# Kevin Can Wait - They killed off his wife, but his King of Queens wife is back **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 26, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360 "2017-09-26T17:24:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/1 "2017-09-26T17:24:21Z")
I always liked King of Queens, it wasn’t anything that special but it was a nice show with a few laughs. Kevin James and Leah Remini were a good TV couple, she mostly kept him in line while being a bit off herself at times. So now Kevin James has a new series, Kevin Can Wait. I happened to catch part of a few episodes from the first season. Apparently Kevin is a retired cop who works security, and is married with at least one daughter. His wife was nice enough but sort of in the background, the show was mostly about Kevin. Leah Remini was introduced sometime during the first season as a former partner of his, I think she is still a cop. Ok, kinda neat that she’s back, whatever. Now last night I caught the first episode of the second season, Kevin’s wife is nowhere to be seen. He receives a letter with her name on it and sadly remarks that it has been a year since she died. But he wants to save the letter because there is a coupon on it, and that was the only mention of the wife. Meanwhile, Leah Remini is back helping Kevin’s daugher’s boyfriend not get deported and stepping in to help his daughter get ready for a wedding. I think we all see where this is going, but I can’t imagine what the actress that played Kevin’s wife must think of all this. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/2 "2017-09-26T17:47:43Z")
They should have kept both actresses. Lots of potential for complications. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/3 "2017-09-26T18:25:21Z")
I’m pretty sure that Erinn Hayes was dropped for having no chemistry with Kevin James. Now that said, I think the show is terrible dreck and doubt Leah can save it. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/4 "2017-09-26T18:47:12Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > They should have kept both actresses. Lots of potential for complications. Yeah last season when Leah showed up I sort of suspected things could get tricky. But nope, they just killed the wife off. Not even sure if they will explain what happened. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/5 "2017-09-26T22:16:08Z")
Kill the wife off? They need to kill the show off. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/6 "2017-09-26T22:28:43Z")
While not big news (since the show doesn’t have much heat) it was certainly news when the story broke at the end of last season. The actress that played his wife announced it on twitter and wasn’t too happy about it. I’ve only caught an episode or two and I immediately recognized she was miscast. I don’t know if that means only Leah Remini can play opposite of him but they certainly did work as a believable couple on King. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/7 "2017-09-27T01:22:37Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Kill the wife off? They need to kill the show off. > mmm We made it to the first commercial break of the first episode, then deleted it and deleted the recording info because it was so bad. And then set our tv on fire, because it was contaminated then. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/8 "2017-09-27T01:40:23Z")
Thanks for the spoiler right there in the title. Jeesh… ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/9 "2017-09-27T01:56:48Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Thanks for the spoiler right there in the title. Jeesh… Rosebud is a sled ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/10 "2017-09-27T10:44:25Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Rosebud is a sled Damn you! I was going to watch that tonight! mmm ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/11 "2017-09-27T11:10:06Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > I always liked King of Queens, it wasn’t anything that special but it was a nice show with a few laughs. Kevin James and Leah Remini were a good TV couple, she mostly kept him in line while being a bit off herself at times. > > So now Kevin James has a new series, Kevin Can Wait. I happened to catch part of a few episodes from the first season. Apparently Kevin is a retired cop who works security, and is married with at least one daughter. His wife was nice enough but sort of in the background, the show was mostly about Kevin. > > Leah Remini was introduced sometime during the first season as a former partner of his, I think she is still a cop. Ok, kinda neat that she’s back, whatever. > > Now last night I caught the first episode of the second season, Kevin’s wife is nowhere to be seen. He receives a letter with her name on it and sadly remarks that it has been a year since she died. But he wants to save the letter because there is a coupon on it, and that was the only mention of the wife. > > Meanwhile, Leah Remini is back helping Kevin’s daugher’s boyfriend not get deported and stepping in to help his daughter get ready for a wedding. > > I think we all see where this is going, but I can’t imagine what the actress that played Kevin’s wife must think of all this. I can’t say that I’ve seen the movies, but isn’t this Mall Cop the series? ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/12 "2017-09-27T12:18:14Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Kill the wife off? They need to kill the show off. > mmm Oh so true! I tried to enjoy it in the first season but after a few episodes, I could not go on! > [@What\_Exit](#): > > I’m pretty sure that Erinn Hayes was dropped for having no chemistry with Kevin James. > > Now that said, I think the show is terrible dreck and doubt Leah can save it. yeah, dump it! Bring back the show that was after it last season! Now that was a pretty good show ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/13 "2017-09-27T12:41:17Z")
> [@WildBlueYonder](#): > > I tried to enjoy it in the first season but after a few episodes, I could not go on! Why can’t you be more like Kevin? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/14 "2017-09-27T12:49:07Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > I can’t say that I’ve seen the movies, but isn’t this Mall Cop the series? Next season they are killing off Leah Remini and replacing her with a Segway. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/15 "2017-09-27T19:00:41Z")
I’m glad they’re rebooting Kevin Can Wait. I’ll watch for awhile and see if the show is better. Kevin and Leah have good on screen chemistry. This may turn out to be a good show. ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/16 "2017-09-28T15:08:33Z")
From what I’ve heard about Kevin James, maybe Leah Remini is the only one who can work with him, after everything she’s been through. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/17 "2017-09-28T15:16:07Z")
The supporting cast on King of Queens was also good, especially Jerry Stiller but also Patton Oswalt and whoever played Deacon. Maybe all of them will be back! ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/18 "2017-09-28T17:21:37Z")
At least this time Kevin James won’t have to pretend he’s gay. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/19 "2017-09-29T23:43:00Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Why can’t you be more like Kevin? > 😉 > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Next season they are killing off Leah Remini and replacing her with a Segway. And now this thread is funnier than the show. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360/20 "2017-09-30T00:09:31Z")
> [@DooWahDiddy](#): > > From what I’ve heard about Kevin James, maybe Leah Remini is the only one who can work with him, after everything she’s been through. What have you heard about Kevin James? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360.md?page=2)