LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kelsey Grammer doesn't want to turn off audiences for his dark new TV drama "Boss" by comparing it to Shakespeare. But he just can't help saying the S word.
Grammer's ruthless, power-hungry Chicago Mayor Tom Kane is an abrupt change of direction from the jaunty "Frasier" persona that gave the actor 20 years of TV comedy success.
So perhaps it's just as well that Grammer is getting audience expectations in order before "Boss" debuts on cable channel Starz on Friday.
"We've borrowed a lot from Shakespeare. It's not a Shakespeare piece -- we don't want to alienate anybody from the show saying, 'oh dear God, we're going to tune into a Shakespeare play,'" Grammer said.
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