Trivia: Paul Reiser’s character Carter Burke was so immediately hated that during the movie’s premiere his sister hit him, and when Burke’s death occurred, his mom’s response was simply “good.”

That’s the entirety of the article. It was the character who was hated, not the actor as the title implies.

So some minor event that should have stayed a fun family story for the reisers and their acquaintances is resurrected after 40 years for…? What exactly

It is a real credit to hi that he pulled that character off so well. It is hard to be the bad guy and not be the mustaches twirling ass whipe.