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|ShortSummary=Roz has the chance to create her own documentary, and she has decided to use the theme of [[outer space]]. Frasier persuades her to let him act as narrator, assuring her that he has no problem working for her for a change. However, at the first meeting they have with the scriptwriters, Frasier makes many suggestions and Roz dismisses them all. This leads to an argument, in which she accuses him of being overbearing and he quits the programme. The atmosphere between them is tense for a while afterwards, with neither agreeing to apologise or back down. Then Roz announces that she has replaced Frasier with former astronaut [[John Glenn]] (playing himself). He is furious, but determined to prove that she was shutting him out deliberately. Meanwhile, Martin and Niles decide to build a kite together for the recently reinstated spring kite festival. They are extremely proud of their dragon, but Martin forbids Niles from testing it outdoors. Niles, however, cannot resist the temptation of a handy balcony.<br> |
|ShortSummary=Roz has the chance to create her own documentary, and she has decided to use the theme of [[outer space]]. Frasier persuades her to let him act as narrator, assuring her that he has no problem working for her for a change. However, at the first meeting they have with the scriptwriters, Frasier makes many suggestions and Roz dismisses them all. This leads to an argument, in which she accuses him of being overbearing and he quits the programme. The atmosphere between them is tense for a while afterwards, with neither agreeing to apologise or back down. Then Roz announces that she has replaced Frasier with former astronaut [[John Glenn]] (playing himself). He is furious, but determined to prove that she was shutting him out deliberately. Meanwhile, Martin and Niles decide to build a kite together for the recently reinstated spring kite festival. They are extremely proud of their dragon, but Martin forbids Niles from testing it outdoors. Niles, however, cannot resist the temptation of a handy balcony.<br> |
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''Cultural references:'' Roz's reason for choosing to do a space-themed documentary is that the year is 2001 (a reference to the [[science-fiction]] story ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' by [[Arthur C. Clarke]]). B. K. suggests using the music from [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s [[1968 in film|1968]] film of that name. The piece to which he refers is the Introduction (or Sunrise) from ''[[Also sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss)|Also sprach Zarathustra]]'', the [[Symphonic poem|tone poem]] by [[Richard Strauss]]. Ed offers an alternative suggestion: [[Gustav Holst]]'s orchestral suite, ''[[The Planets]]''. The second title card is a reference to the tagline "Houston, we have a problem", from the [[1995 in film|1995]] film ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]''. Niles names his kite |
''Cultural references:'' Roz's reason for choosing to do a space-themed documentary is that the year is 2001 (a reference to the [[science-fiction]] story ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' by [[Arthur C. Clarke]]). B. K. suggests using the music from [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s [[1968 in film|1968]] film of that name. The piece to which he refers is the Introduction (or Sunrise) from ''[[Also sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss)|Also sprach Zarathustra]]'', the [[Symphonic poem|tone poem]] by [[Richard Strauss]]. Ed offers an alternative suggestion: [[Gustav Holst]]'s orchestral suite, ''[[The Planets]]''. The second title card is a reference to the tagline "Houston, we have a problem", from the [[1995 in film|1995]] film ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]''. Niles names his kite Fafnir, which he says is a reference to "Siegfried's fiery nemesis". He means the protagonist of the opera ''[[Siegfried (opera)|Siegfried]]'' by [[Richard Wagner]] (part of ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen|The Ring Cycle]]''). |
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Revision as of 03:17, 23 May 2011
The eighth season of Frasier was a 24 episode season, that ran from October 2000 to May 2001, beginning on 24 October 2000.
List of episodes
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 169 | 1 | "And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon: Part 1" | Pamela Fryman | David Angell & Peter Casey | October 24, 2000 |
| 170 | 2 | "And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon: Part 2" | Pamela Fryman | David Angell & Peter Casey | October 24, 2000 |
| 171 | 3 | "The Bad Son" | Sheldon Epps | Rob Hanning | October 31, 2000 |
| 172 | 4 | "The Great Crane Robbery" | Katy Garretson | Gayle Abrams | November 14, 2000 |
| 173 | 5 | "Taking Liberties" | Kelsey Grammer | Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil | November 21, 2000 |
| 174 | 6 | "Legal Tender Love and Care" | Pamela Fryman | Saladin K. Patterson | November 28, 2000 |
| 175 | 7 | "The New Friend" | Scott Ellis | Bob Daily | December 5, 2000 |
| 176 | 8 | "Mary Christmas" | Pamela Fryman | Eric Zicklin | December 12, 2000 |
| 177 | 9 | "Frasier's Edge" | David Lee | Jon Sherman & Dan O'Shannon | January 9, 2001 |
| 178 | 10 | "Cranes Unplugged" | Sheldon Epps | Lori Kirkland | January 16, 2001 |
| 179 | 11 | "Motor Skills" | Pamela Fryman | Story: Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil Teleplay: Eric Zicklin | January 30, 2001 |
| 180 | 12 | "The Show Must Go Off" | Robert H. Egan | Mark Reisman | February 6, 2001 |
| 181 | 13 | "Sliding Frasiers" | Pamela Fryman | Dan O'Shannon & Bob Daily | February 13, 2001 |
| 182 | 14 | "Hungry Heart" | Kelsey Grammer | Gayle Abrams | February 20, 2001 |
| 183 | 15 | "Hooping Cranes" | Kelsey Grammer | Jon Sherman | February 27, 2001 |
| 184 | 16 | "Docu. Drama" | David Lee | Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil | March 6, 2001 |
| 185 | 17 | "It Takes Two to Tangle" | Wil Shriner | Rob Hanning | March 27, 2001 |
| 186 | 18 | "Forgotten But Not Gone" | Pamela Fryman | David Lloyd | April 17, 2001 |
| 187 | 19 | "Daphne Returns" | Pamela Fryman | Dan O'Shannon & Bob Daily | May 1, 2001 |
| 188 | 20 | "The Wizard and Roz" | Sheldon Epps | Saladin K. Patterson | May 8, 2001 |
| 189 | 21 | "Semi-Decent Proposal" | Katy Garretson | Lori Kirkland | May 15, 2001 |
| 190 | 22 | "A Passing Fancy" | Kelsey Grammer | Jon Sherman | May 15, 2001 |
| 191 | 23 | "A Day in May" | Kelsey Grammer | Eric Zicklin & Lori Kirkland | May 22, 2001 |
| 192 | 24 | "Cranes Go Caribbean" | Kelsey Grammer | Mark Reisman & Rob Hanning | May 22, 2001 |
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