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Curb Your Enthusiasm is back October 1st.


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On the bright side you didn't have to do with reality TV with stupid dancing and singing competitions that a certain someone insists on watching.

 

most Thursdays were spent back then with a date, sorta watching the TV

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And now she has a recurring role as a nutcase on Modern Family.

 

Speaking of that show, they need to find a way to pull a Curb and get an all out Married with Children reunion. They had Bud at one point, now get the rest.

 

I'd watch that.

 

I think it's because the cable shows (HBO, Showtime, etc.) Are able to push the boundaries further and be edgier then that on regular networks so now when you look back at what was the top then, it looks tame and childish because they weren't able to do what they can now. Now they can have cases of rape and gruesome murders instead of old ladies getting purses snatched and a hold up at the bank where all the hostages are safe and sound

 

 

There's also more competition now (FX, AMC, Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, Showtime, etc...) and more shows are given the green light than ever before.

 

Both of these points are accurate imo. The economic cratering/shrinking of the feature film side of the business for mid-level writers is another point that helped. That drove a lot of talent into TV in the past decade on the writing/creating side.

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You know how you can tell Curb Your Enthusiasm is old, tired and sucky?

 

When the thread about it devolves into arguments over whether Shelly friggin Long is hot.

 

Good Lord why not brag about how many posters of Carol Channing you all had on the walls of your room growing up?

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You know how you can tell Curb Your Enthusiasm is old, tired and sucky?

 

When the thread about it devolves into arguments over whether Shelly friggin Long is hot.

 

Good Lord why not brag about how many posters of Carol Channing you all had on the walls of your room growing up?

 

Carol's striptease in Skidoo is unforgettable.

 

Beats Gleason's bad acid trip.

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If you want to pick at something while watching the show, point out the times that the actors are trying not to give away that they are in Larrys crazy universe instead of treating this as a comic semi-serious work of culture. Where do you go now that irony and self-consciousness has been totally swallowed up by a TV shows premise running since 1989 without a blip?

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You know how you can tell Curb Your Enthusiasm is old, tired and sucky?

 

When the thread about it devolves into arguments over whether Shelly friggin Long is hot.

 

Good Lord why not brag about how many posters of Carol Channing you all had on the walls of your room growing up?

 

To be fair, I didn't get a chance to watch Episode 1 until last night - and it was hilarious. Not at all where I expected the season to go. :lol:

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You know how you can tell Curb Your Enthusiasm is old, tired and sucky?

 

When the thread about it devolves into arguments over whether Shelly friggin Long is hot.

 

Good Lord why not brag about how many posters of Carol Channing you all had on the walls of your room growing up?

 

Your posts are "old, tired and sucky"... did you get dissed by Larry David or something?

 

We get it. You don't like the show. Checked. That. Box.

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I disagree and enjoyed the episode. It seemed like more of a typical Curb episode compared to the 1st one.

 

it was too Seinfeldian, a lot of repeats of tropes that worked once

 

i understand they are running out of ideas, but HBO wants edginess, not Seinfeldian pickle jars and cookie tongs jokes (ever wonder about your laundry and the socks in there, who are these people??)

 

Funk's pitcher kid wasn't worthy of top-shelf Curb delivery.

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it was too Seinfeldian, a lot of repeats of tropes that worked once

 

i understand they are running out of ideas, but HBO wants edginess, not Seinfeldian pickle jars and cookie tongs jokes (ever wonder about your laundry and the socks in there, who are these people??)

 

Funk's pitcher kid wasn't worthy of top-shelf Curb delivery.

I understand your point as shows eventually run stale no matter how good they are. It's still better than most comedies out there right now though.

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MUCH BETTER!!!!!!

 

but you can have total clunkers like the 2nd episode, they can't all be inspired or funny.

 

Even Beethoven wrote his 8th symphony during his 5th to 9th run....

 

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And another great episode, Larry cant get it out and Jeff .cant keep it in, people will guess the portrait is of other famous people a few times to destroy Richard. Marty was very kind in ignoring Larrys role in the death of little Funk but ElVid completes the hat trick of ruined memorial services.

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