No Post-Curb Reunions, Seinfeld Insists

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

(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. More»

(NEWSER) - So what are Kramer, George, Jerry, and Elaine up to 11 years after Seinfeld went off the air? Larry David says fans can get an idea of how the characters turned out on the seventh season of his Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO, reports the Star-Ledger. He shed more details today on the season's main storyline, which will revolve around a show-within-a-show Seinfeld reunion. Jerry Seinfeld and the others will appear in about five episodes of Curb each, though not necessarily together every time. More»

Whatever Works star gets prickly

(NEWSER) - If you ever run into Larry David, don't bring up the Seinfeld curse. Scott Raab, who interviewed David for Esquire, learned the hard way. "It was the most absurd, silliest, stupidest thing to say that there was a curse," said the star of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Woody Allen's forthcoming Whatever Works. "It's so annoying to hear something like that. … So there were two TV shows attempted that didn't work? Big deal." More»

(NEWSER) - It's not quite a reunion of the Beatles, but maybe the TV equivalent. The Seinfeld stars—Jerry, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards—will appear together in a series of episodes of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm this fall, reports Entertainment Weekly'. If you're rusty on Seinfeld trivia, remember that David created the sitcom with Seinfeld and based George's character on himself. More»

Here's what Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer are doing

(NEWSER) - Seinfeld is probably gone for good, but if it did come back, PopEater runs down the status quo of the characters, based on the Curb Your Enthusiasm faux-reunion:

• Elaine: Used Jerry’s donated sperm to impregnate herself, and now wants him to be a father figure for her daughter. After a doll-haircut fiasco, she lets the truth slip. Also, she’s addicted to her Blackberry.
• George: Made millions by inventing an “iToilet” app, then lost it in Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. Now he’s trying to get back together with his ex-wife because she didn't invest with Madoff. He lives with Jerry.