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some uncharacteristically illiberal comments from larry in the latest ep.

― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 09:12 (eighteen years ago) link

"now if jesus was a jane, well...!"

― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 09:32 (eighteen years ago) link

"what's with you and those 'facacta' shoes!"

― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 09:33 (eighteen years ago) link

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you can win larry's prius!!

― haitch (haitch), Monday, 17 October 2005 10:06 (eighteen years ago) link

I saw a couple of seasons cheap on DVD. Is it worth getting or would I not like it?

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 17 October 2005 12:34 (eighteen years ago) link

I liked last night's episode!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 17 October 2005 16:39 (eighteen years ago) link

i don't think i really like this show.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 17 October 2005 16:42 (eighteen years ago) link

the more set-up and sitcommy it is the weaker it gets, nu?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 17 October 2005 16:42 (eighteen years ago) link

agree that CYE has been off its game this season; totally disagree with the slight on Extras upthread.

― PeopleFunnyBoy (PeopleFunnyBoy), Monday, 17 October 2005 22:19 (eighteen years ago) link

the thing i used to love about this show was that LD used to commit faux pas (what's the plural of faux pas?) by breaking unspoken (and usually ridiculous) social codes through no real fault of his own -- something I felt I could relate to. The more he started actively creating his dilemmas through blatant insensitivity, the less I could relate.

― PeopleFunnyBoy (PeopleFunnyBoy), Monday, 17 October 2005 22:41 (eighteen years ago) link

Has episode 5 been shown yet? I'm having trouble finding a torrent for it.

I do like the new series but I'm also rewatching the early series and David has definitely lost something. The ending of episode 4, with the old Japanese man hurtling towards him, was far too slapstick cheese.

― Affectian (Affectian), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 15:59 (eighteen years ago) link

Episode 5.4 was strange, probably the most out-there episode they've ever done. The show thrives on finding humour in ultimately inconsequential misunderstandings, but insulting a person and driving them to attempt suicide is a little more than a simple misunderstanding.

I can tolerate one episode based on the happenings at his dad's retirement home. I do NOT want to see those people become recurring characters.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:15 (eighteen years ago) link

come back spencer chow!

― howell huser (chaki), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:16 (eighteen years ago) link

Larry David inna hyper-self-aware, self-destructive stylee

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:20 (eighteen years ago) link

this is OTM, unfortunately. there's a world of difference between misunderstandings based on a typo (beloved cunt) or accidentally tripping up Shaq and the current humour based on active rudeness. it's much less funny now (i'm talking about season 4 here).

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link

i've just started watching this on more4 (UK digital thing) ... as i said on, er, the more4 thread, i was kinda surprised that this supposedly awesome piece of observational/improvised genius passed me by without raising more than a couple of chuckles. but it's series 4 (i think) they're showing, which - reading this - explains a lot.

i need to get hold of some of the earlier stuff: i mean, i really like the two episodes i've seen, but i couldn't understand why people were going mental about it. the idea, however, of the situations being less about LD being a bit of an arrogant, blasé chump (which is the impression i have of the character based on what i've seen) and more about him getting into situations through no real fault of his own appeals greatly.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 17:38 (eighteen years ago) link

Grimly, yeah you really need to get hold of the 1st and 2nd series, they're fantastic. I disliked the idea behind series 4 (much too plot-heavy) and series 5 is, as said above, too slapstick, too cornball. If you like, I can post you a dvd with the first two series (and pilot) on it? (about to mail you now too)

So, does anyone know if episode 5.5 was screened on Sunday?

― Affectian (Affectian), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:14 (eighteen years ago) link

season 4 is stone cold great and you are all crazy fuckers

― c7n (Cozen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link

bring back spender chow damn right

― c7n (Cozen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link

Cozen, have you found a torrent of ep 5.5?

― Affectian (Affectian), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:22 (eighteen years ago) link

sexydancer off the money by a long way I think... thought it's a convenient if-inaccurate precis of what CYE could be like if you only perceived it rather than watched it

and anyway the show is all about larry's hands

x-post

not even looked A... still not managed to get my 5.4 torrent to download... need to pick up the latest prison break ep. and 5.4 & 5.5... I've been having problems with CYE torrents

― c7n (Cozen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:25 (eighteen years ago) link

They didn't air a new episode this week. #5 airs this coming Sunday.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:34 (eighteen years ago) link

Ah thanks Stan. Cozen, if you (or anyone else) use Soulseek then message Niche Ian on there and I'll share this series of CYE as I get them.

― Affectian (Affectian), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 21:52 (eighteen years ago) link

has to be said, i've given it the benefit for a couple-three eps now, but THIS SERIES ON MORE4 SUCKS. it is like someone has been given the "Curb recipe" and got everything just a bit wrong with a sucky end result.

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Monday, 7 November 2005 11:50 (eighteen years ago) link

Episode 5 from series 5 was up there with the best from series 1 & 2. The series on More4 is series 4 isn't it? And yeah, that one stank.

I've been rewatching the series lately and the end of The Doll (series 2) is unbeatable. Roughest grimmest harshest piece of funny I've ever seen.

― afffectian, Tuesday, 8 November 2005 09:33 (eighteen years ago) link

that ep. not that funny

you're all being far too harsh on season 4

― soul provider (Cozen), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 10:33 (eighteen years ago) link

The Doll and the eps around that one (if it's the one i think it is, which seems likely) were indeed great.

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 10:34 (eighteen years ago) link

like.. are u dudes loosers or wat?

― riboflavin-screamin'an'ravin, Thursday, 10 November 2005 01:06 (eighteen years ago) link

I only have two episodes left to watch for Season 4 and then I have to wait about another year for anymore new episodes. I AM CRYING HERE.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 10 November 2005 18:59 (eighteen years ago) link

bt is your friend

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:21 (eighteen years ago) link

More4 viwers should be aware that the episode on Sunday has Stephen Colbert in it and he's marvellous.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:54 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm perplexed. Curb has been beyond meh this season (Mekhi Phifer excepted), but tonight's ep is pretty good!

Rob Corddry is indeed excellent.

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Monday, 14 November 2005 06:28 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah, this week's episode was great!! It was suspenseful...felt like a game of Clue!

And yeah, it was Rob Corddry, not Stephen Colbert.

― Patrick South (Patrick South), Monday, 14 November 2005 10:58 (eighteen years ago) link

the ep where Larry pretends to be an orthodox jew was easily the funniest moment on teevee EVER. the gaping vagina. holy fuck

― jaxon (jaxon), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 20:58 (eighteen years ago) link

Easily the best episode of the season thus far.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 21:06 (eighteen years ago) link

From a so-so beginning, series 5 has become properly clever, amusing and well-thought out. Few cheesy final scenes but still much much better than series 4. I've heard that another HBO series called 'Strangers With Candy' is up there with CYE and Peep Show, is this so?

― Affectian (Affectian), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 22:09 (eighteen years ago) link

SWC was Comedy Central, not HBO, and it's very different from CYE. It's more parodic/satirical, less grounded in reality. I think it's great, but it has its detractors. It starred Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert, among others.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 22:12 (eighteen years ago) link

yeah that was hilarious. i loved the scene in the jew diner.

― bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 11:05 (eighteen years ago) link

i wonder if spencer ever found his CYE ringtone.

― j b everlovin' r (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 11:55 (eighteen years ago) link

I've changed my mind. Series 5 was great (bar a few ropey endings, namely kamikaze wheelchair guy). I've rewatched Series 4 and that was much much better than I remembered.

Won't spoil the ending for anyone who's seen it but does anyone else think it'll be the final series of it? Especially with relation to the drop in viewing figures. VERY surprised to see Sacha Baron Cohen and Dustin Hoffman in the finale just then. David, Gervais and the guys behind Peepshow, they're the greatest guys in TV right now.

― Affectian (Affectian), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 00:52 (eighteen years ago) link

No, that won't be the last season.

― Famous First Words, Tuesday, 6 December 2005 01:00 (eighteen years ago) link

I just saw the last episode(because of free HBO weekend, I wait for DVDs) and it was pretty great, from all the griping I guess it wasn't representative of the season?

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 01:02 (eighteen years ago) link

of the four seasons i've seen, i can't think of a single dud episode. my family are all getting curb dvds for christmas so i can spend christmas day watching it again.

i don't think jeff gets enough love. his 'what the fuck? what the fuck?' when larry tripping up shaq has made him lose his dodgers season ticket totally sleighs me.

― stirmonster (stirmonster), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 02:31 (eighteen years ago) link

the new season has been excellent.

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 02:45 (eighteen years ago) link

i don't think jeff gets enough love.

"YOU PAID FOR THOSE GIANT FAKE TITTIES!!"

Jeff has incredible timing on those sorts of lines.

Last night's episode did have the feel of a series finale, even if it isn't. In fact, Larry dying or becoming a gentile would have been a cool ending to the series.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 03:26 (eighteen years ago) link

I liked the finale overall...but I could not stand or understand why Cheryl and the rest didn't look very sad when he "died" and then they started bickering about the will. That made no sense! If Cheryl doesn't actually love Larry, that ruins things.

The airplane scene with the Thai woman next to him was classic.

― Patrick South (Patrick South), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 05:00 (eighteen years ago) link

Lots of things about it didn't make sense ... which is why it felt so much like a series finale. It doesn't matter if everyone acts out of character if they don't need to worry about following it up and explaining things later.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 05:07 (eighteen years ago) link

i never got the impression that cheryl really loved larry, except to the extent she had to, in order to put up with him.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 05:13 (eighteen years ago) link

She seemed to love him whenever he did the right thing, which is why it makes no sense that she (AND Jeff) were so heartless to him at the end, after he had done a good thing.

― Patrick South (Patrick South), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 05:25 (eighteen years ago) link

yeah forgot I didn't like Cheryl's behavior either, taken at face value it kind of invalidates a big chunk of what I thought the show was, or maybe we all(except Tracer) didn't "get it" until now.

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 05:35 (eighteen years ago) link

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