"Author, Author" is the twenty-second episode of the first season of American sitcom Frasier. The episode's title is possibly a reference to the 1982 film Author! Author! starring Al Pacino.
Meeting Niles in Café Nervosa, Frasier learns that his brother is meeting with Sam Tanaka, a publisher, over a book deal that Niles previously made. Niles is despondent, however; the idea he sold the publisher has already been done, and he cannot think of a r...
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"Author, Author" is the twenty-second episode of the first season of American sitcom Frasier. The episode's title is possibly a reference to the 1982 film Author! Author! starring Al Pacino.
Meeting Niles in Café Nervosa, Frasier learns that his brother is meeting with Sam Tanaka, a publisher, over a book deal that Niles previously made. Niles is despondent, however; the idea he sold the publisher has already been done, and he cannot think of a replacement idea. Tanaka arrives, and is impressed to meet Frasier, having heard his radio show; intrigued by both brothers being psychiatrists, he suggests that the two should collaborate on a book about sibling relationships. Niles immediately claims that this is the idea he was going to suggest to Tanaka; Frasier, who has little interest in writing a book, is surprised and somewhat irate, but is soon convinced when Niles – who has dreamt of writing a book since childhood – reminds him of the collaborations that the two had done over the...
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