Kelsey Grammar, "Boss" on Starz

Temis the Vorta · June 14 2011, 10:45 PM

This might be the first Starz show (after Party Down) that interests me. Kelsey Grammar could really kick butt in this role!

Story here.

In the series, Grammer plays Mayor Tom Kane who sits among the most powerful people in Chicago. He’s Machiavellian in his approach, but he gives the people what they need – using any tool at his disposal to make it happen. Yet, he hides a secret that can take it all away. Kane has a degenerative brain disorder that has begun affecting his memory and judgment.

Guy Gardener · June 15 2011, 01:51 AM

I'm gunshy of this bloke after "Hank".

It's not that he's a bad actor it's that he makes bad choices and he's too "powerful" for anyone to tell him that he's walking head-first into a clusterfuck.

Admiral Buzzkill · June 15 2011, 01:53 AM

Grammar's a jerk. Here's hoping he fails again.

Gep Malakai · June 15 2011, 01:54 AM

Dennis wrote:

Grammar's a jerk. Here's hoping he fails again.

What a generous spirit you are.

Jax · June 15 2011, 02:28 AM

Looks good even for a teaser, nice to see him in something more serious than his shows of the past.

Admiral Buzzkill · June 15 2011, 02:32 AM

Gep Malakai wrote:

Dennis wrote:

Grammar's a jerk. Here's hoping he fails again.

What a generous spirit you are.

I'm like the Mother Teresa of TrekBBS. Only a little more wizened and prune-like.

J. Allen · June 15 2011, 02:33 AM

I love Kelsey Grammer, and this looks interesting!

IndyJones · June 15 2011, 05:12 AM

Always nice to see another show filmed in Chicago!

But boy oh boy is Grammar ever lucky to get this job (and all of his others!), what with Hollywood never hiring conservatives and all.

Starbreaker · June 15 2011, 06:15 AM

I love Kelsey's work (minus Hank), but I'm not paying for Starz. I hope it'll come to Netflix next year.

Admiral Buzzkill · June 15 2011, 04:18 PM

IndyJones wrote:

But boy oh boy is Grammar ever lucky to get this job (and all of his others!), what with Hollywood never hiring conservatives and all.

Really - even luckier that the studios will keep hiring old guys on losing streaks.

Hmm, maybe I should call my agent.

Pingfah · June 15 2011, 04:50 PM

Probably a good move not to try another sitcom.

Temis the Vorta · June 15 2011, 07:00 PM

I don't follow celebrity lifestyle stuff so I neither know nor care whether anyone is nice in real life. I just care they can do their job well. I've never much cared about Grammar's shows (not really my taste) but this one looks like it might be different. Good role for him - total bastard.

Starbreaker wrote:

I love Kelsey's work (minus Hank), but I'm not paying for Starz. I hope it'll come to Netflix next year.

Oh yeah, me too. One show aint' enough to get me to subscribe to anything unless the show's called Dexter.

Starbreaker · June 15 2011, 07:02 PM

I'd hardly call two failed sitcoms a losing streak. Back to You was actually doing pretty decent, but I had read that Heaton and Grammer weren't getting along. Hank was downright terrible though (and at least he admitted it).

Kegg · June 15 2011, 07:09 PM

Starbreaker wrote:

I'd hardly call two failed sitcoms a losing streak. Back to You was actually doing pretty decent, but I had read that Heaton and Grammer weren't getting along. Hank was downright terrible though (and at least he admitted it).

Back to You was passably watchable, and actually this thread is the first I've heard of Hank.

I'd like to say this show looks interesting but for some reason they blocked the advert from non-US viewing.

Temis the Vorta · June 15 2011, 10:12 PM

Is it even blocked on YouTube?

June 15 2011, 01:51 AM	#2
Guy Gardener Admiral Location: In the lap of squalor I assure you.	Re: Kelsey Grammar, "Boss" on Starz I'm gunshy of this bloke after "Hank". It's not that he's a bad actor it's that he makes bad choices and he's too "powerful" for anyone to tell him that he's walking head-first into a clusterfuck. __________________ "Glitter is the herpes of arts and craft." Troy Yingst. My Life as Liz

June 15 2011, 01:53 AM	#3
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Kelsey Grammar, "Boss" on Starz Grammar's a jerk. Here's hoping he fails again. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

June 15 2011, 02:28 AM	#5
Jax Admiral Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland	Re: Kelsey Grammar, "Boss" on Starz Looks good even for a teaser, nice to see him in something more serious than his shows of the past. __________________ Brave (B) Great & Powerful Oz (B-) Hunger Games (B-) American Reunion (B) Milk (B-) The Insider (B+) The Rainmaker (B-) God Bless America (B-) It's Kind of a Funny Story (B-) Iron Man 3 (B+) Star Trek Into Darkness (A-)

June 15 2011, 02:33 AM	#7
J. Allen Probably Satan™ Location: A Quantum State	Re: Kelsey Grammar, "Boss" on Starz I love Kelsey Grammer, and this looks interesting! __________________ “In all of the time forward, and backward, throughout the universe, we have all been alive and dead, and all at the same time.”

June 15 2011, 05:12 AM	#8
IndyJones Vice Admiral Location: Chicago	Re: Kelsey Grammar, "Boss" on Starz Always nice to see another show filmed in Chicago! But boy oh boy is Grammar ever lucky to get this job (and all of his others!), what with Hollywood never hiring conservatives and all. __________________ Travel's fatal to prejudice, bigotry, narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things can't be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's life.

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June 15 2011, 06:15 AM	#9
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: Kelsey Grammar, "Boss" on Starz I love Kelsey's work (minus Hank), but I'm not paying for Starz. I hope it'll come to Netflix next year.

June 15 2011, 04:50 PM	#11
Pingfah Admiral Location: Cornwall	Re: Kelsey Grammar, "Boss" on Starz Probably a good move not to try another sitcom. __________________ I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend. Freddie Mercury

June 15 2011, 07:02 PM	#13
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: Kelsey Grammar, "Boss" on Starz I'd hardly call two failed sitcoms a losing streak. Back to You was actually doing pretty decent, but I had read that Heaton and Grammer weren't getting along. Hank was downright terrible though (and at least he admitted it).

June 15 2011, 10:12 PM	#15
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: Kelsey Grammar, "Boss" on Starz Is it even blocked on YouTube?