Comments on: Hank: Why the Kelsey Grammer Sitcom Failed

By: bullstreet

bullstreet — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:04:57 +0000

I think Kelsey Grammer is disgusting cheating on his wife while playing a “family man” on TV – I’m glad this show was cancelled. He deserves nothing but bad things after what he did to Camille.

By: L. F. Hawkins

L. F. Hawkins — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:09:46 +0000

I never saw the show but it does seem that playing the same character in more than one show would make it a challenge to change the image people have.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:23:14 +0000

Do you have any idea what your talking about Janine? Eureka has not filmed one episode since Jordan Hinson left. How can you say it has’nt suffered? Your probably a wannabe actress who can’t even get a part in your local theatre who is not even in Jordan Hinson’s league. Before criticizing others why don’t you go do something with your life first!!

By: Matt DiStasio

Matt DiStasio — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:50:03 +0000

Like many others have said Kelsey Grammer is very lucky to have worked on two very sucsessful sitcoms portraying one charecter. With hank he was trying to reinvent himself with a new charcter which is extremely hard to do, i could on ly think of two instances where an actor was succesful in reinventing themselve as a main charecter and they are Ted Danson for portraying Sam Malone on “Cheers” and Dr. John Becker on “Becker”. The other person succesful at reinveting themself is Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton on “Family Ties” and Mike Flaherty on “Spin City”.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:07:59 +0000

aUDREY and Crystal are correct. I love Kelsey Grammer, but the writing was NOT funny, and the rest of the cast left a lot to be desired. He needs a another great ensemble and terrific writing (like he had on Frasier – one of the very “smartest” TV comedies ever!!)

By: pasquale

pasquale — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:15:26 +0000

“Back to You” was better. Hank sucked.

By: DeeDee

DeeDee — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:57:54 +0000

I would have to say that Frasier was one of my favorite ensemble comedies. A show like that with that cast comes along very rarely. And it cannot be duplicated. Kelsey Grammar always seems to be the same character, just with a different name and job. I looked at him and saw Frasier, not Hank. And the fact that the cast we knew and loved was nowhere to be seen only made it worse. As long as he plays the same kind of character who is used to the finer things and has that air about him, I will see Frasier. The cast of Hank just was not very likeable and didn’t seem to have any real affection for each other or any chemistry. It was just not right from the beginning and I don’t think any writing could overcome it.

By: aUDREY

aUDREY — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:44:47 +0000

My family and I couldn’t believe how Kelsey would allow such horrible actors to surround him. NO CHEMISTRY between him and anyone else! Who did they know to get the parts? I tried to watch it but it was brutal!!

The woman playing his wife with no chemistry was an albatross around Kelsey’s neck. It came across like a high school play with elementary school writers.

Will someone please give Kelsey some good script writers, a plot that suits his personality and a cast with chemistry working? PLEASE!

By: Todd Smitts

Todd Smitts — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:32:50 +0000

Can’t seem to catch a break??? The man was a regular on two of the most successful series in TV history. Most struggling actors would sell their soul to get just ONE. The odds are probably up there with winning the lottery or a high school athlete going pro. He could live comfortably without working another day for the rest of his life if he wanted to (though that could get boring fast).
His efforts at another successful series since “Frasier” haven’t quite panned out, but any show can run for years or fizzle out, star power or not. Plenty of other fine actors couldn’t keep a show on the air. He’s in good company.

Now Kelsey is a fine actor well-known to (and liked by) TV audiences and I’m sure he’ll get more chances to make a series. Perhaps he should try something more dramatic next time, hmmm?

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:50:05 +0000

The writing was horrible. The cast was dull except for Kelsey. The show was one of the worst shows I have ever seen. I only kept watching it because I was a fan Of Kelsey.

By: ND Mitchell

ND Mitchell — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:11:22 +0000

Ok, my honest opinion is when I see Kelsey Grammer, I still see Frasier. I know he tried with this series, Hank, but he had some Frasier trademarks in his role as Hank. The way he talked and acted, I called this series the New Frasier. Sorry, Kelsey, I think you are an awesome actor but your character Hank had some Frasier traits and characteristics.

By: Janine

Janine — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:25:16 +0000

Sorry, but as a devout Eureka fan I’d have to disagree. She wasn’t any better on Eureka than she was on Hank, which is why Eureka suffered not a bit when she left to persue other interests.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:34:29 +0000

Since Jordan Hinson has been pretty good for three seasons on Eureka, I think we should blame the material rather than the actress…

By: Janine

Janine — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:00:12 +0000

The poll above doesn’t really say enough. Should the network have tried by firing the writing staff and getting funnier, more believable plots? YES!
Should they have just thrown money at it till it died a horrible death? Of course not.
Better writing would have saved it in a heartbeat save one other issue.

Hank had the worst teen/young adult actor in hollywood cast as the daughter. They should have recast her quickly after the first episode. She can’t sell a line to a drug addict. Classes, a mirror (to practice in, not just look at), and maybe she could come back as a friend of the daughter or something.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:58:51 +0000

I would say that, from the sound of it, Mr. MacPherson has it all figured out. Poor Kelsey Grammer can’t seem to catch a break, and this show certainly did not help.

I will admit that I never really watched “Hank” outside of the pilot and a few snippets, but I would say that the writing is what brought it down. On top of that, the fact that it was a multiple-camera sitcom on a network that has seemed to outgrown the concept seemed to have contributed to the lack of effort put into the show.