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Curb Your Enthusiasm 3/14 SPOILERS
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Posted by: masdoggydogg

No thread yet, so I thought I'd start one...seeing as it IS the Season Finale.

I thought it was great...the tip conundrum has been done, but I thought the actual show was a perfect parallel for what Larry does best: turns crap into gold!

And Jeff's line about the George Bush mask was hilarious!

Posted by: hookbill

I loved some parts of it and some I thought were a bit too much. I thought it was great when Mel Brooks explained why he hired Larry. I couldn't buy the part where everyone got up and started to leave when Larry forgot his lines. Yeah, I know the whole show is insane but I kept wanting Schwimmer to give him a clue. The bit about tipping had been done before. Overall though I thought it was a pretty good show.

Season Finale! What in the world does HBO consider a season. I'll bet there wasn't more the 6 episodes.

Posted by: cmgal

quote:
Originally posted by hookbill
I loved some parts of it and some I thought were a bit too much. I thought it was great when Mel Brooks explained why he hired Larry. I couldn't buy the part where everyone got up and started to leave when Larry forgot his lines.

I loved this episode also, and got a kick out of the way they tied in Larry's forgetting his lines and the audience leaving to the original movie. Mel Brooks and Ann Bancroft mimicking Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder in the bar waiting for the bad reviews was priceless.

Posted by: c3po33

quote:
Originally posted by hookbill
Season Finale! What in the world does HBO consider a season. I'll bet there wasn't more the 6 episodes.

Actually 10 episode in each of its four seasons so far:

http://www.tvtome.com/CurbYourEnthusiasm/eplist.html

Posted by: kitsap

The parallels to the original movie were really well done. The shots of audience expressions were identical to the audience shots at the Springtime for Hitler premiere ... also many of the lines, the audience's return to their seats, the dialog in the bar, etc.

Those unfamiliar with the details of the original movie, however, probably had a much different (and perhaps even confusing) viewing experience!

Posted by: KRS

Didn't they already do the "You don't have a book or a magazine?" thing on the airplane on Seinfeld (I thing it was Elaine and Puddy)?

I thought that after a $50 breakfast, Larry would then freak out when he found out how much a Tag Heuer cost. Of course all the cheapskate stuff is weird considering how many hundreds of millions he has...

Posted by: JnApop

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Didn't they already do the "You don't have a book or a magazine?" thing on the airplane on Seinfeld (I thing it was Elaine and Puddy)? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yep, saw that Seinfeld episode this morning. Elaine and Puddy fighting the whole way home....... then make up, then she freaks out when he just sits there staring off into space,
no book or magazine

Posted by: TeeSee

quote:
Originally posted by kitsap
Those unfamiliar with the details of the original movie, however, probably had a much different (and perhaps even confusing) viewing experience!

I saw the movie about 15 years ago and I forgot about all that. Maybe that's why the theater stuff wasn't very good to me. The first half of the show was typically funny stuff, though.

I missed the first part of the season. Does anyone know when HBO is going to start re-running it on one of their channels?

Posted by: masdoggydogg

Also, any stewardess who spoke to a customer like that (particularly in first-class) would be fired SO fast!

Posted by: Bananfish

Will there be a fifth season?

If so, will it start immediately following the Producers show? I mean, the guy's still got an hour to go on the 10th anniversary present ... husbands across America are vicariously rooting for him!

bananfish

Posted by: Snappa77

quote:
I mean, the guy's still got an hour to go on the 10th anniversary present ... husbands across America are vicariously rooting for him!

Aint that the truth. I wonder how many asked for a similar 10th anniv. present? I wonder how many wives said yes? hmmmmm.

Posted by: skanter

quote:
Originally posted by Snappa77
Aint that the truth. I wonder how many asked for a similar 10th anniv. present? I wonder how many wives said yes? hmmmmm.

I just had my 20th anniversary. What do I get???

:D :D

Posted by: skanter

SPOILERS BELOW!

I thought the episode was hilarious. Larry turning down the beautiful sex partner because she was a Republican was priceless. It was amazing how well Larry actually sang and danced in the mock Producers show. It seemed he actually -could- be good in it!

Posted by: kitsap

quote:
Originally posted by TeeSee
I saw the movie about 15 years ago and I forgot about all that. Maybe that's why the theater stuff wasn't very good to me. The first half of the show was typically funny stuff, though.

I was surprised at how keyed all the theater stuff was to the original movie. I really can't see how it would have the desired effect at all on people who aren't almost pathologically familiar with the minutiae of the film. But for those who do know it very well, it was really clever and unbelievably well done.

Posted by: numb and number

in many many episodes there are very overt references to bits done in the seinfeld series. somtimes tacked just a little askew but unmistakable nonetheless. i wont review my memory to cite examples right now but keep your eyes open/ you'll see

Posted by: jonblaze

speaking of seinfeld, i loved the quick cuts to jerry squirming in his seat as larry floundered on stage.

Posted by: TeeSee

quote:
Originally posted by skanter
I just had my 20th anniversary. What do I get???

:D :D

A threesome, I suppose. :D

Posted by: smak

During the first 45 minutes of the show, I was thinking what the hell was Mel Brooks thinking hiring Larry David for this...

Now I know.

I almost squirm when I watch this show, I don't know what it is, it's almost uncomfartable sometimes to see what Larry does.

I loved the cuts to Senfeld, especially since I don't think they mentioned him being there, that makes it even better.

-smak-

Posted by: midas

It was a great season and I'm sad it's done for a while now.

One odd thing though, The Producers is one of my favorite movies although I love Mel Brooks in general. But I've never felt the urge to see the play version. But after watching this episode I'd really like to see it. I just hope that if I ever do get that chance it won't have Larry David in it :D

Posted by: Frylock

This was a great season finale! I only wish they had more episodes!

Posted by: LlamaLarry

BYW, Cheryl was *HOT* at the premiere. I'd skip the 10th anniversary gift for her anytime.

Posted by: VegasVic

They will probably drop the whole Producers/Anniversay Gift story line next season just like they dropped the restaurant storyline from last season.

Posted by: Frylock

Yes, they do seem to pick a storyline for the season, and then drop it. Same with where they are living. Seems to change now and then with no explanation really.