The King of Queens: A Mirror of Our Lives

My wife and I make it a point to watch The King of Queens whenever we can. We are approximately the same age as the two main characters, Doug and Carrie Heffernan. The two of us have also had many similar experiences in our marriage.

Doug is played by the actor Kevin James and Carrie is portrayed by Leah Remini. These are both stars we have enjoyed in other shows and movies as well.

We can relate to the interaction between Doug and Carrie in almost every episode, as many young couples probably can too. At times they seem incompatible and it causes temporary stress for them. However, they always seem to find common ground and realize they are meant for each other.

The perceived incompatibility is what creates some the funniest moments in the show. Doug's love of sports and somewhat carefree attitude often clashes with Carrie and her interests.

Our favorite episode involves a problem they have with their annoying next-door neighbors that build a pool. Carrie is furious when she later discovers Doug has actually been swimming there behind her back.

Unfortunately the show ended regular production in 2007. Luckily several reruns of The King of Queens are shown daily. direct tv in texas gives us the option to search for air times and then watch it when we want.

The Author of this post is Rory Reilly

These Guys Will Keep You Laughing for Hours

I have never laughed so hard in my life. We were watching directtv last night when we came up on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. If you have never seen these guys before, then you need to watch it. These guys are hilarious. They come up with some of the craziest things. I had never seen them before but I will definitely make an effort to watch them again. We were able to watch the show on our satellite tv that we had installed last week.

I will definitely be on the lookout for more shows with Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy. They really just tell it like it is. They even showed old pictures of themselves when they were growing up. I would have been embarrassed for anyone to see my old pictures like that. Those guys just laughed and made the pictures seem even funnier. If these guys can laugh at themselves, then surely they can make everyone else laugh too. I know I laughed an awful lot when I was watching them.

Thanks to Marion Watkins