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Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm comes back to HBO for a ninth season on Oct 1 @10pm. Here's a trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvLpN1pMNHA  “In the immortal words of Julius Caesar, 'I left, I did nothing, I returned.'” Curb is, of course, the half-hour sitcom created by and starring Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, serving as a fictionalised portrayal of real life. The humour is like Seinfeld on crack, with way more cringe and adult material, usually revolving around Larry's misunderstanding of social niceties and refusal to bend to what he sees as arbitrary rules. It's the perfect show for anyone who can relate to feeling like the only sane person in an insane world, as while Larry is a tremendous rear end in a top hat, the people around him (including wife-turned-ex Cheryl, agent Jeff, his wife Susie, Richard Lewis, and any number of celebrity guests) are frequently even worse. Seasons usually have a vague arc - such as Larry trying to open a restaurant, getting cast in The Producers on Broadway, or trying to organise a Seinfeld reunion as a way of getting Cheryl back - but the show as a whole is pretty episodic, with storylines that can range from Larry not being made aware of his mother's death because she asked his father "not to bother him", to a newspaper misspelling an obituary he sent in as "Beloved oval office", to complaining that a sandwich named after him isn't very tasty, to him speculating if his Korean bookie stole his friend's dog to cook. Usually he ends up offending anyone and everyone he comes into contact with. I made this thread a lil early because I'm still watching through the show in full for the first time (had only ever seen s7 before) in time for the new season to start and it's a space to potentially leave thoughts, and I also thought others might want to discuss the show a bit given that it's been off the air for six years now. I'm currently towards the end of season 5, and can't believe I never got around to this before considering Seinfeld is maybe my all-time favourite comedy - it's absolutely genius so, so often. The last few minutes of season 4 especially had me absolutely rolling. Who else is excited?? Escobarbarian fucked around with this message at 14:23 on Sep 10, 2017 |
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Bad first reply to this thread but I just finished s5 and drat that whole heaven thing sucked horribly
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Sep 10, 2017 15:51
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Escobarbarian posted:Bad first reply to this thread Well you're right about one thing
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Sep 10, 2017 18:30
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Curb is so loving good and I'm happy that HBO and Larry David are content to just make it when he feels like it instead of burning out sticking to a regular schedule.
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Sep 10, 2017 20:01
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OldSenileGuy posted:Well you're right about one thing That scene is so so bad though.
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Sep 10, 2017 20:29
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New trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUFBEamEF0Q
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So the entertainment writer James Andrew Miller (he co-wrote Live From New York, which I think is the most-well known book about SNL) has recently started a new podcast called Origins where he interviews a bunch of people related to a piece of media about its beginnings and legacy and such. The first 5 episodes are all about Curb Your Enthusiasm and they're really cool, a lot of fun stories about times on set and the early days, featuring interviews with Larry, Cheryl, Susie, JB, and a whole bunch of others, including the HBO chief at the time of the series' premiere, Chris Albrecht. I'd definitely recommend it to any fans of the show. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/origins-with-james-andrew-miller/id1266445999
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Sep 11, 2017 22:39
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Escobarbarian posted:So the entertainment writer James Andrew Miller (he co-wrote Live From New York, which I think is the most-well known book about SNL) has recently started a new podcast called Origins where he interviews a bunch of people related to a piece of media about its beginnings and legacy and such. The first 5 episodes are all about Curb Your Enthusiasm and they're really cool, a lot of fun stories about times on set and the early days, featuring interviews with Larry, Cheryl, Susie, JB, and a whole bunch of others, including the HBO chief at the time of the series' premiere, Chris Albrecht. I'd definitely recommend it to any fans of the show. God bless you for this
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Sep 11, 2017 23:16
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Oh my god "The N-Word" had me in absolute gales of laughter, gently caress Season 6 has been loving awesome. I was already looking forward to Leon but he's totally exceeded my lofty expectations.
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Sep 13, 2017 23:18
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Leon is an amazing character if only for encouraging Larry to get in that rear end!
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Sep 13, 2017 23:23
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I see a lot of myself in Larry David- neurotic and apt to saying stupid and tasteless things.Escobarbarian posted:Bad first reply to this thread but I just finished s5 and drat that whole heaven thing sucked horribly
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Sep 14, 2017 03:26
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No, watch it. It's still Curb, and Larry David is still a bald rear end in a top hat.
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Sep 14, 2017 03:30
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Season 5 is maybe the least good so far but I still really enjoyed it for the most part. It's only the final 10-15 minutes of the finale I didn't like. Although I admit I have a huge bias against any "down-to-earth" sitcom doing fantasy stuff out of nowhere - it really takes me out of it.
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Sep 14, 2017 07:54
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Season 5 rules. The Ski Lift is one of the best episodes.
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Sep 14, 2017 11:41
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if the leaked episodes are any indication this will be the best and funniest season yet.
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Sep 14, 2017 16:21
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Are the leaked eps worth watching even though episode 1 is missing? I heard it was hard to follow.
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Sep 14, 2017 17:29
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I've heard the same thing. Apparently it's very much a serialised season in certain ways.
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Sep 14, 2017 18:23
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It's not really hard to follow. There is heavy reference to something that happens in episode 1 but you don't really need to know exactly what it is. You can kind of piece it together like a Tarantino movie. All you really need to know it tells you over the next couple of epis - some poo poo went down involving a TV production of the satanic versesand there is now a fatwa on Larry there are no jokes that rely on having seen the first episode at all The Walrus fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Sep 14, 2017 |
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Sep 14, 2017 19:50
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Guy Mann posted:Curb is so loving good and I'm happy that HBO and Larry David are content to just make it when he feels like it instead of burning out sticking to a regular schedule.  it's in my top...3? comedies of all time and if it takes him a decade to do a season just because, I know that season will be good because Larry cares enough to do it.
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Sep 14, 2017 19:58
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I've been rewatching the entire series in anticipation for this (just finished 7) and have determined that The Ski Lift is the best episode from front to back (and 5 might be the best season). Larry's fake Yiddish, the big vagina, the edible panties, etc. are all so loving perfect.
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Sep 15, 2017 03:00
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I still think the producers arc is brilliant through and through, but goddamn if Kamikaze Bingo isn't one of the funniest things I've seen on television.
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Sep 16, 2017 12:47
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Season's getting closer! I just finished 7 and those last two episodes are still two of the most genius pieces of comedic television of all time
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Sep 21, 2017 20:38
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Escobarbarian posted:So the entertainment writer James Andrew Miller (he co-wrote Live From New York, which I think is the most-well known book about SNL) has recently started a new podcast called Origins where he interviews a bunch of people related to a piece of media about its beginnings and legacy and such. The first 5 episodes are all about Curb Your Enthusiasm and they're really cool, a lot of fun stories about times on set and the early days, featuring interviews with Larry, Cheryl, Susie, JB, and a whole bunch of others, including the HBO chief at the time of the series' premiere, Chris Albrecht. I'd definitely recommend it to any fans of the show. Finally got around to burning through this. Highly recommended.
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Sep 29, 2017 01:20
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The Ringer took a stab at ranking all 80 episodes. I disagree with their top choice, because Palestinian Chicken is quite literally the funniest thing I have ever seen on TV https://www.theringer.com/tv/2017/9/26/16364076/curb-your-enthusiasm-episodes-ranked
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Sep 29, 2017 19:17
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Carlosologist posted:The Ringer took a stab at ranking all 80 episodes. I disagree with their top choice, because Palestinian Chicken is quite literally the funniest thing I have ever seen on TV I'm gonna fight Sean Fennessey because the best episode is at 60 and their #1 is mid tier at best
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Sep 29, 2017 19:23
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Watch "Long Shot" on Netflix. It's only about 40 minutes. CyE saved a life.
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Carlosologist posted:The Ringer took a stab at ranking all 80 episodes. I disagree with their top choice, because Palestinian Chicken is quite literally the funniest thing I have ever seen on TV "The Therapists" is one of my favourites episodes. Surprised it's so low on that ranking. I agree that their #1 isn't even that amazing of an episode.
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Sep 29, 2017 22:45
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Carlosologist posted:The Ringer took a stab at ranking all 80 episodes. I disagree with their top choice, because Palestinian Chicken is quite literally the funniest thing I have ever seen on TV Vulture's list might be more to your liking.
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Sep 29, 2017 23:17
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get that OUT of my face posted:I see a lot of myself in Larry David- neurotic and apt to saying stupid and tasteless things. Season 4 is alright, season 5 is the worst of the series. Season 6 and on are great because Leon shows up
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Sep 30, 2017 05:51
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How on earth are there multiple people who think Season 5 is the worst?
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Sep 30, 2017 15:51
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Escobarbarian posted:So the entertainment writer James Andrew Miller (he co-wrote Live From New York, which I think is the most-well known book about SNL) has recently started a new podcast called Origins where he interviews a bunch of people related to a piece of media about its beginnings and legacy and such. The first 5 episodes are all about Curb Your Enthusiasm and they're really cool, a lot of fun stories about times on set and the early days, featuring interviews with Larry, Cheryl, Susie, JB, and a whole bunch of others, including the HBO chief at the time of the series' premiere, Chris Albrecht. I'd definitely recommend it to any fans of the show. This is incredible. Love hearing that "Prognosis Negative" was an actual script Larry David wrote that showed up in a Seinfeld episode. Makes me wonder about "Rochelle Rochelle" and "Chunnel" too..
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Oct 1, 2017 04:53
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Larry raging out against a squeeze bottle is fantastic "an 'after you' vibe" 
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Oct 2, 2017 03:04
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This is gold already. It's like there was no break at all.
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Oct 2, 2017 03:11
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Richard Lewis remains as great as he ever was
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Oct 2, 2017 03:21
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That was everything I hoped for. Every scene was spot on.
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Oct 2, 2017 03:42
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The Ayatollah declaring a Fatwa on Larry is the funniest thing ever.
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Oct 2, 2017 03:50
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FATWA?! Edit: I feel like Larry's had all this material about the Ayatollah in his back pocket since the 80's and has been dying to use it somewhere. explosivo fucked around with this message at 03:54 on Oct 2, 2017 |
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Oct 2, 2017 03:51
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The whole joke about Larry making a play about Salmon Rushdie is hilarious on its own. Then they crank it up to 11 with that stuff. Comedy gold.
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Oct 2, 2017 03:53
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FOISTED! 
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Did anyone else immediately google "Ted Danson" to make sure him and Mary were still married IRL? 
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