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Only One Hour Of CURB Left!! Does The Big Michael Richards Episode Arrive Sunday Night??
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Michael Richards popped up only briefly in this year’s third “Curb Your Enthusiasm” but Larry David said the former "Seinfeld" co-star would be back to deal with the aftermath of his infamous Laugh Factory meltdown.
Now we’re down to the final two episodes of season seven and Richards hasn't been back. Katrina survivor Leon Black, a man of color, figures prominently in tonight’s episode. Does the man who played Cosmo Kramer?
All signs point to yes.
Tonight:
Episode #69: “The Table Read”
Larry is frustrated by a nine-year-old’s text messages; Leon (J.B. Smoove) poses as a dead man; Jerry befriends Marty Funkhauser (Bob Einstein).
Next Week:
Episode #70 (season finale)
A returned favor costs Larry quality time with Cheryl.
9 p.m. Sunday. HBO.
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Larry is frustrated by a nine-year-old’s text messages; Leon (J.B. Smoove) poses as a dead man; Jerry befriends Marty Funkhauser (Bob Einstein).
A returned favor costs Larry quality time with Cheryl.
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Leon and Michael Richards better have a scene or two or three or four together.
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When Larry asked Loretta if Leon was "in Katrina, too" didn't she say no and that he was in Los Angeles at the time? I'm not sure since I didn't watch much of the Black family season, but I remember that episode.
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I did, but as long as the show is as funny as it usually is, I am happy :) Last weeks with the neck stuff, man, I almost pee'd myself :)
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Agreed with Riley. I thought the season would be more focused on all the issues in trying to get the reunion show together. The season Larry did "The Producers" seemed more crafted around the production of that show. The Seinfeld reunion has barely been in the background most of this season, with a few exceptions. I figured there wouldn't be too much of the Seinfeld stuff but I'm surprised at how little it's been featured, even as a plot device.
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besides the black swan episode, which also had its moments, its probably been my third favourite season overall, after the 6th and 4th. I did think the reunion would be a bigger part of the season, but have not been disappointed.
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Nov 15, 2009 8:12:11 AM CST
Prettaaayy Prettaaaayy Prettaaayyy good.
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
Fuck I love this show.
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Has been hilarious. and it has absolutely nothin to do with the seinfeld cast. its all about david greene and funkhauser. 2 bad leon hasnt been in it more. how many shows can say their better at the 7th seasson than the 1st.
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I need to see that....but I don't have cable. Someone upload that shit to limewire.
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At least, so far, IMO. Not a bad season, but easily the worst of the 7 curb seasons. The tummy-shirt episode was one of the worst episodes of tv I've ever seen, I couldn't believe that came from LD. For being as excited as I was for this season, its been a massive letdown for me personally. Nothing this season has been as funny as anything in any other season. It seems so unfocused and forced. The situations aren't natural, LD and Jeff are just enormous assholes this season instead of well-meaning morons, and its just darker and less funny. That's my rant. Disagree or agree?
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So there's actually an hour and a half of show left. I too was expecting the actual production of the reunion to play a more significant role over the course of the season, but it sounds like these last two episodes are going to feature it very heavily.
I've loved seeing Jerry and Larry together--those two have amazing chemistry, and Jerry is probably the only character in the history of the show to totally understand, see through, and sympathize with Larry. When the receptionist is talking about the crying Jesus painting, and Jerry keeps silent until she leaves and then turns to Larry and goes, "You splashed him, didn't you?" you can see that he's right on the same page with Larry: he understands how that's something that could happen, and he's slightly amused by the whole thing. Even Jeff, while generally being on Larry's side, doesn't really GET him like Jerry does. I know he'd never do it, but I would love to see Jerry become a regular cast member on CYE. (Of course, that would essentially just be recreating the premise of Seinfeld as they originally conceived it). -
I haven't watched any of this season, but I just downloaded the first 7 episodes, and I'll let you know. My first thought on episode one is that Super Dave isn't looking good. He's had a lot of work done, and his toupee looks like astroturf.
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so there might actually be more like an hour and 45 minutes, or even two hours, of "curb" left this season.
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Nov 15, 2009 10:26:25 AM CST
Let's just leave Seinfeld at the Oz spoof and call it a day
by tangcameo
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Both episodes are blocked at an hour, but the actual running times are 35 and 41 minutes, respectively.
Also, I gotta disagree with Crow. I think season seven has been stronger than both five and six, funnier than one, almost on par with four, but nowhere near the quality of two or three. -
Nov 15, 2009 10:47:21 AM CST
These pretzels are making me thirsty!
by supercowbell5thecowbellhasspoken
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was the one with the finale in which larry opened the restaurant with the tourette's chef. that final scene at the restaurant was, perhaps, the funniest bit in television history.
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Smallville hit a season high, and ranked first in the key demographics for the timeslot, and had higher ratings than dollhouse... plus, the episode had several ICONIC smuperman moments... what they fuck? why no talkback?
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It's been a great season but the whole Seinfeld reunion has been completely overhyped so far.
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...and it's been funny, but I do agree that sometimes peoples' behavior seems artificial, like Ted Danson getting pissed off that Larry won't eat a piece of pie, but it's still funny. Larry's behavior is still cringeworthy, especially the episode where he dates the wheelchair woman.
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She on the show occasionally, having her encounter Richards on The Seinfeld set would be quite plausible, and likely just as funny to watch as him meeting Leon.
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if HBO has announced another season of Curb? or is this the series Finale coming up?
I remember a couple of seasons ago they said David was ending the series, only to hear later that they were going to make more eps. -
Nov 15, 2009 1:05:28 PM CST
Larry says" this is probably the last season" every year.
by future help
soooo, you never know.
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I really wish they used Leon and the Seinfeld stuff more. Too many side-tangent episodes. Not that they weren't funny, but the best stuff this season has been when Jerry and Larry are together.
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Run/wheeling Denise down the hallway to her bed. Grabbing the gut to save his life. Jeff begging Larry to cover his neck problem. Leon asking Larry if he broke that ass in half. Asking the addoptees if they are worried the that the original parents might be insane.
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From all the promotions it seemed like Seinfeld et al would feature prominently in this season. There have been some funny episodes but I want to see the Seinfeld cast more! I also thought it would be like the 'Producers' season where the reunion show would figure prominently in all the episodes. I thought this would be LD's crowning achievement coming full circle back to Seinfeld and leaving on a great high as the final season. As such, it can only be disappointing unless it comes in strong the last few hours. As for another season, it is all up to LD. He seems to go on a season to season basis and whether is goes on or not is completely up to him.
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I have always loved Curb since the first time I saw it and I have laughed a lot this season. I did notice this year that LD seems to be getting into heated arguments for no reason. That aspect has seemed really forced this season.
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Nov 15, 2009 2:10:08 PM CST
It says on my guide that tonight's show is an hour and
by coughlins laws
next week will probably be an hour, so that's two hours left...
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It was the first time I ever thought he was acting like a dick, normally I'm right there with his thinking, but the lemonade thing, too far!
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"and I like to wear women's panties."
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Anyone tuning in expecting an hour-long episode tonight is going to be disappointed. "The Table Read" is 35 minutes (though I am aware HBO has blocked in its schedule as an hour) and next week is 41 minutes.
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After reading this I went outside in Manhattan and I saw Micheal Richards. I asked him if he was going to be on Curb tonight and he said he was not sure.
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I can't remember where he was being interviewed when he said it. They were talking about how he always thinks every season could be the last and he said it always depends on whether he has more ideas. He was then asked if he had more ideas for another season and he said yes. Obviously that doesn't mean he's doing another one but it would seem to be a good sign.
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he survived Katrina.
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and fuck you all if you have a problem with that
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who kind of wants to fuck Cheryl Hines ? That huge mouth looks like it's good for something other than bad acting.
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Leon was on fire tonight.
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was hilarious. Who else writes an episode about a 9 year old's pussy ? Just great. And pretty funny that the fact "reunion show" scenes they were reading through tonight were better than anything that's aired on NBC in the last 3 years.
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when larry asked the little girls pussy was pricless. and the funny thing is they never addressed it later. lol and leon is so fucking funny. thats pretty funny how they addressed the richards thing too.
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"Leon Black, a man of color," So ... he owns a paint factory?
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duh!
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I was in Seinfeld heaven with the sets and read-through!! So great to see Newman, Bania and Mrs. Costanza. Will Mr. Costanza, Puddy and J. Peterman make an appearance next week? I wish there were another half dozen with the Seinfeld crew.
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Far too funny.
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I saw something about it this morning!
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don't tell your mom.
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So glad to see that Michael Richards is willing to joke about his infamous incident.
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I pose this to all.
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I love the whirlwind of shit that came from all of this. You can see how the "pen" will be used as evidence in the eventual sexual abuse trial. This show is brilliant.
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...the idea of Leon telling Richards he needed to wear the hat or he would die was embarrassingly lame.
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Leon with the whitest shit he owns.
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it's the only fucking thing he could do if he wants to work again. great ep...can't stand that fat little turd jason alexander though.
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So much power is given to taboos in society. Our current frame of mind is ridiculous.
I love how Curb pokes fun at these
ridiculous boundaries. Great Episode! -
The Seinfeld series finale fans always wanted!
Great ep! -
I am still laughing at that episode. Michael Richards was great, but NOTHING could top the little girl storyline. It was in SUCH bad taste! And the facial reactions from everyone once they heard the word pussy... Jerry's was probably the funniest of the bunch.
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I think they only reason they put Dave's joke in there, where the punchline used the word cunt, was to deliberately play it off against how people reacted to the word pussy, in the little girls storyline.
As a proud user of the word cunt, on occasion, I think it's a brilliant indication that context is everything when it comes to swear words. And that while the public seems to think pussy is a tamer word, in the right context, it's WAY WAY more disturbing than the word cunt. -
I just had a horrible idea.
I think everyone was/is expecting a certain amount of Seinfeld reunion stuff in the finale.
But, imagine Larry decided, as a fuck you to those who thought the Seinfeld finale was shit, had the plot to the last episode of Curb be that Larry was on trial. (for abusing the kid)
And they go through a list of all the people he's tormented, abused and annoyed over the years. Just like the fucking Seinfeld trial.
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Totally side-splitting. I thought I was gonna cough up a lung. Cannot wait for next week. Take it from a Brit outsider - along with South Park it's still the best comedy on American TV. And Michael Richards - if Mr.Smoove can forgives you then so do I.
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Pretty funny episode. By the way, does Super Dave draw his eyebrows on with an eyeliner pencil? He looks reeeeeeeeally bizarre.
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...on youtube a couple weeks back from all the seasons. Check those out if you haven't seen them...they're hilarious. I was reminded of them when they were rehearsing the scene with Newman on Curb, where Jerry was cracking up about the toilet line.
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After Seinfeld, the actor lost a TON of weight. He was like, HALF of himself. You can see this in the Seinfeld DVD's.
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I can't multiply.
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Should win the Emmy for best comedy, but they will go with something safe like 30 Rock
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Leon rules. "I'm trying to fuck this Muslim chick so I had to join for a month"
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And a perfect "tricking" of the audience by making us think the first Richards/Leon meeting would be all the reference to "the incident" that we'd get. The cast looked so happy rehearsing the reunion. All of that laughing was absolutely genuine.
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...but could they just film that Seinfeld reunion and release it as its own thing? They really did recapture the magic--I loved when Elaine was talking about the fortress of solitude and Jerry said, "You know about the green crystals?" And the fact that all that was located within an episode that would have been funny in its own right (So how's your daughter's pussy? It's fine, thank you so much for asking) is just icing on the cake.
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Speaking as a person who experienced the eye of that vicious cunt of a storm called Katrina, if Leon was in Los Angeles, he did not "survive" Katrina. He may still be alive after it was over, but he didn't "survive" it. Respect. I know, this is just a character in a comedy, but it still ain't the same thing.
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Nov 16, 2009 10:56:58 AM CST
Toby Wan ummm yeah, you sure told him...
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
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As someone who was alive prior to Katrina, and continues to be alive, I - much like Leon - survived it.
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Leon, the character, claims to have "survived" Katrina even though he was in LA. Herc is playing off of that. Of course it's an absurd contention -- no one is claiming otherwise.
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Nov 16, 2009 11:58:06 AM CST
Anyone know why my DVR recorded an hour of a 1/2 hour show?
by hobocode
Just wondering. confused the shit out of me.
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Nov 16, 2009 1:28:19 PM CST
Mraig, I wouldn't be surprised if the whole reunion IS on the DV
by danielkurland
I really doubt Larry just wrote snippets of the script. Especially with everyone laughing so much at the table read, it seemed as if this was just an edited version of them going through the whole thing. Considering we'll probably be seeing more of the rehearsal/broadcast in the finale, I absolutely would not be surprised if they did in fact film the whole thing, and it'd be a waste to not include that on the DVD. It'd bolster sales about 200 percent.
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When LD and Leon were at the news stand, the magazine covers from May 2009. (Obviously when it was filmed) But they went to the trouble of setting the date on his blackberry as Nov 9th.
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because thats the way HBO programs their stuff. Unless its a movie that they are playing during the day, if it runs over a half hour block, its slotted for a full hour, that way maybe they trick folks like you into watching their "commercials." Also, dude...nice handle.
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Thanks.
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You weren't even working on the economy was good.
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You weren't even working when the economy was good
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I'M AN ADULT!!!!!!!
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My favorite on TV and this ep is an all-timer! Gotta recharge the Mitzvah! I wish I had thought of that after I had mine!
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a new episode of Seinfeld. I can't get this smile off my face.
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The family was from New Orleans or wherever the fictional hurricane was. They came in and the next day, Leon showed up and just moved in.
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Nov 17, 2009 6:03:55 AM CST
By the way, if that 9 y.o. girl has a rash on her pussy...
by chakraborty
....there's a good chance that she's being diddled by a pedophile, though I doubt that will be part of the storyline. Just sayin'. And the way she's aggressively texting Larry, she obviously has a thing for older dudes.
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"Nine-year-old Girl with a Pubic Rash Gone Incognito" can be found in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 307-312
I know most people don't believe anything they read on the internet, but there's some who believe EVERYTHING they read on the internet. I'd hate for any kid who had an actual medical complaint, to be suddenly told she must identify her non-existant abuser. -
...but there's a chance. She could just have an allergy to the washing detergent her mother used for her panties, or you could be very unsanitary, or it could just be some unexplained rash like an unexplained rash on any other part of the body. However, it should be taken into consideration - girl with a pussy rash who likes to text middle aged men....the question should be asked.
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...."she" could be very unsanitary, not you.
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Remember the guy a few seasons back (I think maybe it was a rabbi) who had a son who died on September 11th?
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Uptown. Very sad.
Also, Colby from Survivor berating the Holocaust survivor about which one of them had it tougher. Classic. -
but man, that shit was the funniest Curb of all time, I am still laughing at the cunt joke :)
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