The Last Few Weeks

Alright let's catch up on the highlights from the past few weeks.

South Park's Whale Wars episode was just awesome from start to finish. How many people still have Cartman singing Lady Gaga in their heads? From the shouting Japanese in their robes to "Chicken and-a COW!?!?", this was easily one of the best episodes of the season.



The Office is really coming back lately. Some of the best moments of this season have been humanizing Michael Scott. While he acts like a child all the time, the honest truth is that no one else can manage his office. We've seen it with Charles and we're watching Jim learn now.



Sadly, the opposite has been happening for 30 Rock. I'm not sure what it is but I think the show is relying too heavily on the characters doing the same things. Jena, Tracy, and Kenneth are always the same. The chaotic-level is running a little high with the plots and reminds me of the similar season 3 of my beloved Arrested Development (remember Rita?). Maybe they need to slow down the pacing of the show just a tad and rebuild new structures for the characters. Ugh, that sounds so critical.

Finally, the goldmine came from Curb Your Enthusiasm with The Black Swan. Unlike most CYE episodes, this was pretty self-contained, taking place mostly at the golf course. If you ever watch an episode of Curb, make it this one. Essentially? Larry David commits his first (and second) murder on this show.



Anyone notice these are all comedies? What happened to all the 1 hr dramas? Dollhouse is cancelled by the way. There is no God.

I Think You Blew Him

This week on Curb we analyze some thoughtful themes:

• vehicular fellatio
• vacuum packaging
• second-hand semen
• "I have cancer"
  

"Why can't you drive?"
"Because I have cancer."

"I'm going to dinner tonight...wanna go?"
"Any black people there?"
"No."
"Why would I want to go?"
"Might be someone with cancer...."

Larry: "Why do they call it a job? Is it so hard? A lot of work?"
Jeff: "Well there's the tugging, the sucking, it's a lot of work. I wouldn't want to do it."
Larry: "It is a job. No wonder why they don't like it."

Leon: "You are combined in this shit with me now. We are lego. We're a fucking lego set right now. We are fucking interlocked together. We fucked her."

Loretta: "You got me twisted LD. Give your ass a little taste of chocolate and next thing you know you're cheatin' on me? ...You cheatin' no good bald headed mother fucker! I'm out!"
Auntie Rae: "Fuck you Larry David, that's some bullshit!"

After they leave...
Larry: "They're gone.... So I guess that means you'll be..."
Leon: "Going upstairs eating this fucking Chinese food in my fucking room."

YES! LARRY AND LEON IN THE SAME ROOF. This is going to be epic.

Such a Low Percentage Fruit

Curb had some of the best fruit-related one liners last night:

"Can I tell you something about apricots? You know, one in thirty is a good one. It's such a low percentage fruit."

"You know what? Don't condescend me with your tiny pear."

Leon on room temperature:
"You're my motherfuckin man Larry, but 72°? Sheet. Might as well sleep outside. I'm an 82 man myself. ...You said 68°? Get the fuck out of here. It's all cold and shit. You gotta heat that shit up."

And Funkhouser's crazy sister played by Catherine O'Hara at the dinner party:
"You're serving nothing but lies here! I'm not hungry!"

Finally, Larry's collapse upon hearing Loretta's diagnosis. How awesomely overdramatic was that? It's good to finally have 30 minutes of Larry back.

FUCK YOU LARRY!

Oh man I'm getting excited for the new season of Curb. I just watched the preview episode "It's Not A Reunion Show But It's As Close As You're Gonna Get"that essentially showed the cast coming back and discussing the new season.

Looks like the overall story arc is going to be producing a reunion episode of Seinfeld! I can't wait.

"Beloved Cunt"

Holy shit! New Curb Your Enthusiasm! September 2009! Pretty, pretty, pretty good! Aside from a the plot, basically all the dialogue is improvised.