“Curb Your Enthusiasm” — The Rat Dog
Look over there! It’s the show’s cultural relevance running out the door!
I think I’m done with Curb. I just watched this week’s episode, and while it certainly had a few moments that made me laugh, most of it simply couldn’t hold my attention. I always beat up on those procedural cop and lawyer shows clogging up the networks for sticking too closely to their formula week in and week out (which is exactly the reason why those shows are also as successful as they are), and often give a free-pass to “higher end” series that more or less do exactly the same thing. This is certainly true of Curb Your Enthusiasm, which this season has reminded me how much longer a leash being funny will get you.
Now though, the series is just too much of the same thing over and over again. Frankly, I can’t take it anymore. The formula is too prevalent, and each script has started to feel like it was printed from an Eniac on a series of punch cards. With so much interesting stuff on television these days, it seems foolish for me to continue slogging through material I’ve seen time and time again.
I’m curious. Firs with Weeds and now with Curb, is 2007 going to be remembered as the year of the burn out?
October 16th, 2007 at 10:19 am
What?!? I just watched this ep last night and I thought it was one of the best of the season
October 16th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
[...] I complained earlier about how the connections this season on Curb Your Enthusiasm couldn’t be more obvious and seem, if nothing else, lazy. With Aliens In America, especially Monday night’s episode, everything was done so subtly you didn’t realize there was going to be a culmination of anything until it actually happens, making everything that came before that much funnier. [...]
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:38 pm
Having watched Sunday’s episode, I think you bailed too soon.
December 2nd, 2007 at 2:05 pm
i dont see how anyone could not like this show. It’s brilliant. Its one of the best comedy sitcoms on t.v. in my opinion.
December 2nd, 2007 at 2:07 pm
I don’t know about the BEST, but I did come around on the season… I’m glad I didn’t bail.