Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete First Season (DVD, 2004, 2-Disc Set, Digi-Pack)
Product Details
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Curb Your Enthusiasm - Complete First Season
Features
Audio commentary on episode 1 with Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, and director Robert B. Weide; 30-minute Bob Costas interview with Larry David.
Editorial Reviews
The missing link between Seinfeld and Larry Sanders, Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm is a line-blurring gem of a show, based not so loosely on the mundane daily travails of its accomplished if not terribly well known leading man. David -- who co-created NBC's long-running hit Seinfeld with its eponymous star -- provided the original model for that show's George Costanza character, portrayed in the series by Jason Alexander. Here, though, he plays himself in a parallel video-vérité world, turning the everyday events of his life in L.A. into wry comedic fodder, as David's mild social gaffes and misunderstandings inevitably send the action into a hilarious downward spiral. Shot with minimal scripting, the program also features Cheryl Hines as Larry's neurosis-prone wife and Jeff Garlin as his annoying manager, Jeff Greene. Various actors portray themselves over the course of these first ten episodes, most notably Richard Lewis, who turns up in "The Pants Test," "The Bracelet," and "Affirmative Action." Also showing up as themselves in Season 1 are David's fellow Seinfeld alum Julia Louis-Dreyfus (together with husband Brad Hall in "The Wire") and Diane Keaton (in "Interior Decorator"). Mr. Show costar Bob Odenkirk makes a splash in an especially funny character role as the titular sleazeball of "Porno Gil," an adult-entertainment industry executive who invites Larry and Cheryl to a party -- with deliciously awkward results, of course. Barnes & Noble
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Reviews (17)
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5.0 / 5.0
I just loved this show on HBO! I was so excited to find on DVD. This type of comedy sort of reminds me of Woody Allen films. Full of humor, but you must pay attention to what the actors are saying and doing. I love Larry David and the rest of the cast. OUTSTANDING!
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5.0 / 5.0
I absolutely love Curb Your Enthusiasm...the characters, situations...just everything is hilarious! Larry always finds a way to get himself in trouble and I have never watched an episode where I haven't laughed at some point. I can't wait until the following seasons are available on dvd!!
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5.0 / 5.0
It's as simple as this - either you love it or you don't. I LOVE IT. And I'm patiently waiting for the 5th season...
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5.0 / 5.0
Besides Seinfeld (the greatest ever!) this is a real gem of a show . It constantly has me in stitches , i think you need to be a Seinfeld fan to appreciate it but there are moments in this show that will put a smile on the most miserable of faces. 10 OUT OF 10 Larry , keep doing what your doing , so much better than that 'friends' junk . Can't wait for the next season. Lee (from the UK , Seinfeld fan)
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1.0 / 5.0
I was a fan of Seinfeld but I could not even get past the third episode of this mess. I found the characters the most obnoxious group of people I have ever seen. If people from LA are like this, thank the lord I don't live there. Maybe that is the point, but I cannot see what the fuss is all about with this piece of garbage!!
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5.0 / 5.0
Funny Show Lot of Laughs. Fan of Curb Your Enthusiasm if You Like Twisted Comedy This Is The Show for You. Larry David Creator of Signfield. Shows His Side of Twisted Jokes and the Crazy Things He Gets Into, Tries to Get Out of Them. Quote Larry David:: "Since the Day I Was Born I've Been Written Apology Letters. I Wright Apology Letters Every Day."
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5.0 / 5.0
This is a great start to a great show. This season of the show featured some funny and memorable moments including Larry's awkward situation involving race. Also, there are some good cameos including Ted Danson and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss.
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5.0 / 5.0
Larry David, co creator of Seinfeld, can be best compared to George from Seinfeld. The show is so perfectly set up and the plot and storyline is always in sync. Larry is really clever and on top of that most of the show is improv. I started watching a few years back and haven't missed one episode. I have the whole series on DVD and I highly recommend you start here!
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3.0 / 5.0
Only watch this show if you have a "dry" sense of humor, or you wil be bored to death soon. Chances are you will fall asleep fast if you're not a fan.
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5.0 / 5.0
Funniest show ever, it's the only reason I have cable! I have seen all the episodes on TV and can't wait to get my hands on these DVDs and play them over and over.
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5.0 / 5.0
Larry David's best work was on the show about 'nothing' (SEINFELD), but this HBO improv comedy is about something and it is something else! CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM is David's day to day trek post network TV and he proves that retirement makes for busy work, especially with the angst brought about by his parasite manager and PMS plagued wife. The performances are great. The best episodes are PORNO GILL, BELOVED AUNT, AAMCO GUY. The second season is even better!
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5.0 / 5.0
If you thought there was no good TV after Seinfeld... take a look at Curb Your Enthusiasm. Kudos to HBO for giving Larry David the platform he needed to take his genius to the next level. This is by far the best show on television today. The episodes on the DVD set get funnier each time you watch them.
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5.0 / 5.0
This is the first season of the highly acclaimed television show 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'. It stars Larry David (Creator of Seinfeld). Most don't realize there isn't a script to this show, just guidelines for the actors to follow. It may take an episode or two for a new fan to follow what's happening but the end result is well worth it and always hilarious. Kudos to Larry David and Company.
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5.0 / 5.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm is the funniest show ever it is created by Larry David the co-creater of Seinfeld. It is an HBO production and the best comedy half hour TV show that is out there. I strongly suggest you purchase this DVD, you wont regret it. I am a long time fan and never miss the show.
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1.0 / 5.0
I thought I would give this a try. It needs to get better real quick or I will have it on Ebay. I like the supporting actor but he doesn't carry the show. I am wondering why this show is considered successful. So far it appears boring and the acting in the first few episodes is insanely bad. I expect better from a HBO show.
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4.0 / 5.0
The first season of Curb Your Enthusiasm is funny in that we get a first look at the genius behind "Seinfeld". We are conditioned very early on in this season how things work out. Larry continuously finds himself in impossible and awkward situations that make us as an audience feel for him. His wife Cheryl and manager Jeff are always scolding him for his seeming lack of manners, but those perceptions may be do to Larry being a victim of bad circumstances. You'll find yourself watching and taking the side of Lary David, a people's champion.
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5.0 / 5.0
This series is absolutely hilarious and the 1st season is one of, if not, THE best. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to laugh. Larry David is so funny and the supporting cast, his wife, his manager, his other friends, such as Richard Lewis, are great, too.