you can call us Kevorkian

[KLPNO]

Hello everyone,

From the book Friends forever:

Kauffman and Crane’s producing partner, Kevin S. Bright, didn’t care that the name Friends sounded generic, since the show was scheduled to air during prime-time TV’s most coveted half hour: 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, bookended by Mad About You and Seinfeld. “If you put us on Thursday nights,” Bright said, “you can call us Kevorkian for all I care.”

Does the highlighted part imply as follows: Because you put us (our show) on Thursday nights, the name of the show is unimportant to me - you can even change it to Kevorkia, I don't care?

And is Kevorkian a reference to Jack Kevorkian?

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Kevorkian&oldid=969014535

He was convicted of murder in 1999 and was often portrayed in the media with the name of "Dr. Death".

Thank you.

 

[GoesStation]

Your understanding is good, but it wasn't just Thursday night — it was the single most valuable slot of the most valuable night.

Kevorkian was a very unsavory name at the time because of the deathly antics of Dr. Kevorkian.

 

[Tarheel]

He meant it was a great time slot and that the name didn't matter much. (Of course, it did. The "Kevorkian" comment was facetious.)

Thank you.

You're welcome (I guess).

 

[probus]

The Kevorkian reference was brainless, even by the ultra-low standards of American sitcoms. If you keep watching that stuff it will rot your brain.:roll: