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Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Second Season

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Curb Your Enthusiasm is the hilarious HBO series starring Larry David as himself. The series have no solid plotlines, they are basically set up as shells, with the actors improvising most of the lines. Mr. David may well be the funniest actor on television. He is a crotchity, acerbic guy who is constantly getting himself into trouble by saying or doing the wrong things at the wrong time. Season two features one of the series' best ever episodes, Shaq. Larry is bemoaning his perpetual bad luck when he gets courtside seats to a Lakers game. During the game, he accidentally trips Lakers star Shaquille O'Neal, sending Shaq to the hospital with an injury. Of course Larry is blamed for the injury and is ostracized by all his friends and hated by everyone. But Larry hits a good luck streak, where everything is going his way for a change. He even starts hanging out with Shaq in his hospital room, but in the end, Larry screws it up and his bad luck returns. Season two features the usual compliment of guest stars including Mr. David's former Seinfeld cohorts Jason Alexander & Julia Louis-Dreyfus, good buddy Richard Lewis and the usual stellar support from regulars Cheryl Hines & Jeff Garlin.

Don't get me wrong...I don't regret the purchase. It's just that the first season was consistently laugh-out-loud funny and this one just isn't close to that level.

Curb your enthusiasm is a great show, but the second season is by far the worst batch of episodes. Unlike seasons 3 and 4, season 2 doesn't have an interesting story. I loved season 1, but I just wasn't feeling these episodes. However, the worst thing about it is the price. $35.00 for 10 episodes, no extra features - not even any commentary! At least the first season came with the hour long special plus some commentary. If you are a fan of Curb and you want to see these episodes - buy it off of Ebay, don't waste your money

Season 2 of CYE is arriving in June! Here's hoping HBO keeps the sets coming more frequently than they've done with Oz. Season 2 ranks up there and has some priceless moments including the doll episode! I would like to see more bonus features on the CYE discs...maybe outtakes or the ultimate idea...the cast roasting Larry!

List of Season 2 episodes (air date):

The Car Salesman (9/23/01)
Thor (9/30/01)
Trick Or Treat (10/7/01)
The Shrimp Incident (10/14/01)
The Thong (10/21/01)
The Acupuncturist (10/28/01)
The Doll (11/4/01)
Shaq (11/11/01)
The Baptism (11/18/01)
The Massage (11/25/01)

This product was perfect. It shipped very fast and the condition of the package and discs was in tip top shape! It was pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty good!

I rated this four stars relative to the series as a whole; in relation to every other comedy currently on the air, it really warrants the full five stars. In short, I have to agree with other reviewers who feel Season Two is probably the weakest in the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" series. Still, this is worth the price of admission for the "Doll Head" episode alone, maybe the funniest 30 minutes ever aired in television history, even if the rest isn't quite up to the usual Larry David standards. And while I'm not generally a fan of DVD extras, shelling out 35 bucks for a no-frills five-hour's worth of viewing seemed a tad inflated compared to similar DVD sets on the market (really, all the HBO series DVD's are over-priced).

It was still worth it in the end, as nothing makes me laugh harder than watching this poor shlub stammer his way through ridiculous situations of his own making. Priceless moments this season include an uncomfortably realistic bit with Jason Alexander suffering the slings and arrows of post-Seinfeld Costanza-typecasting; Ed Asner's hysterical turn as a gruff and horny old geezer on his last legs; and a horrified Larry encountering his shrink sporting a package-revealing thong at the beach -- not to even mention the nightmarish water bottle incident in the "Doll Head" episode.

This is "Curb Your Enthusiasm" undergoing growing pains, unsuccessful in fully re-capturing the spontaneous greatness of Season One and not yet on the reliably steady legs that will later hallmark its prime. While the writing and guest spots improve markedly in subsequent years, this series is still superior to everything being served up by the networks, even in its weakest hour.

If you loved Seinfeld, you will love Curb Your Enthusiasm. Like Seinfeld, this show is mostly about nothing. While it does have situations mixed into the fold, the core laughs come from throwing the characters into everyday situations and picking apart the day-to-day things that we all can relate to.

It has been common knowledge that Larry David, the co-creator of Seinfeld was the real-life version of Jason Alexander's character, George Costanza. When you watch this show, you can't help but see the similarities.

One of the more interesting things about this show is that the dialogue is totally unscripted. This adds a freshness to the show that is very unique.

The show features a lot of cameos from Larry David's circle of Hollywood friends who generally play themself.

My only complaint is that there are only 10 episodes per season. I can't get enough of this show. It's clearly the funniest show on TV today!

Holy moses, this stinker is phunnier than the first season (check my first revue for more info). Larry David is the ultimate fuss-budget and you will laugh harder than ever at his antics. Elaine (from Seinfeld) is back and better than ever. And everyone has a great time or seems to be based on how into it they all are.

I will say that the dvd is a little expensive considering it is just two discs. But in the end, it is worth it if you like the style of comedy that Larry David has to offer.

Wow! I kept avoiding watching this series for some unknown reason...when I finally broke down and bought Second Season, I gotta tell ya, I laughed so hard I thought I would split a gut! If you need a good laugh (and you liked Seinfeld) then you MUST watch this...

Season One was wonderful. Season Two is terrific. Too bad all America doesn't have HBO so they can grow to love this unusual and very funny show. CURB follows an intricate formula with the same precision of a Bach fugue. That's why I can watch these episodes over and over again without getting tired of them. (Try that with your average throw-away TV sitcom!) If it takes one sampling to hook you, I recommend "The Doll." This episode has so many little comedic set-ups and pay-offs running through it that you shake your head (while laughing) in complete respect for what Larry David pulls off when the 30 minutes are over. These days, TV gives us hundreds of channels of mostly-crumby programming. CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM is a unique entertainment from a really original and creative mind. Buy this and enjoy!