Kevin Can Wait (CBS) -- S: Kevin James -- Series Thread
06-07-17, 07:55 AM
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06-07-17, 04:00 PM
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I loved it on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air when they switched actresses for the Aunt Vivian character and everyone, other than Jazz, acted as if everything was normal.
They can have a character ask Kevin James how are "the wife and kids" and he can say, "what wife and kids?"
They can have a character ask Kevin James how are "the wife and kids" and he can say, "what wife and kids?"
06-07-17, 07:12 PM
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Curious to why this thread keeps getting bump, and I see what the hoopla is about. Never watched the show... only saw commercials and trailers and it didn't look very good.
They should just do what they did on Fresh Prince... replace the wife with another actress who people like. They can still use Remini as a crutch by having her in every episode. Making a character/life disappear is dumb. Which coincidentally what King of Queens did with Carrie's sister - all of a sudden she became Chuck Cunnignham. They did a similar thing with Richie... gone from the show and never mentioned again (although not as obvious).
They should just do what they did on Fresh Prince... replace the wife with another actress who people like. They can still use Remini as a crutch by having her in every episode. Making a character/life disappear is dumb. Which coincidentally what King of Queens did with Carrie's sister - all of a sudden she became Chuck Cunnignham. They did a similar thing with Richie... gone from the show and never mentioned again (although not as obvious).
06-09-17, 09:58 AM
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re: Kevin Can Wait (CBS) -- S: Kevin James -- Series Thread
If they ditch Chell maybe I'll try to tune in again - lasted about 5-6 eps at the start of the season but that daughter's boyfriend was so annoying and so prominently featured I had to bail.
06-10-17, 10:57 PM
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What's interesting about KOQ is how well it does in syndication and has lasted compared to never cracking the top 15 during its initial run. Seinfeld, Friends and KOQ are the only 90's shows that are still on the big syndication networks like TBS and CW. I think Year 3,4,5, and 6 is when the show was at its peak.
08-01-17, 01:53 PM
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Kevin Can Wait Shocker: Erinn Hayes' Donna Will Be Killed Off
http://tvline.com/2017/08/01/kevin-c...hayes-leaving/
http://tvline.com/2017/08/01/kevin-c...hayes-leaving/
08-01-17, 03:01 PM
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Kevin Can Wait Shocker: Erinn Hayes' Donna Will Be Killed Off
http://tvline.com/2017/08/01/kevin-c...hayes-leaving/
http://tvline.com/2017/08/01/kevin-c...hayes-leaving/
08-01-17, 03:44 PM
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so it's basically The King of Queens 2.0? i saw her guest star, but had no idea Leah would take over. seems weird to me...
09-25-17, 06:31 AM
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KEVIN RUSHES TO THROW KENDRA THE PERFECT WEDDING WITH VANESSA'S HELP WHEN CHALE IS ABOUT TO BE DEPORTED, ON THE SECOND SEASON PREMIERE OF "KEVIN CAN WAIT," MONDAY, SEPT. 25
Leah Remini Joins the Cast as Vanessa Cellucci
Jim Breuer Returns as Father Phillip
"Civil Ceremony" - Kendra and Chale must get married immediately when the Gables learn that he is about to be deported. As Kevin chases down Father Phillip (Jim Breuer)
to officiate the ceremony, Vanessa helps Kendra put together the last-minute affair, on the second season premiere of KEVIN CAN WAIT, Monday, Sept. 25 (9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Leah Remini joins the cast as Vanessa Cellucci, and Jim Breuer returns as Father Phillip.
REGULAR CAST:
Kevin James (Kevin Gable)
Leah Remini (Vanessa Cellucci)
Taylor Spreitler (Kendra Gable)
Mary-Charles Jones (Sara Gable)
James DiGiacomo (Jack Gable)
Ryan Cartwright (Chale)
Gary Valentine (Kyle)
Leonard Earl Howze (Goody)
RECURRING CAST:
Jim Breuer (Father Phillip)
GUEST CAST:
Bill Dawes (Robert)
Alex J. Moreno (Plumber)
WRITTEN BY: Michael Loftus, Pete Correale and Peter Hoare
DIRECTED BY: Andy Fickman
Leah Remini Joins the Cast as Vanessa Cellucci
Jim Breuer Returns as Father Phillip
"Civil Ceremony" - Kendra and Chale must get married immediately when the Gables learn that he is about to be deported. As Kevin chases down Father Phillip (Jim Breuer)
to officiate the ceremony, Vanessa helps Kendra put together the last-minute affair, on the second season premiere of KEVIN CAN WAIT, Monday, Sept. 25 (9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Leah Remini joins the cast as Vanessa Cellucci, and Jim Breuer returns as Father Phillip.
REGULAR CAST:
Kevin James (Kevin Gable)
Leah Remini (Vanessa Cellucci)
Taylor Spreitler (Kendra Gable)
Mary-Charles Jones (Sara Gable)
James DiGiacomo (Jack Gable)
Ryan Cartwright (Chale)
Gary Valentine (Kyle)
Leonard Earl Howze (Goody)
RECURRING CAST:
Jim Breuer (Father Phillip)
GUEST CAST:
Bill Dawes (Robert)
Alex J. Moreno (Plumber)
WRITTEN BY: Michael Loftus, Pete Correale and Peter Hoare
DIRECTED BY: Andy Fickman
09-25-17, 09:15 AM
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No mention of killing off the wife, nice. Good job CBS! Maybe the older viewers won't remember he was married?
09-25-17, 11:03 AM
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I just dissed myself...as I consume a ton of CBS TV content.
09-25-17, 09:39 PM
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They mentioned the wife within the first minute of the show. When he was checking the mail and he saw her gym membership renewal the daughter said she died a year ago... Then she was mentioned again later on when Kevin was talking to the daughter before they got married.
09-26-17, 12:14 PM
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The funny thing is that I am 15 minutes in and I agree that it is not a good show. It was an okay at best show before, but now it is just straight up bad tv. I think this attempt to reboot the show into King Of Queens 2.0 or whatever they are going for is a fail.
It might get cancelled this season because yeah...the tv landscape is not like it was even just 10 years back and I think there will be some viewer erosion that puts this show at risk while maybe a blah show like this could have squeezed out 3-6 seasons when there was less to watch/stream back in the day.
Okay, not going to adjust what I said above, but I did just hit tvbythenumbers and Kevin Can Wait's ratings were actually solid...ughhh. I am either going to keep watching as background filler while I futz about on my tablet or do the right thing and delete the season pass, good ratings aside.
It might get cancelled this season because yeah...the tv landscape is not like it was even just 10 years back and I think there will be some viewer erosion that puts this show at risk while maybe a blah show like this could have squeezed out 3-6 seasons when there was less to watch/stream back in the day.
Okay, not going to adjust what I said above, but I did just hit tvbythenumbers and Kevin Can Wait's ratings were actually solid...ughhh. I am either going to keep watching as background filler while I futz about on my tablet or do the right thing and delete the season pass, good ratings aside.
09-27-17, 04:29 AM
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I'm confused why they couldn't have both women. Is it the plan to have the Kevin and Leah characters eventually hook up? Budget reasons?
09-27-17, 05:50 AM
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I hope this show tanks (and I say this as a huge King of Queens fan), as it just never sat well with me how everything went down. And I honestly don't know how many people want King of Queens 2 at this point as you can never capture the magic of these original shows in their prime.
09-27-17, 08:20 AM
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Loved Erinn Hayes, but even with her, this show is only okay. Without her, I can't see it getting better. Loved KOQ, literally one of my favorite shows of all time, but this isn't KOQ 2.0. And I don't want to see Remini and James developing romantic chemistry.
10-03-17, 03:14 PM
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So clearly the showrunners thought that last season something was lacking and obviously Erinn Hayes (who I miss on the show) bore the brunt of their decision to "pivot" and try something else this season, but yeesh...this show commits the cardinal sin of a sitcom, and that is not that it is bad (plenty of "bad" sitcoms have thrived on the air, and I have enjoyed quite a few of them), it is that it is as bland/fun to watch as it is to eat toast with no butter.
The spark/pop that Remini was supposed to bring to the table is just not there yet, although there is still time to salvage the season, but they better hurry.
The spark/pop that Remini was supposed to bring to the table is just not there yet, although there is still time to salvage the season, but they better hurry.
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10-04-17, 10:01 AM
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I enjoyed Kevin James slapstick on the ride at the end, with the alternating panic and blackouts, I actually laughed out loud, but the rest of the show was pretty bad.
10-04-17, 10:16 AM
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If you believe the dozens of blind items about KJ over the years, he is not a great guy and a bit of a tyrant on set. Supposedly he hated working with Erinn Hayes for whatever reason so when the opportunity to get Leah back came up, they decided to go in that direction. Not sure how much truth there is to that, but the blind items were saying they didn't get along months before any talk of the change in direction so there could be some truth to it. Much like all those stories about Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion.
10-04-17, 10:48 AM
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Yeah, that was pretty funny.. especially since recently one of my daughters went through the same experience. Her older sister recorded her on a ride in which she was blacking out. lol
10-04-17, 12:53 PM
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If you believe the dozens of blind items about KJ over the years, he is not a great guy and a bit of a tyrant on set. Supposedly he hated working with Erinn Hayes for whatever reason so when the opportunity to get Leah back came up, they decided to go in that direction. Not sure how much truth there is to that, but the blind items were saying they didn't get along months before any talk of the change in direction so there could be some truth to it. Much like all those stories about Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion.
05-12-18, 06:11 PM
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This got the axe.