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Raine

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46. Hey Kelsey, NEWSFLASH it all about the ratings. If you get good ratings the network doesn't

Wed Nov 21, 2012, 07:51 PM

Nov 2012

care whether you're green, purple or orange or what party you belong to, they'll keep your show on the air. You're not bringing in ratings and advertising dollars ... DUH.

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Kelsey Grammer says "Boss" Cancelled because he is Republican [View all] JI7 Nov 2012 OP

i saw one episode & actually thought it was pretty good. never could find it again, HiPointDem Nov 2012 #1

I agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #45

The first season was great. Son of Gob Nov 2012 #48

The first season was great, the second was flirting with shark jumping. stopbush Nov 2012 #102

For "The Party of Personal Responsibility"... liberalmuse Nov 2012 #2

Yeah, I've noticed that. iemitsu Nov 2012 #51

The show itself was pretty Republican. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #77

Yes, but Grammer's ruthless mayor wasn't exactly a sympatheic character. stopbush Nov 2012 #104

Yeah, what's your point? BlueStreak Nov 2012 #101

remember when he was lucky to have been on 3 episodes of Cheers? It was never meant to last. graham4anything Nov 2012 #3

Ooh a season high of 440,000 people... SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #4

Heck no. I never liked him ever. I never watched any show he was on. Especially the way he southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #5

Frasier was really good. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #9

Yeah, I like Frasier. ananda Nov 2012 #12

But I think it was David Hyde Pierce who was the Cleita Nov 2012 #22

John Mahoney too... Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #26

The whole cast was good and propped Kelsey up IMO. Cleita Nov 2012 #32

Ok, i just have to say.......... 1springhill Nov 2012 #61

I agree GCP Nov 2012 #105

I loved Niles. I get huge laughs whenever I can spring my Niles cappacino order brewens Nov 2012 #52

I enjoyed Frasier too but it was more the rest of the cast than Kelsey. nt Raine Nov 2012 #43

I just never like this guy. It has nothing to do with his politics. Of course am not into canned southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #44

me neither. I thought Frasier was boring as hell. Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #56

My thinking the same. southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #95

great minds think alike Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #96

Yes we do share that in common. LPMAD you enjoy your day with your family. My granddaughter southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #115

I couldn't believe that chubby doughy balding frasier tularetom Nov 2012 #57

Not according to Camille Amaril Nov 2012 #90

Excellent-- I loved Frasier ailsagirl Nov 2012 #78

me too. he's and asshole Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #55

That's a good enough reason for me. trof Nov 2012 #6

Works for me too! OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2012 #21

Boss was an okay show ... but way too many hit & miss episodes. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #7

I heard it was good and watched it once...I didn't like it and never watched again...Nothing whathehell Nov 2012 #40

endorsed michele bachmann for president...? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #8

Michele Bachmann? Kelsey endorsed her for president?! Jamaal510 Nov 2012 #13

Yeah, that surprised me too Nonhlanhla Nov 2012 #71

Every Republican imagines themselves to be a matyr Scootaloo Nov 2012 #10

I only watch Republicans for entertainment when they are actually funny. mick063 Nov 2012 #11

No WMD in Iraq? Bad intelligence. Downtown Hound Nov 2012 #14

Hmmm - You might be onto something there! The Roux Comes First Nov 2012 #60

Yes, who's the Boss now Biotch! texshelters Nov 2012 #15

It's on Starz. That shit costs money. Ilsa Nov 2012 #16

Uh no, because nobody wants to watch your dreck. Panasonic Nov 2012 #17

Right. Cuz it couldn't be because the show sucks. City Lights Nov 2012 #18

I always thought he was a weirdo. n/t Cleita Nov 2012 #23

So SoCalNative Nov 2012 #19

Republicans redqueen Nov 2012 #25

exactly, where are all the republicans talking about that wonderful freedom for hollywood businesses unblock Nov 2012 #31

Could it be he's become a crappy actor Autumn Nov 2012 #20

You can tell he's a right winger from the whining. redqueen Nov 2012 #24

He has a very limited stentorian style of "ACTING!" Maybe he could do some... Tom Ripley Nov 2012 #27

indeed, william shatner has range compared to him! unblock Nov 2012 #30

"The Middle" is one of the most popular shows on teevee, and it stars Patricia Heaton alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #28

Agree. At first reluctant to watch the show because of Ms. Heaton, but now we love it. txwhitedove Nov 2012 #79

We can also separate the person from the performer alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #107

Mmmm, pretty much, the exception is Ted Nugent. txwhitedove Nov 2012 #111

You make an excellent point alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #114

Yeah, I'm sure the liberal film industry has it out for you Kelsey, condoleeza Nov 2012 #29

Darn, I love Martin Donovan... OneMoreDemocrat Nov 2012 #33

He was in a new series? I didn't know, MadHound Nov 2012 #34

Whadda know. Kelsey was pulling this same crap Cha Nov 2012 #35

Could be that many think he's creepy.. Keeps getting barely legal girls pregnant ... SoCalDem Nov 2012 #64

Maybe they should add "republicanism" to the Mental Health Manual? dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #82

I think Kelsey Grammer is just an an average actor. It's about money Kelsey. Lint Head Nov 2012 #36

It was a very good, a good look at the power some city political figures have and how they WCGreen Nov 2012 #37

Never heard of it .... Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #38

Ever notice how the Republican "free market" worship DOESN'T apply to entertainment? Marr Nov 2012 #39

Oh, the overwhelming sense of victimhood is sooo . . I don't know . . . phony. Major Hogwash Nov 2012 #41

I haven't seen "Boss" and don't particularly like Grammer as a person. BlueMTexpat Nov 2012 #42

Hey Kelsey, NEWSFLASH it all about the ratings. If you get good ratings the network doesn't Raine Nov 2012 #46

It was a pretty good show.... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #47

The show was ok but he is lacking in the sex appeal department. Glimmer of Hope Nov 2012 #49

oh...fer gawd sakes. alphafemale Nov 2012 #50

"Boss" was. anceled because it SUCKED. RomneyLies Nov 2012 #53

Romney told employers to fire people if Obama won. mzmolly Nov 2012 #54

what a jerk KT2000 Nov 2012 #58

He endorsed Bachmann? Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #59

Nonsense. He won an Emmy for Frasier. He was a Repub then, too. He implied or said Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #62

Cancelled because it was on an obscure channel that many never watched SoCalDem Nov 2012 #63

Didn't like him on "Cheers", didn't like him on "Fraser" and most likely wouldn't Piazza Riforma Nov 2012 #65

I still love watching Frasier liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #66

The worst post "Cheers" decision was selecting him to headline a spinoff Blasphemer Nov 2012 #67

I've never heard of this show Terra Alta Nov 2012 #68

But he did NOT say that. The article's headline is bs. Skip Intro Nov 2012 #69

You're not missing anything. Connie_Corleone Nov 2012 #73

if his program was any good the market would have supported it and the program would still be airing Douglas Carpenter Nov 2012 #70

That headline is wrong. Connie_Corleone Nov 2012 #72

No, but his unpleasantness has made me never want to see him do anything other than fall off a stage CBGLuthier Nov 2012 #74

Whiney Republican losers like Grammer are such a bore Berlum Nov 2012 #75

Whenever I see or hear of this guy, bitchkitty Nov 2012 #76

EW-- a real class guy ailsagirl Nov 2012 #80

Cocaine is a hell of a drug. callous taoboy Nov 2012 #81

I'd have watched it if I had found it easily. Kelsey is a good actor, but also an ass Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #83

Never even heard of the show n/t deutsey Nov 2012 #84

Typical whiny conservative. It's always some loony left liberal's fault. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #85

My bad. I thought it was because it's a crappy show that nobody watches. marmar Nov 2012 #86

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...." Iggy Nov 2012 #87

Too many people don't know about all these cable shows. mainstreetonce Nov 2012 #88

Everyone knew he was a Republican before.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #89

Yeah, I don't watch you because you're a Republican. Tough shit. CanonRay Nov 2012 #91

Being an unlikeable pompous ass was not a factor? Generic Brad Nov 2012 #92

Corporations, esp. the media, don't care about your political affiliation no_hypocrisy Nov 2012 #93

Nooooo, I loved Boss WooWooWoo Nov 2012 #94

Grammer is learning a lesson. All politics are local. SDjack Nov 2012 #97

It got cancelled for a very Republican reason - $$$$$$ jmowreader Nov 2012 #98

He doesn't know what to do with those pink slips and scrambled eggs!! MjolnirTime Nov 2012 #99

Welcome to "at will" employment, Kelsey. You support policies that would make everything like that. JHB Nov 2012 #100

Cancelled because he sucks and no one wants to waste time with him. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #103

Starz william cail Nov 2012 #108

What is Starz? I don't think I'm interested. Nevermind. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #116

Same reason Fraiser was cancelled after only The Second Stone Nov 2012 #106

Eleven seasons. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #112

R#12 & k for Bwah-ha-HA!1 He's got O'LOOFAH's denial syndrome, in his case drug addled nt UTUSN Nov 2012 #109

Still the bloviating dumbkopf LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #110

... x2 vancouverite Nov 2012 #113

I guess the market spoke. nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #117

This is great treestar Nov 2012 #118

I've got dibs on the last laugh track Deb Nov 2012 #119