JamesG
06-10-2016, 09:39 PM
"Everybody Loves Raymond" Spin-off Almost Happened, Creator Phil Rosenthal Says – ATX TV Festival
by Lauren Huff
June 10, 2016
An "Everybody Loves Raymond" spin-off was almost a reality, according to creator Phil Rosenthal who spoke at a panel at the ATX Television Festival Friday on The New American TV Family.
When asked by fellow panelist Nahnatchka Khan (Fresh Off the Boat) if a spin-off had ever been ordered, Rosenthal said, the idea first came about when Amy’s (Monica Horan, Rosenthal’s wife) family was introduced on the show.
“From that first table reading where we met them, I went from the table reading to the phone to call Les Moonves at CBS,” he said, adding, “I said, ‘I’ve got a spin-off.”
He explained, “And then after the show was over some of the writers and I thought this was an obvious idea. Very simply, the brother [Robert, played by Brad Garrett] now moves to Pennsylvania and he gets a job as the gym teacher, now living with Amy’s family under the condition that he has Chris Elliot [Peter, on the show] as his assistant.”
Rosenthal quipped, “Sounds good, right?” Despite the enthusiasm of Rosenthal and his team of writers, the spin-off never materialized because CBS would not offer more than the pilot episode.
“I said, ‘Les, we need a guarantee because all these writers are getting these deals. They can’t just chuck this money to do a pilot.’ They said, ‘We won’t give you more than that.”
Rosenthal did mention that another show at the time was given a 13 episode order. He didn’t name the show, but did mention that all of the actors were under the age of 30, whereas his spin-off would feature older actors.
The other show didn’t pan out either, as it was canceled after three episodes. The moral according to Rosenthal? “Go with old people,” he joked.
http://deadline.com/2016/06/atx-phil-rosenthal-everybody-loves-raymond-spinoff-1201770808/
by Lauren Huff
June 10, 2016
An "Everybody Loves Raymond" spin-off was almost a reality, according to creator Phil Rosenthal who spoke at a panel at the ATX Television Festival Friday on The New American TV Family.
When asked by fellow panelist Nahnatchka Khan (Fresh Off the Boat) if a spin-off had ever been ordered, Rosenthal said, the idea first came about when Amy’s (Monica Horan, Rosenthal’s wife) family was introduced on the show.
“From that first table reading where we met them, I went from the table reading to the phone to call Les Moonves at CBS,” he said, adding, “I said, ‘I’ve got a spin-off.”
He explained, “And then after the show was over some of the writers and I thought this was an obvious idea. Very simply, the brother [Robert, played by Brad Garrett] now moves to Pennsylvania and he gets a job as the gym teacher, now living with Amy’s family under the condition that he has Chris Elliot [Peter, on the show] as his assistant.”
Rosenthal quipped, “Sounds good, right?” Despite the enthusiasm of Rosenthal and his team of writers, the spin-off never materialized because CBS would not offer more than the pilot episode.
“I said, ‘Les, we need a guarantee because all these writers are getting these deals. They can’t just chuck this money to do a pilot.’ They said, ‘We won’t give you more than that.”
Rosenthal did mention that another show at the time was given a 13 episode order. He didn’t name the show, but did mention that all of the actors were under the age of 30, whereas his spin-off would feature older actors.
The other show didn’t pan out either, as it was canceled after three episodes. The moral according to Rosenthal? “Go with old people,” he joked.
http://deadline.com/2016/06/atx-phil-rosenthal-everybody-loves-raymond-spinoff-1201770808/