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'Pathetic' Seinfeld Reunion Invades Curb

HBO show resuscitates Larry David's other brainchild 10 years later

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 4, 2009 3:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – Tonight's episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm will go farther than usual to satisfy your Seinfeld craving, but it's hardly the real thing—nor is it meant to be. The eagerly awaited reunion arc kicks off with Jerry Seinfeld himself deeming the very idea "desperate" and "pathetic," which he explains is true to his real-life reaction. And "surreal is the only word" to describe working on the sitcom's rescued sets, the comedian tells USA Today.

"There was no acting at all—zero," Seinfeld says of Curb creator and star Larry David's improvisational approach. "I was totally relaxed because I didn't have to remember any lines, and you say whatever you would normally say." Says David: "I was just struck by how easy it was for them to fall back into doing it. It was just a pleasure to watch them work again."

In this publicity image released by HBO, Larry David, left, is shown with Jerry Seinfeld on the set of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
In this publicity image released by HBO, Larry David, left, is shown with Jerry Seinfeld on the set of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."   (AP Photo/HBO, Doug Hyun)
Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld attend a private screening of the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm in New York, Sept. 30, 2009.
Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld attend a private screening of the new season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" in New York, Sept. 30, 2009.   (AP Photo/Dave Allocca, StarPix)
Larry David, creator and star of the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm, shares a laugh with Cheryl Hines, who plays his estranged wife, in Beverly Hills, Calif., July 12, 2007.
Larry David, creator and star of the HBO show "Curb Your Enthusiasm," shares a laugh with Cheryl Hines, who plays his estranged wife, in Beverly Hills, Calif., July 12, 2007.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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COMMENTS
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sully4411
Oct 7, 2009 1:43 AM CDT
did i write a review about it?
Yourself
Oct 5, 2009 10:08 AM CDT
"keep your opinions to yourself" then why are you sharing yours about how you thought it was funny and extremely well done? seems a little hypocritical of you don't you think??
Yourself
Oct 5, 2009 10:07 AM CDT
@Antiks - you and I both!
 

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