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JERRY SEINFELD TALKS SEINFELD REUNION
The two best shows of all time are going to collide this year when the original cast of Seinfeld makes a guest appearance on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm during its 10-week 7th season. It will mark the first time since 1998 that Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards have shared the screen together. They will reportedly be playing themselves, but more neurotic, in the life-imitates-art Larry David comedy. (Elaine is still hot – check it out)
In this video, E! catches Jerry Seinfeld off guard and asks him questions about the reunion. In typical Seinfeld humor, Jerry asks, “I don’t think my publicist set this up…?”
It’s the dry humor – it always gets me.
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LARRY DAVID+WOODY ALLEN? YES PLEASE
Woody Allen doesn’t like to waste any time, 9 months after the release of the critically acclaimed Vicki, Cristina, Barcelona, he’s teamed up with comedian Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld) for his latest movie, Whatever Works, which will open the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival April 22-May 3 in New York City.
Woody Allen and Larry David should be an amazing combination and fortunately for this film, the two don’t appear together on camera. Having them on screen together would define neurosis. It’s hard to imagine these two dudes even having a conversation with each other.
Larry is responsible for the best TV show of all time, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Woody wrote, directed, and starred in arguably the best comedy ever, Annie Hall. I have insanely high expectations … to say the least.
Whatever Works opens in theaters in June.
No commentsWEEKLY POP CULTURE UPDATE (8.6.08)
Nashville Star needs to go away. No one seems to care and it is an embarrassment to my hometown. Billy Ray Cyrus is famous because of his daughter and Jewel (yes, that Jewel), speaks with a SOUTHERN ACCENT even though she is ALASKAN. I mean who is she kidding. Certainly not me. Anyways, it’s my job to bring you pop culture news. That being said, Melissa Lawson won the “competition” last night. Yes, that is a real picture of her. No, it isn’t photoshopped. Yes, she’s horizontally challenged.
THE WORST SONG OF 2008
If you were looking for a reason to kill yourself, The Lost Trailers have pulled the proverbial trigger. “Holler Back” … Holler Back … that is the name of this country song. They play this on country radio. Thanks Big & Rich and Cowboy Troy for creating “hick-hop” and making our ears bleed.
“I got a city folk friend in a hip-hop world
He goes by E. Diddy but his name is Earl
Cocks his hat to the side in his Grandma’s ride
Pumpin’ nothin’ but bass”
If you like this song, close out of this window and never visit my website again. I couldn’t find a stream to embed to and the official music video doesn’t allow embedding, so I found this homemade music video of the song. Lucky for you, the chick in it is voluptuous.
JUST BUY THE CD
I was at a Los Angeles Best Buy today and evidently buying music on iTunes/Napster isn’t good enough anymore. They have these gift card type things that are for only a specific album purchase (see picture). For example, instead of buying the CD right there in front of you, you buy this card and download it when you get home from some website I’ve never heard of. Is this serious? I hope this goes away soon. Terribad idea.
CURB NOW ON iTUNES
The best TV show of all time, Curb Your Enthusiasm, is now on iTunes. If you have been thinking about watching Curb but you “don’t have HBO”, well, no more excuses. Please watch this show. It is genius. Pretttyyy Pretttty Good.
THAT’S SO FETCH FEATURED ON SI.COM
Pretty cool, huh? My list for “Top 10 Most Overplayed Songs At College Parties/College Bars” was featured on Sports Illustrated’s website. I am now taking applications for ass kissers and people to do my laundry.
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Top 6 TV Shows of The 2000s
Everyone has their favorite shows of the 20th century. From Seinfeld to M.A.SH., from Andy Griffith to Friends and 90210. But, the 21st century is starting come into its own and a lot of well written TV is being made as we speak. A plethora of channels, including HBO and Showtime, have raised the bar and started producing great content.
One stipulation of the list is that every single season must be good. For example, I loved the first couple seasons of Lost and Six Feet Under, but boredom began to set in later into the series. Some of these shows are available for free on a website (with no commercials) called www.watchtvsitcoms.com. They are noted with (*).
TOP 6 TV SHOWS OF THE 2000s:
6. Weeds (2005, Showtime) *
A Showtime comedy featuring Mary-Louise Parker as a drug dealing, suburbanite, soccer-mom widow. With the passing of her husband, the unemployed Nancy Botwin (Parker) is forced to put food on her kid’s table and pay off her mortgage.
The cast also features a show-stealing Kevin Nealon and the sultry Elizabeth Perkins (the hot chick from Big).
5. The Office (2005, NBC) *
The cast is led by funny-man Steve Carrell (40-Year-Old Virgin) as the socially awkward and mindless Michael Scott. The show’s opening scenes have gained YouTube popularity, usually a minute or so of office shenanigans. Do yourself a favor and start with the 2nd season.
4. Californication (2007, Showtime) *
This is the one and only show to make the list that only has one season currently released. That’s how good this show is. David Duchovny is perfection as a single father and novelist with too much time on his hands. His libido is rampant as they could have titled this show Promiscuity with no problem. Spectacular writing and diverse cast make this one of the best first seasons in television history.
3. Entourage (2004, HBO) *
The only show ever that I have watched every single episode on syndication. Sunday nights at 9 every summer have been spent in front of the TV watching Entourage. Commonly referred to as “the Sex and The City for guys,” this show has its fair share of boobs, booze, sports, and laughs. Ari (Jeremy Piven) and Johnny “Drama” Chase (Kevin Dillon) make this show one of the best of my generation.
2. Arrested Development (2003, FOX)
Arrested Development and Curb Your Enthusiasm are set apart from the rest of the list. These are two shows of a lifetime. This show has one of the most diverse, ridiculous, and outright insane casts of all time. I can’t even begin to explain each cast member, but let’s put it this way: The son’s name is “George Michael” and the uncle, Tobias, played by the hilarious David Cross, is a “never nude” who showers sporting only jean shorts. Narrated by Ron Howard.
1. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000, HBO)
Upon first watch, it’s a show with no laugh track and very dry humor. The show has no script, only a storyline by which the actors follow. I’d say it’s mostly improvisation.
The creator and main character, Larry David, was also co-creator of Seinfeld and wrote some the best Seinfeld Episodes of all time, such as “The Contest.”
To me, this show is sort of an anomaly. The first time I ever saw it back in 2001, I thought it was the worst show I’d have ever seen. I didn’t understand the characters and it seemed to move excruciatingly slow. Now it is my favorite show of all time and I love every second of it. If you’ve never seen an episode, do yourself a favor and go now, rent/buy.
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