King of Queens is an American sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, for a total of nine seasons and 207 episodes. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who also served as executive producer of the event. The star series Kevin James and Leah Remini as Doug and Carrie Heffernan, respectively, working class couple living in Rego Park, Queens, New York.
The King of Queens was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions (1998-2006), CBS Paramount Television (2006-07), in collaboration with Columbia TriStar Television (1998-2002), and Sony Pictures Television ( 2002-07). It was filmed at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.
The ninth and final season began airing on December 6, 2006, and ended on May 14, 2007, with the final episode twice, making The King of Queens the last live action comedy aired in the 1990s to end his journey. Since May 2017, Kevin James and Leah Remini have reunited on the 2016 television sitcom Kevin Can Wait.
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Plot
Doug and Carrie Heffernan are working class couples who live in "3121 Aberdeen Street" in Rego Park, Queens, New York, along with Carrie's father, Arthur Spooner. Doug works for the International Parcel Service (IPS) as a delivery driver, while Carrie works as a secretary in Manhattan, first for law firms and then for a real estate company. Their lives are complicated by Arthur's demands, so much so that they end up hiring Holly, a professional dog walker, to spend time with her as she walks the dog in the park.
Also featured on the show are Doug's friends, Deacon Palmer, Spence Olchin, and Richie Iannucci, and Doug's cousin Danny Heffernan. Deacon's wife, Kelly is Carrie's best friend.
Most scenes take place in the Heffernans family's home, but other common locations include Doug and Carrie's workplace, "Cooper's" restaurant and friends and family dwellings. While the location seen during the theme song was filmed in the area around New York, the series was filmed in California.
Based on the life of the blue-collar couple Doug and Carrie Heffernan, The King of Queens debuted on CBS on September 21, 1998. During the run, it carried a solid rating (usually ranked in the Top 40) for the most part and was Monday night, compete with performances like the old drama 7th Heaven . In 2003, when it was scheduled to fight The West Wing and Nanny 911 , it started to fall in the rankings. The final episode aired on May 14, 2007. The series was taken at Sony Pictures Studios' Stage 28 in Culver City, California. Arthur's character was conceived with Jerry Stiller in mind, but he initially rejected that role. The veteran comedian Jack Carter was later thrown and a pilot was shot. Soon after, Stiller changed his mind and took part, which required re-shooting scenes featuring Carter.
The King of Queens is partly inspired by the classic television sitcom The Honeymooners, as the characters Doug and Carrie are based on the Kramden pair, with similar behavior and flat expression. In a 2001 episode of the show ("Inner Tube"), the show paid homage to The Honeymooners, as Doug is desperately dreaming that he is Ralph Kramden, his wife Carrie is Alice Kramden, and his friend Diakon is Ed Norton. The sequence was filmed in black and white and the audio quality (including the audience) matched the style of the 1950s.
This event is currently in syndication worldwide and broadcast on TBS and TV Land in the United States. and in TVTropolis and OMNI in Canada. In Sweden, Germany, Ireland, Romania, Denmark, the UK and Poland, it runs on the ComedyCentral network. In April 2014, events began running weekdays on Channel 4 at 7:35 am in the UK and Ireland. By 2017, the event begins running again in Austria on Puls4, a working day of about 1 P.M.-2P.M.
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Theme song and opening sequence
The main opening of the season is a simple eight-second sequence that shows the subway windows by moving through and quickly stops at the original show logo, which is then peeled off to reveal the names of the show makers.
Beginning with season two, the show added a new theme song "Baby All My Life I Will Be Driving Home to You", written by the author of the series Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, composed by Jonathan Wolff and Scott Clausen, and performed by Billy Vera and Beater. The instrumental version was used as a cover theme during season two, but was replaced in season three with a new cover theme created by Kurt Farquhar.
The credit opening of the two to ninth season features Doug's opening shot into the IPS truck, which then cuts into a long shot from an elevated subway station, (Which is 111 Station Street on the IRT Flushing Line that is on 7 Line of New York City Subway ) where he drives under the subway station to where the event's logo is placed digitally, as if it were a road sign. Then cut into scenes Doug, Carrie and Arthur spend time around Queens. In the sequence of two seasons, the credit starring Kevin James was placed on the Brooklyn Bridge injection with the Manhattan skyline, but was re-edited after the September 11 attacks that toppled the World Trade Center. Two short versions of the sequence exist: in the original view where the opening is shortened due to time constraints and in some syndicated distribution, the opening shows the IPS truck shooting that runs under the bridge, then to the last shot of credit where Doug and Carrie get ice in Lemon Ice King of Corona at 108th St in Queens. The second version used in embedding US syndication since 2007 only featured the first eight seconds of the complete series with the opening opening of Queens shot that was placed before the truck scene. In the one-episode season syndication season that has aired in the US since the fall of 2007, this version replaces the one-season standard sequence in all episodes for unknown reasons.
Episode
Reception
Critical response
During the first season, The King of Queens , in the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series was criticized by two critics, with a 50% approval rating, based on 2 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. Maryann Johnson of Flick Filospher criticized, "Clearly and unpleasantly, the King of Queens relies heavily on class and gender stereotypes to provoke laughter in the same way as pulling teeth." Clint Morris from FilmThreat praised this series, praising Kevin James as "one of the funniest guys to grant TV tubes since Bill Cosby." At Metacritic, which provides a normalized ranking, this series has a score of 51 out of 100, based on 22 critics, showing "diverse overview".
Awards and nominations
Emmy Awards Emmy Awards
In 2006, Kevin James received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role as Doug Heffernan.
Emmy was won by Tony Shalhoub for his performance at Monk .
BMI Awards
In addition, The King of Queens received several BMI Awards during its prime-time run. The series won the BMI Awards in the "TV Music Awards" category in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. This award was given to Kurt Farquhar, Josh Goldsmith, Andrew Gross, and Cathy Yuspa.
Nominated
King of Queens was also nominated for the 'Favorite TV Comedy' award of the People's Choice Awards 2007 for her last two seasons. In 2004 Scott Heineman and Mark Waters (directors) were nominated by Art Directors Guild for 'Excellence in Production Design Award'. Victor Williams was nominated in 2007 for 'Extraordinary Supporting Actor in Comedy Series' by the NAACP Image Awards.
Home media
- In Region 1, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released all nine seasons of The King of Queens on DVDs in the United States and Canada.
- In Region 2, Paramount Home Entertainment has released all nine seasons on DVD in the UK. The series has also been released in Germany by Koch Media, all nine seasons have been released.
- In Region 4, Paramount Home Entertainment has released all nine seasons on DVD in Australia.
Blu-ray release
Season two and three were released on Blu-ray Disc by Koch Media on November 21, 2008. They were presented with 1080i/25fps VC-1 video, 2.0 DTS audio tracks in English and German with an optional German subtitle. They include the same extras as the DVD release from Koch Media. Although they are only released in Germany and Austria, they are not a locked area.
On March 26, 2015, Koch Media released the entire series on Blu-ray in HD. The full box set is distributed for Region B/2.
See also
- Kevin Can Wait , a 2016 television sitcom starring Kevin James and Leah Remini
References
External links
- The official website from Sony Pictures
- Official website from CBS
- King of Queens on IMDb
- King of Queens on TV.com
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