Kelsey Grammer says "Boss" Cancelled because he is Republican

[JI7]

He has made no secret of his political leanings and Kelsey Grammer believes that his support for the Republican party may have led to the failure of his latest television series.

An active campaigner for the GOP, Grammer was a guest at President George W. Bush's first inauguration, campaigned for John McCain in the 2008 general election and endorsed Michele Bachmann for the Republican nomination for President in 2012.

Boss, which also stars Martin Donovan, Connie Nielsen and Kathleen Robertson, earned Grammer a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a drama earlier this year but the series had low ratings from the start, garnering just 659,000 viewers for its premiere and a season high of 440,000 viewers - a far cry from the 1.25 million viewers who tuned in during the first season of Starz’ other drama, Magic City.

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haven't a bunch of other shows got cancelled also ? don't most shows seem to get cancelled these days ? maybe it's because of the whole REpublican crap about profit being the only thing that matters. even pushing low quality crap as long as it makes the guys at the top some money.

[HiPointDem]

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

though. i think grammer is a decent actor, despite his politics.

[1StrongBlackMan]

45. I agree ...

Saw a single episode and thought it was interesting ... but not so interesting as to sit a watch it week after week.

[Son of Gob]

48. The first season was great.

I haven't seen 2nd season yet. Gus Van Sant directed the pilot.

[stopbush]

102. The first season was great, the second was flirting with shark jumping.

The nuance of the first season was abandoned for more violence and BIG plot shifts in the second. I imagine they were attempting to goose the ratings.

I would have given up on season two were it not for the eye candy known as Kathleen Robertson.?w=640

[liberalmuse]

2. For "The Party of Personal Responsibility"...

they sure know how to blame everyone but themselves for their own failings.

[iemitsu]

51. Yeah, I've noticed that.

I never saw the show but Grammer may be right about the show being cancelled because of his politics. Maybe people could sense his republican-ness and just didn't like watching?

[dixiegrrrrl]

77. The show itself was pretty Republican.

Power hungry ruthless big city mayor character may not be what people want to watch after too many years of fraudulent politics.
Then throw in the over the top medical secret of the plot.

Kellsey WAS a good actor in the role, cannot deny that.
Plot and storyline...nahhhh.

[stopbush]

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

Especially when he turned his own daughter in for drug dealing.

He was good in that role.

[BlueStreak]

101. Yeah, what's your point?

They want to make YOU accountable for the messes THEY create. When has it ever been any different?

[graham4anything]

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

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what made him a star and yet he was dating Diane on the show, and aside from being Mrs. Brady in the 3 spoof Brady movements, has anyone heard from Shelley Long again?

[SomethingFishy]

4. Ooh a season high of 440,000 people...

Yeah it's because you are a Republican. Not because no one wanted to watch you.

[southernyankeebelle]

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

treated his last wife. He is a loser and believe me it had nothing to do with his politics.

[Drunken Irishman]

9. Frasier was really good.

[ananda]

12. Yeah, I like Frasier.

I'm watching season three now streaming on Netflix.

[Cleita]

22. But I think it was David Hyde Pierce who was the

show's star not Kelsey.

[Drunken Irishman]

26. John Mahoney too...

But Frasier's character was good. But at that point, Grammer wasn't a complete douche who felt everyone was out to get him because he's Republican (didn't he also blame being a Republican on not being nominated for an Emmy during Boss - forgetting that he won Emmys for Frasier?).

He was also great as Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons.

[Cleita]

32. The whole cast was good and propped Kelsey up IMO.

I don't think the show would have been as good with other people making Kelsey look good.

[1springhill]

61. Ok, i just have to say..........

i can't stand him personally, or his politics, but he is darn good! and no one propped him up on Frasier. It was HIS show, and excellent I might add.

[GCP]

105. I agree

And welcome to DU!

[brewens]

52. I loved Niles. I get huge laughs whenever I can spring my Niles cappacino order

impression. "Double cappacino for me! Non-fat milk and just enough foam to be aesthetically pleasing, but not so much that it leaves a mustach!" I have it down, and coming from a big bearded guy like me, it can bring the house down! Usually, someone will point at me and yell Niles!

I get that in maybe once a year when someone is offering to make an expresso run. I'll order that even when I don't want one, just to go for the laughs.

[Raine]

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

[southernyankeebelle]

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

comedy shows.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

56. me neither. I thought Frasier was boring as hell.

[southernyankeebelle]

95. My thinking the same.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

96. great minds think alike

And, as my husband always adds: "And so do we !"

Have a great thanksgiving SYB

[southernyankeebelle]

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

is here and we are waiting for her late parents (as usual). I hate it when people are late. But it will be ok. Life is to short to yell and scream. Have a wonderful day.

[tularetom]

57. I couldn't believe that chubby doughy balding frasier

often seemed to have a hot woman with him.

Maybe he had "hidden assets".

He struck me as the kind of pampered snob who woul dn't know how to change a tire, clean a fish, or start a fire.

[Amaril]

90. Not according to Camille

Or at least she said when she was on Real Housewives........."Big hands, big feet, big disappointment."

[ailsagirl]

78. Excellent-- I loved Frasier

But Grammer was a repuke then-- so why didn't it bomb?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

55. me too. he's and asshole

[trof]

6. That's a good enough reason for me.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

21. Works for me too!

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Boss was an okay show ... but way too many hit & miss episodes.

One week, it'd be really great and the next, an absolute pile of shit. It was cancelled probably because of low ratings. I watched the first season religiously, enjoyed it and then just kind of got bored.

You can read reviews of the show here:

http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/tvshow/boss,281/

You'll see a lot of erratic grading ... B+ episodes followed by Ds.

[whathehell]

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

to do with The Whiner being a repuke.

[BlueMan Votes]

8. endorsed michele bachmann for president...?

he's not a republican- he's a loony.

[Jamaal510]

13. Michele Bachmann? Kelsey endorsed her for president?!

Yup, looks like we've got ourselves a wingnut here. This really comes as a surprise to me, not that he's a Republican, but the person who he originally supported. I never got the impression of him being the type of person who endorses her type of social views.

[Nonhlanhla]

71. Yeah, that surprised me too

I knew he was a Republican (disappointing since I love Frasier), but I assumed he was just one because of taxes or something. But endorsing a total nut like Bachman? I find that shocking.

Not that there were many sane ones to choose from among the GOP lineup, but your particular flavor of insane tells a lot about you.

[Scootaloo]

10. Every Republican imagines themselves to be a matyr

I think we should help them out with htat; somewhere in Africa, a lion is going hungry, after all.

[mick063]

11. I only watch Republicans for entertainment when they are actually funny.

You know.....stuff like primary debates and stump speeches.


Kelsey isn't nearly as captivating as Perry, Gingrich, and Bachman.

[Downtown Hound]

14. No WMD in Iraq? Bad intelligence.

Obama leads in all the polls except for two highly skewed ones? He won because he stole it and people just want free stuff.

Abandon people in Hurricane Katrina? It's the gays' fault for angering God.

A crappy show with abysmally low ratings gets cancelled? It's because the star is a Republican.

Yes, for a party of individual responsibility, Republicans sure seem to have a hard time taking any, don't they?

[The Roux Comes First]

60. Hmmm - You might be onto something there!

Can anyone possibly think of any other examples of this pattern?

We could extend the thread indefinitely!

[texshelters]

15. Yes, who's the Boss now Biotch!

Boo hoo Mr. Grammer.

The paranoia runs deep in the Republican heart. If your show could make people money, the executives, many Republican, would keep it on the air. It is YOU would made this about politics, not the network.

Peace,
Tex Shelters

[Ilsa]

16. It's on Starz. That shit costs money.

Seriously, who wants to spend $1,500+ per year to watch TV?

I'm sure the show was good, but it was competing against free TV and lower-cost TV.

[Panasonic]

17. Uh no, because nobody wants to watch your dreck.

You're a lame actor, and a permanent has-been.

Never liked you in Cheers, or Fraiser, and didn't even bother with Boss.

[City Lights]

18. Right. Cuz it couldn't be because the show sucks.

It must be because he's a GOPer.

Poor thing.

[Cleita]

23. I always thought he was a weirdo. n/t

[SoCalNative]

19. So

It's perfectly OK for the Republican shitstains to fire people because Obama won, but it's NOT okay to cancel a mediocre piece of crap TV show because the star is a crazy Republican.

Gotcha.

[redqueen]

25. Republicans

don't do logic.

[unblock]

31. exactly, where are all the republicans talking about that wonderful freedom for hollywood businesses

to fire actors on a whim if they please.

[Autumn]

20. Could it be he's become a crappy actor

in a crappy show? In all truth though I have never seen it so I really don't know if the show is crappy. Lots of shows get canceled. Shit I still miss Sonny and Cher.

[redqueen]

24. You can tell he's a right winger from the whining.

Can't stand that turd. Who takes a 3-month-old infant to the Playboy mansion?

A guy who (allegedly) cheats on his wife with their underage babysitter, apparently.

[Tom Ripley]

27. He has a very limited stentorian style of "ACTING!" Maybe he could do some...

gladiator projects?

[unblock]

30. indeed, william shatner has range compared to him!

[alcibiades_mystery]

28. "The Middle" is one of the most popular shows on teevee, and it stars Patricia Heaton

It's not going to be cancelled anytime soon...because it has the ratings. No ratings, no show. Not that complicated, Kelsey.

[txwhitedove]

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

[alcibiades_mystery]

107. We can also separate the person from the performer

It's not that difficult, if the performance is good.

For all her nutso views, Ms. Heaton can do a 30 minute sitcom role like nobody's business.

[txwhitedove]

111. Mmmm, pretty much, the exception is Ted Nugent.

[alcibiades_mystery]

114. You make an excellent point

Of course, I never liked Nugent's music even before I knew anything about his politics, so it's easy for me to continue disliking it.

[condoleeza]

29. Yeah, I'm sure the liberal film industry has it out for you Kelsey,

Couldn't possibly have anything to do with the fact that you're an arrogant dickhead with little talent? Whatever makes you feel better, though. Perhaps you can marry Victoria Jackson next time around.

[OneMoreDemocrat]

33. Darn, I love Martin Donovan...

Got to meet him once on a film I was working on...really nice guy.

[MadHound]

34. He was in a new series? I didn't know,

Then again I watch very little television these days, mostly sports and documentaries.

[Cha]

35. Whadda know. Kelsey was pulling this same crap

when he didn't win an Emmy or nominated.. oh, here it is..

"Kelsey Grammer Says Emmy Awards Snubbed Him Because He's Republican"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/15/kelsey-grammer-emmys-snub-republican_n_1784677.html

Imagine that.. a Whining Con..not taking responsibility but blaming it on being a teabagger(if he indeed endorsed Bachmann like was stated upthread)! Shocking.

See a pattern here?

[SoCalDem]

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

Grammer has been married four times and has five children and one grandchild as of 2012.[20] His first marriage, to dance instructor Doreen Alderman,[21] lasted from 1982 to 1990, although they were separated for the last six years of that period.[22][23] They have one daughter, Spencer Grammer (born October 9, 1983),
After this marriage to Alderman, Grammer had a daughter, Kandace Greer (who is currently a cast member on MTV's hit show Awkward.), with hair and makeup stylist Barrie Buckner

His second marriage, to stripper Leigh-Anne Csuhany in September 1992,[27] lasted one year. Grammer says that she was abusive and fired a gun at him,[28] and that after talk of divorce, she attempted suicide, which resulted in the miscarriage of their child.[3]

In August 1997 Grammer married Camille Donatacci, a former Playboy model. They met on a blind date in 1996.[30] They have a daughter, Mason Olivia (born October 24, 2001), and a son, Jude Gordon (born August 28, 2004), both born to a surrogate mother.

On August 12, 2010, Grammer announced that he was going to be a father for the fifth time with his girlfriend Kayte Walsh, a British flight attendant who is 25 years his junior.[34] However, in October, Grammer announced that Walsh had miscarried six weeks earlier.[35] The couple announced their engagement in December 2010.[36] At the beginning of February, Grammer and Walsh booked the ballroom at the Plaza Hotel for their wedding, at a cost of more than $100,000 for the reception, despite rumors of Grammer's divorce not being finalized.[37] The couple wed there on February 25, 2011, two weeks after the finalization of his third divorce.[38] In January 2012, Grammer announced that he and Walsh were expecting twins.[39] On July 13, 2012, Walsh gave birth to the couple's first child together, a daughter named Faith Evangeline Elisa. Faith's expected twin, a boy, had died in utero.[40]

Children 5

[dixiegrrrrl]

82. Maybe they should add "republicanism" to the Mental Health Manual?

It's about time to update the DSM again anyhow.
Obviously the disease of "republicanism" would fit under the psychosis section,
since delusions and denial of reality are such prominent symptoms.

[Lint Head]

36. I think Kelsey Grammer is just an an average actor. It's about money Kelsey.

[WCGreen]

37. It was a very good, a good look at the power some city political figures have and how they

choose to wield it.

I worked for a "boss" here in Cleveland who, btw, is now serving 20 years in the federal pen for using that power for his own good, did many of the same sort of actions and inaction the mythical mayor of Chicago used to keep his power.

But they gave the Grammer character who has an incurable disease that is eating away at his brain. And he was showing serious signs of that disease. I found it floundering with no place to go. I didn't think they could really carry on much more.

It was very realistic showing how much powers these big city mayors have.

Mr. Grammer, your character had no where to go so there was no reason to continue...

[Fantastic Anarchist]

38. Never heard of it ....

... and fuck Kelsey Grammer.

[Marr]

39. Ever notice how the Republican "free market" worship DOESN'T apply to entertainment?

Anywhere else, they'd be saying, 'no one liked what you were selling, so you failed'. But they all seem to think that Hollywood is a massive industry that operates solely to promote an agenda. Profits are completely irrelevant.

I know, I know-- there are a billion inconsistencies in their wacky world view, but this one in particular always makes me laugh.

[Major Hogwash]

41. Oh, the overwhelming sense of victimhood is sooo . . I don't know . . . phony.

The sense of entitlement has such an incredibly putrid smell when expressed by an old, rich, talentless, white guy from Hollywood à la Ron Silver.

[BlueMTexpat]

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

But I LOVED "Frasier" - mainly because of the ensemble cast and particularly the on-screen dynamic between Frasier and Niles, David Hyde-Pierce's character, whom I absolutely adored.

[Raine]

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

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.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

47. It was a pretty good show....

never liked Grammer, but liked the show...

[Glimmer of Hope]

49. The show was ok but he is lacking in the sex appeal department.

When I look at him all I can see is Fred.

[alphafemale]

50. oh...fer gawd sakes.

yes that's it exactly.


Whiny ass poor loser sack of shit.

That trait seems to run in the party.

How 'bout this?

Shut Up and Sing.

[RomneyLies]

53. "Boss" was. anceled because it SUCKED.

Maybe he should learn how to act better.

[mzmolly]

54. Romney told employers to fire people if Obama won.

I hope Mr. Grammer will let Mr. Romney know how disappointed he is.

[KT2000]

58. what a jerk

he rude, crude and egotistical. He is obviously the center of his universe and mistakenly thinks he is the center of everyone else's as well. Disgusting person.

[Canuckistanian]

59. He endorsed Bachmann?

Seriously?

He should be banned from civilized society entirely for that reason alone.

[Honeycombe8]

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

that he didn't get nominated for an Emmy for Boss was because he was Republican. He thought that since he won Golden Globes or whatever for that role that he should've been nominated for an Emmy.

Total nonsense. He supports gay rights, he says. He's not one of those wacko righwingnuts. BUT, having said that, he DID endorse Bachman in 2012???? Seriously????? That MAY have weighed on some people's minds, since she is clearly pschotic and hateful. And anti-gay. The CA tv business has a big gay faction, I would guess. Still, it sounds like he's making excuses.

[SoCalDem]

63. Cancelled because it was on an obscure channel that many never watched

and maybe because lots of people just aren't that into him

[Piazza Riforma]

65. Didn't like him on "Cheers", didn't like him on "Fraser" and most likely wouldn't

have liked him on "Boss". This has nothing to do with his political leanings but because I don't like his acting.

[liberal_at_heart]

66. I still love watching Frasier

Don't have Starz. Have no idea what Boss is about.

[Blasphemer]

67. The worst post "Cheers" decision was selecting him to headline a spinoff

I know many liked it but "Frasier" is one of the most overrated television shows in history and it owed much of its acclaim and longevity to David Hyde Pierce, not Kelsey Grammar. The success of that show swelled this man's head to the point where he is not just unlikeable but down right repulsive. Blaming the cancellation of a show getting extremely poor ratings on his political leanings makes him as delusional as Donald Trump. I'm quite sure that he was not offering to take a pay cut and I can guarantee you that a big part of his show's cancellation was production costs relative to revenues coming in. No one was subscribing to Starz to watch his crappy show and it certainly wasn't going to bring in any revenue from DVD sales. He's an idiot.

[Terra Alta]

68. I've never heard of this show

but Grammer is a jerk, and a whiny one at that. Maybe Victoria Jackson will invite him on her show, two washed up Hollywood Repukes who do nothing but whine.

[Skip Intro]

69. But he did NOT say that. The article's headline is bs.

Are there no journalistic standards any more?

Here's the article's quote from Grammer:

----------------
Earlier this year, the 57-year-old complained to Jay Leno on the Tonight Show that his Republican party leanings were the reason the show was not nominated for an Emmy.

'Now explain something to me, you get a Golden Globe for ‘Boss,’ but you don’t even get an Emmy nomination, Leno asked.

'Yeah, its hard to figure,' Grammer said. 'It may have to do with several things, honestly, but I think it’s possible, I mean, I am a, I’m a declared out of the closet Republican in Hollywood.'

'Do I believe it’s possible that some young person, young voting actor, or even older voting member for the Emmys, would sit there and go, ‘Yeah, that’s a great performance, but oooooh, I just hate everything he stands for?’ Grammer asked, before answering sarcastically: 'I don’t believe that’s possible.'
----------------

He's talking, earlier this year, before the show was cancelled, about why the show hadn't been nominated for an Emmy. Nothing about why the show was cancelled. Yet there's the headline saying he's referring to the show's cancellation.

It just isn't true. Nothing in the article backs up the headline.

What am I missing here?

[Connie_Corleone]

73. You're not missing anything.

The rag is creating controversy where there isn't one. Grammar hasn't said anything about the cancellation. It was cancelled for low ratings.

[Douglas Carpenter]

70. if his program was any good the market would have supported it and the program would still be airing

[Connie_Corleone]

72. That headline is wrong.

Grammar never said that about the cancellation. I watched Boss and loved it. I didn't care if he was a Republican. He doesn't act nutty like some others. He was brilliant in that role.

The second season did poorly in the ratings. That's why it was cancelled. End of story.

[CBGLuthier]

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

[Berlum]

75. Whiney Republican losers like Grammer are such a bore

The audienece thinks you suck, Kelsey. Deal with it.

[bitchkitty]

76. Whenever I see or hear of this guy,

I remember reading an interview in which a woman said he liked to do cocaine and beat off while wearing her underwear.

It's like imaging someone naked, I just can't take anything he says seriously.

[ailsagirl]

80. EW-- a real class guy

[callous taoboy]

81. Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

[Bluenorthwest]

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

in many ways, only a few of which have to do with politics.

[deutsey]

84. Never even heard of the show n/t

[Egalitarian Thug]

85. Typical whiny conservative. It's always some loony left liberal's fault. n/t

[marmar]

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

nt

[Iggy]

87. "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...."

The show stinks; not enough people are watching it, end of story Mr Grammer

[mainstreetonce]

88. Too many people don't know about all these cable shows.

You really needed to watch from the beginning to understand this nod. It was a great show and his acting was incredible. I wish there was one more season.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

89. Everyone knew he was a Republican before....

....so why was it even produced?

[CanonRay]

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

It's my choice.

[Generic Brad]

92. Being an unlikeable pompous ass was not a factor?

I think that would be the only factor.

[no_hypocrisy]

93. Corporations, esp. the media, don't care about your political affiliation

if you make money for them.

[WooWooWoo]

94. Nooooo, I loved Boss

awesome show. I'm going to miss it.

[SDjack]

97. Grammer is learning a lesson. All politics are local.

He wants a big compensation pie for himself, but a thin sliver for the 47% (now the 52%). So, I don't care if he ever "works" again. I don't watch anything he does.

[jmowreader]

98. It got cancelled for a very Republican reason - $$$$$$

It's a show about politics in an election year, dude. Most of us got our fill of Republican politics watching real Republican politicians. And being on a network you have to subscribe to "America's Top 5000" to even get didn't help you any either.

Bruce Willis and Patricia Heaton don't seem to be hwving trouble making money as Republican actors...maybe it's because they're actors at work and Republicans when the camera is off.

[MjolnirTime]

99. He doesn't know what to do with those pink slips and scrambled eggs!!

[JHB]

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

You didn't own the show, the producers did. You were just an employee.

Haven't you been supporting politicians who want to make sure business owners have freedom to conduct their business in whatever manner they see fit?

A certain percentage of people will use any levers at their disposal to get what they want and advance whatever sits them. And if they are completely free to do so, an even larger percentage will be pulled in that direction for a variety of reasons (from having to match the competitive advantage of the most ruthless percentage, to simply feeling like a chump for following rules no one else seems to follow).

In a modern economy, the tools to push against that sort of behavior usually get classed as "big government".

[lonestarnot]

103. Cancelled because he sucks and no one wants to waste time with him.

[william cail]

108. Starz

The only time I order Starz when Torchwood Miracle Day was on. Plus at the time there was a twenty five dollars rebate if you keep Starz for three months. After the three months I cancelled.

I waited to see Boss season one when it came out on DVD. I like the first season.

Now he was on two successful shows in the past. If a show doesn't get the ratings that's it. Gary Sinse is a Republican and CSI NY is still on the air.

Starz is at the bottom rung when it comes to the non ad supported movie networks. Most people will have Starz's Encore channels instead of the parent company channels.

[lonestarnot]

116. What is Starz? I don't think I'm interested. Nevermind.

[The Second Stone]

106. Same reason Fraiser was cancelled after only

six or seven or eight seasons.

[GoCubsGo]

112. Eleven seasons.

A pretty damn long time for any show to be on TV.

[UTUSN]

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

[LiberalFighter]

110. Still the bloviating dumbkopf

[x2 vancouverite]

113. ...

AGAIN!!!

[msanthrope]

117. I guess the market spoke. nt

[treestar]

118. This is great

No Republicans will be on TV. We've obviously taken over the air waves!

[Deb]

119. I've got dibs on the last laugh track