-tongued realtor is defined by her alarmingly aggressive personalityWhich makes things tricky for the best friend. with these Fraser Reboot’s season 2 is unfolding now, it’s the perfect time for Lana to return.
Jean Smart’s recent success makes it the perfect time to return as Lana On Frasier
The Hawks star just won her sixth Emmy Award
At the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards, Jean Smart took home the statue for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, thanks to her career-defining turn as Deborah Vance in Hacks Season 3. It was a huge night for Hacks in the Emmy Awards, winning the awardable comedy series. In the wake of the Emmys, there’s a lot of momentum behind Smart, but it’s also her track record with the televised awards show that makes now the perfect time for her Fraser Return. Niha, Smart has a whopping six Emmys – and two are for Fraser.
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The actor’s first Emmy win was for playing Lana FraserThe seventh and eighth seasons. Now, with three wins for HacksOne for SAMANTHA Who?And two for FraserSmart has more than proven her comedic chops. Although Smart has also been nominated for her work in dramas like More from Easttown And Guard, The third win for Hacks Proves she’s on a hot streak with TV comedies. It would be satisfying to see Smart return to one of her earlier comedy successes with Paramount+ Fraser Reboot. The timing couldn’t be better for a true Jean Smart renaissance.
Kelsey Grammer has already teased a big way to bring back Jean Smart’s Lana in Frasier
Lana’s son could be the key to bringing Jean Smart back for the Freer reboot
Reboot star Kelsey Grammer has teased past Fraser characterization of the characters, even suggesting a big way Smart’s Lana could appear in the series. In the original show, Lana has a son named Kirby (Brian Klugman), who has been dating a woman that Fryer and Niles believe is the heiress to the Mulvihill wine cellar. The actual location in New Jersey had Grammer thinking about ways to bring the plot back. If Kirby would return for the Fraser reboot, it would also make the perfect opening for a Lana cameo.
Although many Fraser Actors and characters missing from the reboot, it would make more sense for the Paramount+ series to focus on bringing back minor, recurring and guest stars, as opposed to, say, David Hyde Pierce’s Niles Crane. Lana (and, by extension, Kirby) is the perfect type of character to bring back into the fold. moreover, Jean Smart’s Emmys success and pop-culture relevance make the move a no-brainer For the team behind the Fraser Reboot.