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Everybody Loves Raymond ending long run

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LOS ANGELES - Don't look for a supersized, super-stuffed final episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond." Television's most popular sitcom will end its nine-year run on May 16 with ? get this ? a half-hour show, CBS said Tuesday.

"We didn't want to milk the story into an hour," series star Ray Romano said. "There's been enough of that," added Phil Rosenthal, executive producer.

Of course, CBS will precede that 30 minutes with an hourlong retrospective to make it an attractive event for advertisers. The cast is filming the finale this week and keeping tightlipped on whether the battling Barone family will exit arguing.

The actors and Rosenthal said it will be an emotional week, but that they are walking away without any sense of unfinished business.

"The reason we're stopping is that we've done every single thing that we can think of," Rosenthal said. "We are bone dry."

Comic Brad Garrett, who plays Romano's brother, Robert Barone, said he hasn't been approached about a potential spinoff. "I love the character," he said. "I'm open to it."

"Supposedly there is a group of people that are out there talking about it that aren't talking to me," he quipped. "I hear they're looking for a Brad Garrett type."

Monica Horan, who plays Garrett's wife, Amy, said her interest in a spinoff would probably hinge on what her real-life husband wants to do. She's married to Rosenthal.

Taking a cue from NBC's strategy for the last year of "Friends" in 2004, CBS said it is asking viewers to vote next month on their favorite episodes of "Everybody Loves Raymond." The top five vote-getters will be shown each Monday from Feb. 28 to March 28.

Fans can vote online for their favorites among 15 episodes selected by Rosenthal, with highlight clips shown on the network's Web site.

Since the first season, Rosenthal was producing what he hoped would be a timeless sitcom in an old television tradition.

"We're doing the show for CBS, but in the back of my mind we're doing it for Nick at Nite," he said. "We wanted the show to have lasting value."
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Damnit, thats one of my favorite shows too!
edit: I say they'll probably end with Ray moving far away from his family to take a new job.
 
Truely a classic show. You'd be hard pressed to find bad episodes. I put it high on the list with the likes of Seinfeld, Cheers, etc.
 
Too bad it always went head to head with Monday Night Football. I've never seen a single episode, but I hear good things.
 
Originally posted by: royaldank
Truely a classic show. You'd be hard pressed to find bad episodes. I put it high on the list with the likes of Seinfeld, Cheers, etc.
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thats true, almost every episode is really funny to watch. Its also funny how many episodes in a row you can go without seeing their kids.
 
Wow. I've never seen this show and only have a vague understanding of the premise.

Please put my rock back securely in place when you leave.
 
It's a sad day for all who watch everybody loves raymond. I liked this show. It's a classic in every sense of the word.
 
that show is about the only one I ever laugh at anymore. It is hilarious.

There was an episode a couple of months ago where Deborah was havinga PTA meeting (or some school meetin) in her house. I didn't catch the whole episode, but she came down in a short skirt and fvck-me boots on. She was looking friggen hot in that episode.
 
i thought it was a damn funny show. saw one of my favorite episodes last night (episode where robert teaches the driving school course to the family with the help of traffic cop timmy).
 
Originally posted by: CPA
that show is about the only one I ever laugh at anymore. It is hilarious.

There was an episode a couple of months ago where Deborah was havinga PTA meeting (or some school meetin) in her house. I didn't catch the whole episode, but she came down in a short skirt and fvck-me boots on. She was looking friggen hot in that episode.
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You aren't kidding. Very nice episode.

pics
 
Awesome, I'll be glad to see it go. Of course, it will live on in syndication for years. It did have it's moments, but overall bleh. Sucky closing theme music, too.

Originally posted by: CPA
There was an episode a couple of months ago where Deborah was havinga PTA meeting (or some school meetin) in her house. I didn't catch the whole episode, but she came down in a short skirt and fvck-me boots on. She was looking friggen hot in that episode.
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Yeah, she can be pretty hot in a MILFy way in some episodes. I saw her on some talk show one day when I was home sick and she was talking about how she's proud of her implants.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Yeah, she can be pretty hot in a MILFy way in some episodes. I saw her on some talk show one day when I was home sick and she was talking about how she's proud of her implants.
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What? she has implants? Wha?
 
also, just a random fact but patricia heaton (debra) is married to english actor david hunt (bill parker) in real life. i kind of smirk everytime i hear ray say: "ha, hate that parker!".
 
that shows just a 30 minute bitch/whine fest anyway, good riddance and as usual, like seinfeld, the star was the worst of the lot.

i did however love seinfeld
 
Originally posted by: anxi80
also, just a random fact but patricia heaton (debra) is married to english actor david hunt (bill parker) in real life. i kind of smirk everytime i hear ray say: "ha, hate that parker!".
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😀 didn't know that.
 
i think i've seen 1 or 2 episodes from start to finish. it seems like a good show, it just never hooked me.
 
Originally posted by: KK
I don't mind that show but I prefer King of Queens. The wife in KoQ is hotter too.
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Same here. However, the wife (Leah Remini) put on a LOT of weight during her pregnancy last year and still hasn't lost much of it even though she had the baby quite awhile ago.

 
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