Doug Hefferman’s eyes might be weary and again tight no extra, as Kevin James has confirmed that The King of Queens is lacking too essential of a component to warrant a return to dwelling rooms.
Whereas loads of reveals have made their return to tv and there’s a combined bag of anticipation coming with some, quite a few comedians downright refuse to participate within the nostalgia wave. For Kevin James, bringing again The King of Queens simply wouldn’t work if Jerry Stiller – who performed Doug’s father-in-law and who handed away in 2020 – couldn’t be concerned. As he advised Collider, “To return and to redo it, I simply don’t assume, as a result of we don’t have Jerry. Once more, A.I., in the event that they do all people, and there’s one thing the place they’ll do you at any age…I might by no means say no, however it feels arduous 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 can’t even image it. I don’t know. It’s only a bizarre option to do it. Why? Why would you try this for those who don’t have him?”
The King of Queens might have been on the air for 9 seasons and 200+ episodes, however Kevin James is aware of that he was nonetheless failing to compete with different prime time sitcoms. “I wouldn’t say that it’s good. It was a second in time, I feel. The King of Queens is bizarre as a result of we weren’t as well-liked. Once we got here out, we did okay. We did good. However it was [Everybody Loves] Raymond and Pals and all these different workplace comedies and funnier reveals, and so they did significantly better than us. What blows me away is how effectively we’ve executed once we’ve come out later in syndication. I don’t know whether or not it’s as a result of they only pummeled individuals with it, and it bought into their brains that manner, however individuals now take pleasure in it, I really feel like, greater than ever.”
For comparability’s sake, Pals amassed greater than 60 Primetime Emmy nominations throughout its run, whereas Everyone Loves Raymond stands as some of the nominated ever, within the neighborhood of 70. The King of Queens, however, solely ever bought one: Kevin James for a season eight episode. The place The King of Queens and Everyone Loves Raymond stand united, nonetheless, is that the unwillingness for a revival comes right down to the reveals lacking a lot with out the dad and mom.