First episode-Pilot

This blog is going to be about my reviews of The King of Queens. I plan to go episode by episode. If you have the DVDs, you can watch along and post comments. If you do not have the DVDs you should get them!

First episodes usally are not the best of a show. That holds true for this. The first time I saw this episode was on the DVD because I didn't start watching the show originally until it's second season. It opens with Carrie suprising Doug with the early arrival of his new big screen tv. He runs down to the basement and hugs it. That is probably my favorite part. Carrie has invited his friends to come see it so we meet Spence, Deacon, and Richie. They let us know that Spence lives with his mom and that Deacon and Ritchie are married. Doug and Carrie discuss going to her dad's house for suppr and Doug wants to get out of it. He wants to have a more romantic night with Carrie and his TV. They decide to use another excuse to stay home. Carrie's sister Sarah crashes their evening when she has to tell Carrie that their stepmom Tessie died. So the next scene is the after funeral at the house where we meet Arthur. He is upset that a guy is eating so much food and he yells at him. Carrie and Sarah are talking in the kitchen and decide that Arthur will be going to a nursing home type place and that Sarah will be staying with Carrie for awhile. Arthur says he is staying in his house. The girls aren't happy with it but apparently agree. We then see Arthur standing and watching his house burn down. He used a faulty hot plate and it sparked a fire. So he has to move and Carrie feels too guilty to take him to a home. Doug agrees that Arthur can live in their basement but he cries about it. The rest of the episode is mostly showing how Doug's life is invaded by the two houseguests. He can't get a shower and gets in trouble for being late to work. The TV has been moved into his and Carrie's bedroom. So the guys all are sitting in the bed watching the game. The screen is so big that the bottom isn't visible over the bed. It ends with Arthur knocking the power out with his hot plate.

There weren't any quotes that stuck out to me. The episodes get a lot better so in future reviews I will have my favorite line and more things I really liked out of them.