Kevin James fires TV wife

He's a big Jesus Freak now, right?

Despise that fat no talent fucker.

So, it's a King of Queens reboot now?

Is this a hot wife ugly husband sitcom? Those shows make me want to barf, maybe she wasn't being nice enough to him.

Leah has signed on.

she was great on Children's Hospital

She was a whiny plain Jane

Now, they replace her with a screeching professional victim

I don't watch him.

She got too old and fat.

If you believe the net worth sites James is reportedly worth $80 million. If that's true I'd love to know how that mook ever accumulated that kind of wealth.

Lots of fat men out there who admire James for getting the hot girl, same audience as Adam Sandler. Those stupid movies they keep cranking out usually make a big profit because the only big budget expense his pay.

He's a talentless fatass.

The wife looked too young for him.

That obese blob is still on TV? God, I gave up network crap years ago, but sheesh.

Did they really hire Leah remini?

You are so full of horse pucky, R14

Will they pull a Marjorie Lord on her?

WTF do you know about me, R16, you weasel? Is baby butthurt because his obese TV fave is revealed as an unfunny jerk? Poor baby.

No one who gave up the network crap years ago bothers with a Kevin James thread

Yeah, idgit, and by your asswipe "logic," no one who didn't vote for Trump posts in Trump threads.

You dumb shit.

Make room for me, r17.

Just reboot the original series already!

Still gnawing on that bone, are we??

Touched a nerve with a rageaholic, I see!

R15 Yes they hired Remini. She was on two episodes last season and was signed on as a regular for next season. I've never watched the show so I don't know what her character does on the show.

asshole.

R21

No more calls we have a winner!

R23, the delusional cunt crumb and fulltime troll.

No, cunt, you're just a fat shit. Go watch your insipid sitcom with your fatty dad fantasy.

I have a friend who was a stand-in on the first season. He said Hayes was a major cunt even on the pilot and everybody laughed when she got food poisoning the day before the taping night of it.

Apparently she's only a decade younger, but somehow she seems too young to play his wife anyway.

R28 what goes you friend say about Kevin James? I've heard conflicting things.

R29, on reddit, Kevin James was brought up by multiple people as being one of the rudest celebrities people had ever met. He screams at people on set if they even glance at him and hes just a douchebag to every other person--think Vince Vaughn on steroids. Don't know how Leah dealt with him.

Maybe as a devoted Catholic he objects to her support for Planned Parenthood?

R29, speak of the devil, both Vaughn and James are mentioned here.

R10 - he starred and was executive producer on The King Of Queens. It was on the air for 9 years, over 200 episodes. It runs in syndication.

He was also in a bunch of movies; he may have done profit participation.

Plus, you really don't hear stories of him buying planes or $20 million mansions.

Not sure if $80 million is correct but it may not be out of the question if he keeps his costs low.

To be fair r31 he can't care too much about what other people believe since he worked with Leah for years while she was a devout scientologist.

are they dragging Jerry Stiller out of retirement to play the father in law who lives in the basement?

R34, true.

I wonder if they are letting her go because she is allegedly difficult or because she looks like his daughter.

Watched the show this past season and thought it was okay. The wife was a bit off. She was kind of whiny and very jealous of her engaged daughter. That make me ill at ease. I don't know if I'll watch next season but I dislike that they are bringing Remini on. It will be King of Queens all over again. Not sure I'm interested in that. He's not always the easiest person to watch anyway and now having Remini with him again. Ugh

Doug and Carrie. Doug and Carrie!!!

Now if they bring back Gerry Stiller, I'll likely break the remote switching channels. What the hell has happened to comedy at CBS? I guiltily admit to watching BBT, but that because I always hope they'll have a funny episode again. I suspect network TV is committing suicide in hopes of making more money through their cable divisions. I've gotten to the point I don't turn the TV on over the weekend and wouldn't be a difficult stretch not to turn it on at all.

It will be curious to see how they address her character's departure, since it's basically a family sitcom.

To answer a question from upthread, Remini played his former partner in the final two episodes of the season. He was brought back on the force temporarily to work an undercover job with her that they'd started before he retired.

5 years later, dead wife kids out of the house...

Is that what you know r42 or just your theory? Because that would work.

The wife looked more like his daughter. And of course she was thin and hot.

Well not hot r44 but she was thin.

The actress who plays the elder daughter is 13 years younger than the guy who plays her fiancé. It starts early on TV.

Unlike KoQ, this show is done in NY, so you New Yorkers will get to have Miss Remini in residence for part of the year (unless she decides to relocate permanently.)

R43

Just my speculation but thanks!

I have been there, baby.

Although if they fast forward the show, they would have to fire all the kids too and replace them with older actors. No great loss I imagine, but a pain casting wise.

The kids were hardly there anyway.

She's too good for this show anyway. Is Courtney Thorne Smith available or is she considered too old now? She's used to playing wife to fat guys.

They won't have to kill her off or anything. Leah Remeni is replacing the wife character like Roseanne's Becky and the Darrins.

I feel bad for this lady, they never really wrote for her.

R35 Jerry Stiller is homebound , can barely walk now and it sounds like he also has some dementia. I know a health care professional who was called in to work with him at his home. Sad.

James must have also made some good money from those awful "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" movies.

[Quote] on reddit, Kevin James was brought up by multiple people as being one of the rudest celebrities people had ever met. He screams at people on set if they even glance at him and hes just a douchebag to every other person--think Vince Vaughn on steroids. Don't know how Leah dealt with him.

Guess this explains why he hasn't had another tv show in so long.

I've never seen this show, but that actress was really funny in Children's Hospital.

Leah Remini has the personality of a bruiser. I doubt she would take any crap from Kevin James. Truth be known he probably respected her because she was strong enough to stand up to him. That's the way men who bully women usually are.

Actually Kevin James does buy $20 million houses, and then some. He sold his Florida property for $26 million last year.

His real name is Kevin George Knipfing. I can see why he chose another stage name.

It's sad but the ones who claim to be devoutly religious are more often than not the biggest assholes. I think they think they can because God says it's OK.

R61: "Kevin James" is just about the blandest name in the English language. Not much thought went into that.

His brother has a much better stage name. "Gary Valentine", now that's show business. LOL

Get a load of those teeth. They can tell those things are fake from the International Space Station, using binoculars.

Kevin and Leah have true chemistry

Why don't they hire Ghouliana Rancic as his wife, and he could crush her brittle bones into.powdered sugar

His ratings must be really bad, and they think loud mouth Remini is going to boost them.

Will she bring Spence, Richie, Deacon, and his fat cousin along? What about Arthur?

Ill watch it for Stacy Corossi.

r63, holy shit, Gary is his brother? I never knew that but he was very funny on KOQ so I ain't mad at them for hiring him, even if it was nepotism.

Mark my words they are rebooting the original.

TKOQ had a terrible final season. NO ONE wants to see Doug & Carrie with kids.

NO ONE wants to see Carrie referring to her dead father, Arthur.

No continuation of TKOQ is happening.

Your words have been marked and then crossed out.

wait, they STILL make these "fat slob husband, thin pretty wife" domesticoms??? Is this 1993???

They need a total reboot

The concept of him being a retired cop and doing wacky things with his buddies was ditched very early.

The family is non existent except the twee son in law as a foil.

It just became big boy doing his usual shtick.

I guess he has lots of fans if that was enough to make it the highest rated freshman comedy

Did Stiller go down hill after his wife died? They were together for so long.

[quote]His ratings must be really bad, and they think loud mouth Remini is going to boost them.

It was the #1 new comedy of the year, and one of the first shows to be renewed. So -- no.

[quote]Guess this explains why he hasn't had another tv show in so long.

I'm pretty sure he didn't have a TV show during that time because he didn't NEED to, having done so many movies.

She apparently admitted on FB she was fired and added she's got a hugely expensive apartment in Cobble Hill which she'd like to sell now. I know people who work on the show and they told me she was very well liked and so this is coming as a bit of a shock to them.

That character was forgettable

King of Queens had run its course, so am not sure this is a good idea, but it actually had some good episodes and Leah was a good foil for James during the original show.

I'm predicting he comes out of retirement and reunites with old partner Leah

They can have wacky adventures as a salty undercover team with a budding sexual heat

Sorry, I don't feel bad about her having an expensive apartment in Cobble Hill to worry about. Don't live beyond your means. Show business is never forever, don't spend your money like a rapper.

Did anybody get my Barbara Barrie reference?

Barney Miller, r81?

This is why we don't watch network tv. Losers like Kevin James, Tim Allen and Donald Trump.

BINGO, R82!

I can't believe so many gays watch this crap, aren't we supposed to have better taste than that?

It's a terrible show and getting rid of her and making Remini a regular won't necessarily fix it.

He actually has a hot looking wife in real life.

I'm surprised.

In real life lots of fat slobs have pretty wives. I see it all the time.

[quote]NO ONE wants to see Carrie referring to her dead father, Arthur.

Jerry Stiller died?

R80 I'm assuming she was LA-based and relocated because of the show.

Sitcom stars usually have fairly long contracts, so it would interesting to know if they had to buy her out.

Why did they cast her in the first place? They had no chemistry.

I made a fortune, over $80,000 (including overtime) in one year alone.

Remember why many of the $lobs have hot wives in real life. The$e women have their prioritie$ $traight.

Cosby already did that in the 90s. And his show bombed because of it.

He's got so much money, then why does he still get around with a carpet tile on top of his head ?

I applied for the job fuckin' racism is what it is.

I applied too

My application was in there as well

I applied too, in tribute to my Mom.

I applied too, in tribute to my Mom.

I have seen a handful of episodes of this show and it is not really funny at all. KJ is just Doug Heffernan with a different name and job.

R80 a lot of rappers never had anything growing up. So when they become successful they go crazy buying everything. Some don't have a sense of money. Understandable through.

Well, what worked before can work again. Their reunion in the two part season finale was better than the whole season with the new wife. The producers noticed it. I was thinking when I saw the first few episodes they should have brought them both back together on new show without kids.

She was kept out of the loop until one day before the news leaked.

Poor KJ can't act, he's always Kevin Heffernan. I guess a lot of people like Kevin Heffernan, so more power to him.

R106 DOUG Heffernan.

[quote]She apparently admitted on FB she was fired and added she's got a hugely expensive apartment in Cobble Hill which she'd like to sell now. I know people who work on the show and they told me she was very well liked and so this is coming as a bit of a shock to them.

She didn't buy anything. Her family lives in LA and every three weeks she flew back for a week. She was "Hollywood Live" few months ago and said they MAY move east if the show takes off but she has young kids in school and probably wait. The show is the first to shoot directly on Long Island where Kevin is from, he moved home. No world if Leah is getting out of LA for NY , she's from Brooklyn or do the commute.

Upstairs Wife

Downstairs Wife

Occasional Wife

She's getting killed off.

I would suck Gary Valentine's dick...and like the balls!

So he fired her to bring on his OLD TV wife? It happens

Thanks, R112. I couldn't sleep last night because I was wondering how you felt about him.

[quote]Thelma Thompkins

Who?

R17: You mean a Jean Hagen--she was the one they killed off. Marjorie Lord was the result of a length casting process.

At least it's not a Barbara Bel Geddes and Donna Reed situation.

[quote]Kevin Can Wait ranked as this past season’s No. 1 new comedy in total viewers (9.19 million) and adults 18-49 (2.1 rating).

Was Erinn Hayes that bad or is Kevin James a big old diva? What went wrong here?

Is this show actually funny? Im a fan of KOQ but never got beyond the first episode of the new show.

Brutal.

Ouch.

r115

Obviously he means Telma Hopkins

[quote]Obviously he means Telma Hopkins

Who?

[quote]Was Erinn Hayes that bad or is Kevin James a big old diva? What went wrong here

She was dull in the pilot but got better during the season. Didn't deserve to be fired. Now announced, they killed off the character.

Kevin Can Date Kevin Can Grate Kevin Can Masturbate

Hated Leah Remini first because she came between Zach and Kelly and later because of her being a Clam, but Don and Mike turned me around, and when she became an anti-Clam. Now that she is a principal player, I might subject myself to watching "Kevin Can Wait."

I hate Kevin James so much, that fat, unattractive, untalented schlub, that I'm going to mute this thread as soon as I post this.

I HATE HIM.

AND I'VE NEVER WATCHED ANY OF HIS DOGSHIT MOVIES OR HIS DUMB TV SHOWS.

Kevin James is part of that Adam Sandler group and it looks like it's not just Adam Sandler who treats female actresses in a dismissive manner.

Oh dear

[quote]is Kevin James a big old diva?

Isn't he rumored to be a major tool offscreen?

[quote]Don and Mike turned me around

What's 'Don and Mike'?

Don and Mike are radio hosts that had her on their show until she left when they bashed her on the air.

Whoa, they're still around? You're taking about the DC DJs, right, R134? I started listening to them when they were on WAVA in the morning & then WJFK in the afternoon. I thought they disappeared a long time ago.

4 words: paul blart, mall cop.

it is amazing the money they pay to these talent-less idiots.

They broke up shortly after Don's wife Freda died.

He said he went back to work too soon.

Freda was a wonderful lady.

In the ad for tonight's Colbert, the announcer said, "And 'Kevin Can Wait's Leah Remini!"

Doug and Carrie are back!

and the beat goes on...

Awkward.

The actress was unlikeable to viewers , so she was written off the show. That's Hollywood.

I don't see why this is a story?

the oldest daughter looks a lot like the mother.

I hope she gives Leah the cold shoulder the way Tommy Bradford did with Abby.

I hope Leah is a big success just to piss of Kirstie Ally and those other hateful, ignorant Scientologists.

They need to bring in some eye candy to this show.

I heard somewhere he had some problems with her politics.

Sure!

Welp Kevin is a big ole Trump supporter so I can see that.

R147 Ewww

The way they wrote her off was pitiful.

[quote]What the hell has happened to comedy at CBS?

Sanity is not going to prevail there until Sumner Redstone dies.

[quote]Welp Kevin is a big ole Trump supporter so I can see that.

Link please.

He stays true to his working class roots.

I can’t wait to see what she does with the character

Why are you bumping an ancient irrelevant thread?