In the event you’re a fan of the sitcom led by Kevin James, The King of Queens, we’ve some dangerous information for you. The star of the ’90s comedy sequence has stated that, whereas most exhibits are revisited in some unspecified time in the future with trendy revivals, he does not see The King of Queens returning within the close to future. The reason being that, if it did, it would not have the presence of who he felt was the “glue” of the present. James is referring to comedy icon Jerry Stiller, who performed Arthur within the sequence, and handed away in 2020.
The Hitch actor is presently selling his newest function movie, Weapons Up, an motion comedy co-starring Christina Ricci, Melissa Leo, and Maximilian Osinski. James talked to Collider about Weapons Up, and given how essential The King of Queens is in his profession, the topic of a attainable revival got here up. Whereas he did not dismiss the concept at first, James stated that Stiller’s absence is an excessive amount of of an element. Curiously, he additionally talked about the “topic we will not communicate of” (sure, AI) as a attainable device to convey him again:
“To return and to redo it, I simply don’t assume, as a result of we do not have Jerry. Once more, AI, in the event that they do all people, and there’s one thing they’ll do you at any age…
“Yeah. I’d by no means say no, however it feels onerous as a result of for me, he was such part of it, man. He was the glue in that factor. I don’t know. I simply cannot even image it. I do not know. It is only a bizarre solution to do it. Why? Why would you try this if you do not have him?”
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The King of Queens ran for 9 seasons between 1998 and 2007 on CBS. It starred James as Doug Heffernan, a deliveryman residing in Queens along with his spouse Carrie (Leah Remini). Their life as a pair takes a flip when his father-in-law, Arthur, strikes in with them and disrupts their dynamic.
Few ’90s Sitcoms Are as Beloved as ‘The King of Queens’
Though it isn’t practically as well-known as different sitcoms from its period, The King of Queens appears to be in each nook of the syndication universe. There’s at all times an episode of the sequence enjoying on TV, and it’s a type of exhibits that has aged like high-quality wine. Certain, some jokes did not, however it’s typically a beloved choose from the sitcom-ridden decade. James additionally addressed the cult following of the present:
“I would not say that it is good. It was a second in time, I believe. The King of Queens is bizarre as a result of we weren’t as common. After we got here out, we did okay. We did good. However it was [Everybody Loves] Raymond and Associates and all these different workplace comedies and funnier exhibits, and so they did a lot better than us. What blows me away is how nicely we have executed once we’ve come out later in syndication. I do not know whether or not it is as a result of they only pummeled individuals with it, and it obtained into their brains that approach, however individuals now get pleasure from it, I really feel like, greater than ever.”
Supply: Collider
The King Of Queens
- Launch Date
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1998 – 2006
- Community
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CBS
- Showrunner
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Rob Schiller
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Rob Schiller