this show rules and it will always be relevant
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 2 November 2017 05:16 (six years ago) link
David refusing to aid a doctor for comedy relief was an A+ throwback to the sports doctor episode
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Monday, 6 November 2017 06:15 (six years ago) link
Inspired by this thread, I started re-watching season 1 to see how/if things had changed. The main surprise was to remember that the show started as a mockumentary, shot on hand-held camcorders. Also linked to that, I re-discovered how much the dialogues were improvised in the beginning. By comparison, modern eps feel much more like a regular sitcom. The humor though hasn't changed much I find.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, 6 November 2017 10:11 (six years ago) link
hah yeah wasn't this show supposed to be a one-off hourlong special
― frogbs, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:19 (six years ago) link
feel like all the actors and esp guest actors in later seasons were going thru the motions of "I'm in a CYE episode. This is how you are supposed to act in a CYE episode. Ok I am now acting like I am outraged/appalled by Mr David's words and/or actions, cause I'm acting in a CYE episode and that's pretty much where the bulk of the comedy comes from. It's pretty cool that I am in this show right now, cause I am a fan of Mr David and this show. I can't wait to watch the episode where I'm actually ON the show and totally pretending to be outraged by that lovable scamp".
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 6 November 2017 16:19 (six years ago) link
“Lamping?”“There’s no ‘g’.”
― calstars, Monday, 6 November 2017 17:11 (six years ago) link
When life becomes a curb your enthusiasm episode pic.twitter.com/A5iFZdq0Oe— Matt Zoller Seitz (@mattzollerseitz) November 6, 2017
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 04:35 (six years ago) link
Episode 6 the funniest of the season by far.
― chap, Thursday, 9 November 2017 15:59 (six years ago) link
“Really it’s as if the plane’s not there”“Are you a magician?”
― calstars, Sunday, 12 November 2017 02:53 (six years ago) link
Hilarious episode. The puckered lip face he makes while Susie talks about the remodeling had me rolling. Also, Funkhouser re: the tapwater lol
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Sunday, 12 November 2017 03:09 (six years ago) link
It’s like sticking a straw in a frog’s asshole!
― circa1916, Sunday, 12 November 2017 03:10 (six years ago) link
Lol yeah one of the great episodes
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Sunday, 12 November 2017 03:15 (six years ago) link
Susie and Larry scenes were solid in this new one
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Monday, 13 November 2017 06:01 (six years ago) link
loving the new season. yeah it's a little more polished and the guest casting is a little more obvious (Elizabeth Banks's "bad acting" was tough to sit through) but still pretty pretty pretty good.
it makes total sense than Cheryl and Ted would start dating. that whole conversation between him and Larry, having Larry call up Mary and get turned down in front of him, was so amazing. the callback to this later was pure gold.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 20:10 (six years ago) link
Elizabeth Banks's "bad acting" was tough to sit through
high point of the season so far imo, but I love her
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
Susie really needs to unleash the fury sometime soon.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:20 (six years ago) link
The Romanian Uber driver was an amazing minor character though.
I would be fine with this whole show being LD, Leon, and Jeff's wife bitching at both of them
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, October 31, 2017 9:06 AM (two weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:21 (six years ago) link
needs more leon
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 22:10 (six years ago) link
I enjoy the puzzle like aspect of the intertwining plot lines - all humorous in their own way - and how they ultimately come together.
― calstars, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 22:43 (six years ago) link
I was waiting for it to come out that Larry's new gf was Romanian
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 22:45 (six years ago) link
xp but that hasn't really happened as much this season. lots of plot lines just taper off, and some conclusions come out of nowhere (like the dick-drawing neighbor who didn't show up til the final scene).
Overall, it's been funny though, especially Susie and Leon.
― bodak horseman (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 23:41 (six years ago) link
I've been wondering about that -- I'm not sure if it's done to defy expectations or if LD can't get the writing to work out any more.
― Einstein, Bazinga, Sitar (abanana), Thursday, 16 November 2017 04:54 (six years ago) link
current season has a more laid back, chatty vibe overall, i think the less dense plotting suits it
― flopson, Thursday, 16 November 2017 07:56 (six years ago) link
― Matt DC
Was gonna say the same thing.
― chap, Thursday, 16 November 2017 12:43 (six years ago) link
to those that bemoan the lack of plotting, this episode showed it's still connected to the fatwa theme of the earlier eps
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Monday, 20 November 2017 04:25 (six years ago) link
this felt like a very deliberate callback/inversion of the Seinfeld finale
― Οὖτις, Monday, 20 November 2017 16:46 (six years ago) link
the last few episodes have been pretty funny i think. some of the scenes earlier in the season felt particularly contrived -- i.e. larry having an extended argument w/ a stranger about door holding etiquette or whatever -- but these new ones have felt pretty seamless. the yoga episode was really good.
― J0rdan S., Monday, 20 November 2017 17:00 (six years ago) link
laughing all week about when Susie referred to Eddie Haskell as “an obsequious little shit” and Larry arguing that he had “access to the house”
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Monday, 20 November 2017 18:21 (six years ago) link
I didn't understand that joke at all (Britisher).
The sequence with the Muslim guy rounding up Larry's greatest hits was delightful.
― chap, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 16:58 (six years ago) link
starting with ep 4 this season seemed to get a lot better, not sure why the first 3 episodes were so unmemorable but it felt pretty off
― In a slipshod style (Ross), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 19:49 (six years ago) link
kept searching for more links to latest ep cuz i thought they were mislabeled streams of s9e1 starting out with larry expelling the kissing couple from outside his office window
― flopson, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 00:41 (six years ago) link
classic episode. Larry's previous house owner coming to inspect his house and see how it's changed is an all-time nightmare scenario
― In a slipshod style (Ross), Monday, 27 November 2017 07:18 (six years ago) link
pretty funny ep, laughed out loud at Susie gettin some cowboy shucker action on the DL
Lin Manuel Miranda/Hamilton appearance was funny but also confirmed my "this is the worst fucking garbage ever" allergic reaction to that kind RAP: THE MUSICAL crap.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 27 November 2017 21:50 (six years ago) link
"It's the shucker's way..."
― chap, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 13:52 (six years ago) link
xpost OTM. I live in such a vacuum that I never knew Hamilton was a ... a... "rap musical"!?! Jeez I thought that shit died out with poetry slams.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 15:20 (six years ago) link
turns out a huge swathe of the country actually think it's the greatest thing ever
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 18:11 (six years ago) link
well maybe not that huge idk how big theater audiences actually are tbh
the only RAP: THE MUSICAL production I would get behind is a stage version of Prince Paul's "Prince Among Thieves"
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 18:12 (six years ago) link
(which would also have to include all the performers from the record)
It's the best-selling cast album in 54 years and the tenth-best-selling US album of last year, it's not just "theatre audiences" that like itAlso it's great
― shackling the masses with plastic-wrapped snack picks (sic), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 18:29 (six years ago) link
please don't sully this thread with talk of rap musicals
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 22:31 (six years ago) link
all talk of rap musicals must be rapped
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 22:35 (six years ago) link
into a pillow
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 22:41 (six years ago) link
lmao
― competitive shooter - - - - (Spottie), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 22:44 (six years ago) link
Larry was OTM about apologies/gratitude in this episode, but his treatment of the girl who was a "stand-in" was pretty terrible. Good finale overall
― In a slipshod style (Ross), Monday, 4 December 2017 05:51 (six years ago) link
was disappointed that it didn't end with him being murdered tbh
― Οὖτις, Monday, 4 December 2017 16:31 (six years ago) link
Kind of like the Sopranos ending, if not now, at some future time.
― nickn, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 07:49 (six years ago) link
Suzie's wedding outfit was hilarious.
― chap, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 10:30 (six years ago) link
Most of the time I carry myself in a mocha toneBut in certain parts of the year I’m more mahogany
― calstars, Thursday, 18 January 2018 03:24 (six years ago) link