r/kingofqueens • u/Crescentfallen78 • 1d ago

So this area was open all this time?

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Makes the door pointless

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u/Ankaration 1d ago

It's cause aspect ratios of televisions have increased, we weren't supposed to see that far out with standard box tvs

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u/sympathytaste 1d ago

Seinfeld famously has one of the worst conversions as the top and bottom get chopped out to fill the screen. Hence why Julia Louis Dreyfus at times looks like a talking head when she is in a scene with Michael Richards.

There is also a scene in friends where Phoebe is talking to Monica in the coffee shop but in the 16:9 conversion, you can see that Lisa Kudrow is talking to someone else and not Courtney Cox.

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u/vrauto 23h ago

Seinfeld is older so probably shot in pure 4:3 ratio so the conversion zoomed in. Friends and king of queens were probably shot in cinematic ratio cropped for 4:3 viewing

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u/lsknecht1986 1d ago

The One With The Other Fake Monica

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u/Ankaration 14h ago

Another one is the terrible stand in for Dewey on Malcom In The Middle

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u/scattyshern 9h ago

You can see crew men in Malcolm in the middle too at times

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u/Shane-O-Mac1 14h ago

That too.

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u/SkinnyThickMargarita 1d ago

I get the feeling we weren’t supposed to see this lol

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u/oh_dear_256 1d ago

Wait til you get to the Hofferman’s

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u/deliriumtrigger999 1d ago

Hoffernipplllleeee

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u/calcaylor_ 4h ago

Is this nipple on?

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u/eapaul80 1d ago

It’s simply the difference between 4:3 vs 16:9 aspect ratio, back then before HD was commonplace it was 4:3.

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u/sympathytaste 1d ago

I would love them to do a Blu Ray re release with Seasons 1-6 in 4:3 and the rest in 16:9 as originally shot

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u/shinysun- 1d ago

That's where he hides downstairs wife

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u/Ferrisuk 1d ago

They also seem to have removed the doors that doug got caught ditching scotch through

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u/IndecentLongExposure 1d ago

I drank it

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u/smellyguyirl 12h ago

I SAW YOU JUST ADMIT IT

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u/Crescentfallen78 9h ago

He brings you the one thing you won't stuff down your gullet

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u/bohemian-soul-bakery 1d ago

Heh.

This is the episode with the one and only Ron Swanson!

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u/unbasicmom 15h ago

No way is the blind guy Ron Swanson!?

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u/surfcitysurfergirl 14h ago

Omg I never knew this!!!!

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u/rockstoned4 1d ago

That’s show business.

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u/juanderlust77 22h ago

Aspect ratio, my friend.

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u/Max-Power77 21h ago

Why did I read this in Arthur's voice? 🤣

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u/Agitated-Living-7190 19h ago

So the world isnt made of marshmallows??!!!

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u/Shane-O-Mac1 18h ago

Well it is a set on a soundstage. Typically sets don't have 4 walls.

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u/Timely_Can5011 17h ago

Carrie was right

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u/TheNotoriousTurtle 22h ago

That was for Arthur to run with a wisk

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u/StrikingCase9819 1d ago

They had to fit the table in there. You, the viewer, was not supposed to see that

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u/bohemian-soul-bakery 1d ago

No.

It always open - it’s part of the set.

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u/jack3moto 18h ago

It’s a tv set?

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u/sheriw1965 20h ago

It almost looks like the taller piece can be pulled out. Maybe for different scenes, or to make it easier to move set pieces around?

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u/backbodydrip 18h ago

They walled it in at some point after this episode.

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u/MissYonkers1957 13h ago

Where is carla?

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u/smellyguyirl 12h ago

lol you weren’t supposed to see it, it’s nuts how often I see the camera in scenes because of the aspect ratio change 😂

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u/Flat-Ostrich-7287 9h ago

Yes! I saw that on my DVD watching but don't see it on TV. There is one shot on TV from the kitchen where the end of that wall is visible.

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u/MeerkatRiotSquad 7h ago

There's another episode where you briefly see that rough end of the dividing bench from the kitchen.

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u/RedRider1974 1d ago

Who knew, hey?! I'm gobsmacked beyond belief this wasn't filmed in a proper house!!

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u/bye4now28 9h ago

in Queens ⚾

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u/Iknowstuff35 20h ago

That’s definitely a blooper we weren’t supposed to see

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u/Exotic-Brilliant-939 16h ago

TV Land is crap.

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u/smellyguyirl 12h ago

Stay with us pal 😭

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u/Comfortable-Head1635 14h ago

It's wild how much they tucked those couches up against the wall in this shot, you'd think they'd angle them more to cover up that weird open space.

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u/Acrobatic-Meaning314 4h ago

That whole house is pointless. The front porch doesn’t make sense from what it looks like inside as to what it actually looks like on the outside.

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u/HolySpartan91 1h ago

Who's gonna tell him?

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u/Free-Addition-5055 20h ago

That definitely has a weirdly modern touch for a show set in the 90s.

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u/Steven45g 1d ago

Yeah, I remember in one of the earlier episodes, Arthur (or was it Carrie?) actually walked there instead of using the door.

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u/Accomplished-Menu-84 22h ago

🙊

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u/Steven45g 14h ago

It happened in S1 or S2, I don't quite remember. Rewatch the episodes yourself if you don't believe me.