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(S01E01) A lot of times when a big show, especially a sitcom, goes off the air, we see a series of spinoffs, or almost spinoffs, leading from it. When Everybody Loves Raymond left the airwaves at CBS, you could have seen it coming that Brad Garrett's character would have been perfect to have on his own. Well, howabout the best of that world, plus a whole new gig. FOX's 'Til Death plays Eddie, a schoolteacher whose new neighbor is a newlywed (12 days in or so) who also happens to be the new vice principal at the school Eddie works at.

If you'd seen any of the advertisements for the show, then you have probably gotten a pretty good idea of the style of humor on the show. That isn't to say that you know all the jokes already at all, but it's fun to see the complete and total difference between Eddie, his wife Joy (such a happy name!), and newlyweds Jeff and Steph (oh so cute with the rhyming names!). Even with all the jaded comments that Eddie makes about marriage, he and Joy have a really great time together, even if it is while they are eating snack food on the couch and watching Ellen together. You can actually see the money lines just flowing out of this show, with about halfway through the premiere being the moment when Jeff sees that all the things Eddie believes will happen to their marriage aren't just figments of his imagination. No pool table for you, young man!

Since that Everybody Loves Raymond spin-off didn't pan out for Brad Garrett, The Hollywood Reporter is saying that he may be jumping networks to co-star in a new comedy called 'Til Death. It's about a newlywed couple who move in next door to a couple that has been married for a long time. Garrett will play the husband in the long-term marriage. It was written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith, creators of CBS' The King of Queens.

Yep. A co-starring role seems like the right fit for him. Brad Garrett in a lead role would be too much... Brad.