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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete First Season (2000) Review

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete First Season (2000)
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At first I was like "um...no," but then I continued watching because I rented the disks from Netflix and then I ended up laughing my ass off. This is a weird comedy show. The timing is really strange, because it is improvised apparently. Now I can't get enough of the show. Larry David is just so...inappropriate sometimes it makes you die laughing. And the cast is just great too. They all play it off like pros. I have ordered the series now and can't wait to watch them all again. One episode was so funny I had to watch it like four times in a row. Maybe that says something strange about my creepy life that I'm watching Larry David so much, but c'est la vie! My advice is to watch the entire first season and see if it doesn't sink into your skin. Larry David's humor is not for everyone, but if you are smart and kind of dorky sometimes with a wicked sense of humor you should like this.

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He's got it all, a loving wife, good friends, a successful career, a good home... What could go wrong for Larry David?CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM stars "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David as himself in an unsparing, cinema verite depiction of his life.Featuring real life celebrities playing themselves, the episodes are improvised by the actors from storylines by David.

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Friday, December 21, 2012

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Sixth Season (2007) Review

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Sixth Season (2007)
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The sixth season of critical darling Curb Your Enthusiasm delivers the same Larry David and his life of absurd self-sabotage that has entertained viewers for nearly a decade. With an almost reality-TV improv feel, Curb follows the Seinfeld co-creator through his miseries and mishaps brought about by his George Costanza-like neuroses and over analysis of everyday situations.
As with previous years, Season 6 is tied together by a single overarching plot. In the first episode, Larry's wife convinces him to take in a family displaced by a recent hurricane. The Black Family (whose name mirrors their race, a joke not lost on Larry) work their way into each episode, as either an extra source of frustration for our perpetually exasperated hero or as a source for an alternative perspective when providing Larry with advice.In another example of art imitating life, a second extended plot develops involving the breakdown of Larry's marriage, just as he is going through divorce proceedings in real life. Cheryl's character doesn't seem as important in Season 6, also possibly the product of Larry's real life matrimonial problems. His frustrations with Cheryl take a meaner, more mocking tone (her absurd reaction to Larry and the Blacks desire to use non-recycled toilet paper being the best example). Larry's real life soon-to-be former wife is a champion of environmental and other causes, a trait she shares with Cheryl and one that Season Six paints as naïve and misguided.
Richard Lewis, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen continue their real life roles as Larry's friends and have no problems mocking their own image (where else can you see great moments like an uninvited drunken limo driver crashing a party and taunting Ted Danson by calling him "Becker"?). Season 6 adds Lucy Lawless, Senator Barbara Boxer and John McEnroe in small parts as themselves, each bravely portraying an exaggerated and ridiculous version of who they really are, but one that fits perfectly with Larry David's view of the world...and one that echoes the spirit of this irresistible show.

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Deep inside, you know you're him. Curb Your Enthusiasm - it's the HBO hit comedy series starring Larry David as...Larry David! Each half-hour episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm features verité-style footage of David (playing himself) at home, at work and around town, as he gets into predicaments with fictional and real-life personalities.



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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Seventh Season (2009) Review

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Seventh Season (2009)
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Update: The last episode showed a Seinfeld episode within a larry david CYE episode. It was really wonderful. If you are a Seinfeld fan, you must see the last episode of this season even if you do not like this show. I am a fan of both so was in heaven!
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I just watched Larry David do a send up of Michael Richards' infamous "N" word rant to a heckler on this season. David uses the real Richards (Kramer) with the black comedian who lives with him on the show. This is typical of Larry David, who considers nothing too sensitive for comedic exploration. This is one big reason why I love this show. Larry David has to be the most Politically Incorrect Person in America and I love him for it!
There are just so many funny things this season that any reviewer could write a small book about the joys of Season 7. We open with his girlfriend having breast cancer and Larry's wanting to end the relationship. Somehow he manages to find a therapist who ends up blaming him for the cancer! (As a cancer patient, I found this whole cancer episode very funny.) We revisit his mother's death via her tombstone and Larry even manages to get the tombstone cutter mad at him. He becomes persona non grata at his country club after killing another member by making him mad and the guy had high blood pressure (which explodes), all over the inanity of playing through, or not, in golf. He wears women's underwear as an alibi for Suzie's husband when she finds panties in his glove compartment. He and Richard Lewis seriously come unhinged together again--Lewis and David have a friendship which thrives on maximum antagonism and misunderstanding. Then there is the biggest thing going on in Season 7: Larry decides to put on a Seinfeld reunion. He does so as only Larry could where you see the reunion coming together behind the scenes. You are not left out of anything in the entire process. The major thing you discover doing this is how much of Seinfeld was Larry--tons. When George (Jason Alexander) and Larry come together, it is clear that George WAS Larry. They are mirrors of one another, willing to obsess and argue over any minutiae.
This may be the best season yet of this show. I hope Larry David keeps doing it. It is a breath of fresh air among the comedic mediocrity that is the usual tv fare.

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The wait is over - Larry David is back! In Season 7, Larry contemplateshis future with an ailing Loretta, and decides on a novel approach to winning back Cheryl. In addition to Larry finding himself embroiled in usual cauldron of self-made crises, he orchestrates a reunion with the entire cast of Seinfeld!
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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Seinfeld - Season 5 (1990) Review

Seinfeld - Season 5 (1990)
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This season includes what I think is my all-time favorite episode of Seinfeld: The Opposite. Everything that George has done in his life has turned out to be wrong, and so he decides to do the opposite for what he would normally do. The scene where the woman pushes the chair out to him after he comes on to her is arguably the best scene of any Seinfeld episode.
"The Pie" episode includes the look alike mannequin of Elaine, truly hilarious in that the store-owner puts the mannequin in a compromising position, presumably after Elaine had an altercation in the store. Who can forget the line when Jerry helps Elaine steal the mannequin and is in the car: "I don't know about you, but I'm getting a hankering for some Doublemint gum." Another Classic.
The Fire, when George pushes everyone out of the way(even elderly women) at a kid's birthday party and claims to be leading the way out.....Eric the Clown(which was a foolish name to George), was the one who put out the fire.
The Hamptons have the gang go to the Hamptons for a weekend. And during this time when George is out shopping, the gang sees George's girlfriend topless before he does. After this, Jerry's girlfriend sees George with his swimming trunks down after he was in the pool......and there was shrinkage.
The Cigar Store Indian episode has a female Native American that Jerry likes becomes offended when Jerry gives Elaine a "Cigar Store Indian" as a gift. This episode also has George breaking his parent's coffee table while his parents are away, and when they get back they discover a condom in their bed.
In The Conversion, George falls in love with a girl whose religion is Latvian Orthodox, and then attempts to convert to the religion so that he can be with her. The episode also has Jerry learning about the girl he is dating apparently taking fungicide.
The Wife- Jerry and his girlfriend pose as husband/wife so that they can get a marriage discount at the local dry cleaners. The plan backfires as the dry cleaner discovers the plan and Jerry's female friend thinks she is being used just for the discount, when Jerry takes in other clothes. This is also the episode in which George pees in the shower at the gym and is worried about being discovered.
Best quotes:
(to George) "Rock climbing? Where do you come off going rock climbing....rock climbing? You need a boost to climb into your bed." - Elaine in "The Stall"
"My name is George. I am unemployed and I live with my parents."
"I'm Victoria, hi!"
- George and Victoria in "The Opposite"
This season could possibly be the best out of all of them.
Episode List from Season 5:
The Mango
The Puffy Shirt
The Glasses
The Sniffing Accountant
The Bris
The Lip Reader
The Non-Fat Yogurt
The Barber
The Masseuse
The Cigar Store Indian
The Conversion
The Stall
The Dinner Party
The Marine Biologist
The Pie
The Stand-In
The Wife
The Raincoats (1)
The Raincoats (2)
The Fire
The Hamptons
The Opposite

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1. The Mango What kind of fruit does Kramer attempt to return to Joe's Fruit Stand? a) Plum b) Mango c) Peach d) Kiwi
2. The Puffy Shirt What does George's father wear in the pool? a) Swim cap b) Sneakers c) Flip Flops d) T-shirt
3. The Sniffing Accountant Which grammatical element causes Elaine to break up with Jake Jarmel? a) Split infinitive b) Capitalization c) Exclamation point d) Question mark
4. The Bris Who does Jerry enjoy mimicking in The Bris? a) Marlon Brando from The Godfather b) Al Pacino from Scent of a Woman c) Robert De Niro from Taxi Driver d) Sylvester Stallone from Rocky
5. The Barber What movie calms Jerry's barber Enzo during his fit of rage? a) Edward Scissorhands b) Shampoo c) The Barber of Seville d) Hairspray
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1.Peach 2.Sneakers 3.Exclamation point 4.Marlon Brand from The Godfather 5. Edward Scissorhands
Ready to buy? Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering. a9.com Instant Reward Active. You Save 1.57% Tell a Friend Seinfeld - Season 5 (1990) Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Director: Andy Ackerman, Jason Alexander Rating:Seinfeld - Season 5 See larger image List Price: $49.95 Price: $32.47 and this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. See details You Save: $17.48 (35%)Availability: This title will be released on November 22, 2005. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. See more on holiday shipping. Edition:View highlights from Seinfeld: Seasons 5 & 6 and vote for your favorite scenes here.Other Versions (DVD) List PricePriceOther Offers: DVD Seinfeld - Seasons 1 & 2 $49.95$29.97117 used & new from $19.99 DVD Seinfeld - Season 3 $49.95$29.97116 used & new from $21.00 DVD Seinfeld - Season 6 $49.95$32.47 DVD Seinfeld - Season 4 $49.95$29.9797 used & new from $26.50 DVD Seinfeld - Seasons 5 & 6 Giftset (Includes Handwritten Script and Collectible Puffy Shirt) $119.95$77.97 Better Together Buy this DVD with Seinfeld - Season 6 DVD ~ Jerry Seinfeld today! Total List Price: $99.90 Buy Together Today: $64.94 Customers who bought this DVD also bought* Seinfeld - Season 6 DVD ~ Jerry Seinfeld * Seinfeld - Season 4 DVD ~ Jerry Seinfeld * Seinfeld - Season 3 DVD ~ Jerry Seinfeld * Seinfeld - Seasons 1 & 2 DVD ~ Jerry Seinfeld * Friends - The Complete Tenth Season DVD ~ Lisa Kudrow * Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ George LucasExplore Similar Items: in DVD, in Books, and in Music StorylineGenres: Comedy Plot Outline: The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York friends. Plot Synopsis: Jerry Seinfeld stars in this television comedy series as himself, a comedian. The premise of this sitcom is Jerry and his friends going through everyday life, discussing various quirky situations that we can all relate to (especially if we live in New York). The eccentric personalities of the offbeat characters who make up Jerry's social circle contribute to the fun. Plot Keywords: Title Spoken By Character | Stand Up Comedy | Eccentric | Ensemble Cast | Friend | Product Placement | New York Yankees | New York | Single | Sitcom | Apartment | Baseball | (Show all 21 plot keywords recommended by customers) Product Details* Actors: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, See more * Directors: Andy Ackerman, Jason Alexander * Format: Color, Box set, Dolby * Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 * Number of discs: 4 * Rated: * Studio: Columbia Tristar Home Video * DVD Release Date: November 22, 2005 * Run Time: 498 minutes * Average Customer Review: Based on 15 Reviews * DVD Features: o Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese o Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) o Featurette: Jason + Larry = George o Deleted Scenes: In the Vault o Inside Looks o Commentaries: Yada, Yada, Yada o Notes About Nothing o NBC Promos and TV Spots: Sponsored by Vandelay Industries o Exclusive Stand-Up Material: Master of His Domain o Bloopers: Not That There's Anything Wrong With That * Note on DVD sets: During shipping, discs in multidisc sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase. * From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia * ASIN: B000BBOUEU * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12 in DVDThis is item 4 in The Seinfeld Series. Theatrical Release InformationUS Theatrical Release Date: May 31, 1990 MPAA: Production Company: Castle Rock Entertainment, West-Shapiro Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA| New York City, New York, USA| Ren-Mar Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Editorial Reviews Seinfeld: Season 5 Trivia 1. The Mango What kind of fruit does Kramer attempt to return to Joe's Fruit Stand? a) Plum b) Mango c) Peach d) Kiwi2. The Puffy Shirt What does George's father wear in the pool? a) Swim cap b) Sneakers c) Flip Flops d) T-shirt3. The Sniffing Accountant Which grammatical element causes Elaine to break up with Jake Jarmel? a) Split infinitive b) Capitalization c) Exclamation point d) Question mark4. The Bris Who does Jerry enjoy mimicking in The Bris? a) Marlon Brando from The Godfather b) Al Pacino from Scent of a Woman c) Robert De Niro from Taxi Driver d) Sylvester Stallone from Rocky5. The Barber What movie calms Jerry's barber Enzo during his fit of rage? a) Edward Scissorhands b) Shampoo c) The Barber of Seville d) HairsprayAnswers:1. Peach 2. Sneakers 3. Exclamation point 4. Marlon Brand from The Godfather 5. Edward Scissorhands
Product Description: DISC 1 THE MANGO- Jerry learns Elaine faked orgasms with him and pleads for another chance. Kramer's banned from his local fruit stand and George discovers the sexual power of mango. THE GLASSES-George loses his glasses and thinks he sees Jerry's girlfriend with his cousin. A strange dog bites Elaine and Kramer helps Jerry buy a powerful air conditioner. THE PUFFY SHIRT-During dinner with Kramer's low-talking girlfriend, Jerry unwittingly agrees to wear a puffy pirate shirt for his upcoming "The Today Show" appearance. THE SNIFFING ACCOUNTANT-Jerry thinks his accountant is a drug addict. Jerry, Kramer and Newman plot a stakeout. George plans another career change: bra salesman. THE BRIS-Jerry and Elaine agree to be godparents to their friends' newborn boy. They find a shaky mohel to perform the bris. Kramer is convinced he saw a pigman at the hospital. DISC 2 THE LIP READER-George tries to get Jerry's deaf girlfriend to read lips at a party. Kramer becomes a ball boy at the U.S. Open. THE NON-FAT YOGURT-Jerry and Elaine try to confirm that their favorite frozen yogurt is non-fat. Their research causes a stir during the NYC mayoral election. Elaine dates George's boyhood nemesis. Now, for the first time, see two versions of this episode! THE BARBER-Jerry frets over leaving his incompetent barber. Elaine enlists Kramer to participate in a bachelor auction. THE MASSEUSE-Jerry's masseuse girlfriend won't give him a massage. Elaine dates Joel Rifkin - not the mass murderer. THE CIGAR STORE INDIAN-Jerry offends Elaine's friend with a cigar store Indian. Kramer sells his coffee table book idea to Elaine's boss. DISC 3 THE CONVERSION-George converts to the Latvian Orthodox religion for a girl. Jerry spots a suspicious ointment in his girlfriend's medicine cabinet. THE STALL-Elaine agonizes over a woman's refusal to pass toilet paper under the stall of a public restroom. Kramer convinces Jerry that his girlfriend makes a living as a phone sex operator. George befriends Elaine's "mimbo" boyfriend. THE MARINE BIOLOGIST-George starts dating an old classmate when Jerry tells her that George is a successful marine biologist. Elaine's electronic organizer injures a passerby when her Russian novelist client launches it from their limo. Kramer golfs on the beach. THE DINNER PARTY-En route to a dinner party, Elaine and Jerry pair off to buy a babka. George's jacket gets in the way at the liquor store where he and Kramer look for a bottle of wine. THE PIE-Jerry meets his girlfriend's father and loses his appetite. Elaine discovers that a mannequin resembling her has been showing up in window displays. George plots to buy a suit on sale. Kramer dates a Monk's cashier. THE STAND-IN-Kramer is hired as a stand-in on a soap opera. He encourages Mickey to put lifts in his shoes, but his advice doesn't sit well with the other little people. George is ready to break up with his girlfriend until he discovers that she's being urged to call it quits with him. DISC 4 THE WIFE-Jerry lets his girlfriend pose as his wife so that she can receive his dry-cleaning discount, but the scam backfires when his family learns of his "marriage." Elaine's health club boyfriend wants to turn George in for peeing in the shower. THE FIRE-George panics during a fire at his girlfriend's son's birthday party and bolts for an escape route. Kramer saves Elaine's co-worker's pinky toe. THE RAINCOATS (PARTS 1 & 2)-Elaine dates a "close talker" who loves spending time with Jerry's parents. Jerry is caught making out during Schindler's List. Morty and Kramer go into business together. THE HAMPTONS-A weekend getaway to the Hamptons spins out of control when Jerry's girlfriend sees George, a victim of "shrinkage," naked. THE OPPOSITE-George decides to do the opposite of his instincts and everything falls into place, even a job with the Yankees. Meanwhile, Elaine loses her boyfriend and her job, but Jerry remains "even Steven."

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

The Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Series Review

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Finally! I have already pre-ordered The Complete Series. The Complete First Season and Not Just The Best Of The Larry Sanders Show are already in my collection, and I have enjoyed those sets over and over and over again. The First Season has an enteraining interview with Garry Shandling, and Not Just The Best includes amazing, personal, informative, funny and long visits between Shandling and his friends Carol Burnett, Tom Petty, Jerry Seinfeld, Alec Baldwin, John Stewart, Sharon Stone and others. The first two collections are thus definitely worth having. The forthcoming Complete Series will give us all a chance to enjoy the episodes we haven't seen in decades. I can't wait to see Hank confess to Larry's ex wife, after spending a night in a hotel room together, that he emptied the mini-bar and that he will reimburse her. Such situations, sublime and tears-down-your-face-funny, were the result of patient character development and a deep understanding of the human condition. Garry Shandling created the most intelligent comedy series ever. Every writer, every director and every actor responded to his concept and made The Larry Sanders Show a timeless masterpeice. Whatever the reasons were for delaying this release, I am grateful they no longer exist.

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Live on tape, from Hollywood, its The Larry Sanders ShowThe Complete Series: 89 Original Episodes on 17 DiscsAt long last, Garry Shandling s comedy series about the twisted inner workings of a late-night talk show, and its host, comes to DVD. All of it. Larry Sanders (Garry Shandling) is a neurotic late-night talk show host flanked by Artie (Rip Torn), his caustic, foul-mouthed producer, and Hey Now Hank Kingsley (Jeffrey Tambor), his hopelessly insecure, ethically inept sidekick. Off-air it is all train wrecks and egos, but when the lights go down and the theme music kicks in, you get late-night Entertainment Inc. at its finest. The Larry Sanders Show raised the bar for fearless, acerbic Hollywood satire. The innovative use of both video and film to distinguish on-air events from real-life happenings, displaying the jarring dynamic between the on-camera poise of Larry and his backstage neurosis, was brutally fascinating. And in the company of a patronizing, combative staff and a parade of A-list guests, more than game for putting their own celebrity in the crosshairs, you had a backstage pass to a Hollywood that was shockingly raw and hilarious. Also starring Linda Doucett, Janeane Garofalo (24), Penny Johnson (24), Wallace Langham (CSI), Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show, Breaking Bad), Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Mary Lynn Rajskub (24), Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program), Scott Thompson (Kids In The Hall), and written and produced by Garry Shandling, Peter Tolan (Rescue Me) and Judd Apatow (Knocked Up), The Larry Sanders Show was the hippest TV show . . . probably ever. Late-night would never be the same again.

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