Salon.com > kelsey grammer http://www.salon.com Fri, 24 May 2013 01:55:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Could Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence be TV’s next “Odd Couple”? http://www.salon.com/2013/01/04/could_kelsey_grammer_and_martin_lawrence_be_tvs_next_odd_couple/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/04/could_kelsey_grammer_and_martin_lawrence_be_tvs_next_odd_couple/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:45:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13161935 "Frasier" and "Cheers" star Kelsey Grammer might be teaming up with comedian and "Bad Boys" actor Martin Lawrence, in what would be TV's oddest odd couple yet. And, as Deadline notes, if it happens, "it would be the biggest star pairing on a TV series in a long long time."

The Hollywood news site picked up the rumor after hearing that "the two actors showed great chemistry" in a November meeting with Lionsgate TV. The project appears to be moving forward now, as the studio has been trying to identify potential writers and showrunners to help "pin down a concept for the buddy series which sources say may have an 'odd couple' feel." A source also revealed that the sitcom might follow the production model of Charlie Sheen’s "Anger Management."

OK, so let's review that: a situational comedy starring Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence, based on something by Charlie Sheen. Yes.

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