Kevin Can Wait [Archive]

Gideon58

09-21-16, 06:23 PM

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Just struggled through the pilot for Kevin Can Wait, the nothing-to-write-home-about new sitcom for Kevin James (The King of Queens). Kevin is a retired cop, marred with three kids who has done a Powerpoint presentation on how he and his other retired work buddies (Lenny Venito, Leonard Earl Howze, Carlos Alazraqui, Christopher Brian Roach) how their going to enjoy their retirement but his schedule is put on hold when he learns his eldest daughter (Taylor Spreightler) is engaged to a nerd (Ryan Cartwright) so to make sure his daughter stays in school, he offers to have his daughter and her fiancee move in with them. This one stretches James' appeal to its limits, suffers from rather pedestrian writing, and his chemistry with Errin Hayes, who plays his wife, hasn't gelled yet, but it's only the pilot. I think if CBS is feeling generous, it might get a full season.

MonnoM

09-21-16, 06:54 PM

From the promos it looks like James is pretty much playing the same character from King of Queens. This generally strikes me as a watered down version of that show, just missing all the things that made it so great. The wife in Kevin Can Wait couldn't seem more Plain Jane and boring. She's definitely no Carrie. I don't really see this show going very far.

gbgoodies

09-22-16, 12:50 AM

I only watched "Kevin Can Wait" because it was on after "The Big Bang Theory", but after watching the first episode, I will be changing the channel after TBBT starting next week. Kevin James isn't funny, the show isn't funny, the characters aren't likable, and it feels like a thousand other sitcoms I've seen over the years, only without the laughs.

Gideon58

10-04-16, 05:31 PM

OK, I just finished episode 3 and I think I've had enough.

MonnoM

10-04-16, 05:42 PM

OK, I just finished episode 3 and I think I've had enough.

I haven't watched it, nor do I plan to. But I'd like to know what your thoughts are. Was Kevin James playing his usual character?

McConnaughay

10-04-16, 06:02 PM

Kevin CAN'T wait, We Need to Talk About Kevin, that's what I think every time I hear of this show and I don't know why.

TheUsualSuspect

10-04-16, 06:05 PM

This sitcom is stuck in the 90's

Gideon58

10-05-16, 11:55 AM

I haven't watched it, nor do I plan to. But I'd like to know what your thoughts are. Was Kevin James playing his usual character?

Yeah, the show just seems to be a rehash of The King of Queens but the actress playing his wife is no Leah Remini, they have NO chemistry and that is the just the tip of the iceberg of what's wrong with this show...I actually got drowsy during episode 3.

MonnoM

08-02-17, 02:17 PM

I kind of feel bad for Erinn Hayes. No one liked her as the wife and now she's being replaced by Remini. With that said, I'm actually looking forward to the show's return. :D

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