Well I did watch it, and "Hank" was NOT terrible.  Not every line was funny, but how often does that happen with a half-hour sitcom?  Anytime you have Kelsey Grammer playing a bitter snob, you've got a good core element; he's got a great voice for it and really knows how to zing those one-liners.  I think the other characters weren't developed enough to make them good complements to his.  (The woman playing his wife, for instance, had never done comedy as far as I know, and wasn't terribly funny, and I think the guy playing his brother-in-law - or was it his brother? - should stick to commercials.)

I guess Kelsey's "Frasier" co-star, David Hyde Pierce, has been doing well on Broadway, but if he could be persuaded to join Kelsey in another show that would make it a sure-thing for success.  Those two had CHEMISTRY.  Though I'm sure Kelsey's doing just fine financially, I wouldn't mind seeing him in another hit comedy.

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Dax) I saw about half of the pilot... thought it was terrible. I do love Kelsey Grammer (no, definitely not hurting for money), and also like David Koechner a lot (he's better than being stuck in commercial work, or really bad sitcoms), but this was a loser project. I'm not sure WHY Grammer wants to keep working so badly (he was reportedly really upset when 'Back To You' imploded - I thought that show WAS pretty funny), but I hope he gets into something better next time around... he'll likely never score anything as great as Cheers/Frasier, but he IS a great comedic talent, and I guess it's cool that he wants to keep going...

I don't know why he doesn't just stick to producing & directing. He seems to have a much better track record in those areas, in recent yrs. eom

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