With the release of the Seinfeld DVDs, there's been a lot focus on the show. It was certainly one of the great TV shows of our time. It was consistently offbeat and witty, and all those other things that film critics like to label shows. But I think it was more important than that because of the fact that it could actually reach a wide audience. Consider someone like Woody Allen who is considered a comedy genius only among a certain subset of urbanites. Contrast that to Seinfeld which is in syndication all across this country with a viewership that transcends cultural lines.
There was a time when I thought that most of the humor from the show came because of the writing and the situations. Now they certainly added to it, but I've recently come to appreciate the actors themselves much more. As time has removed us from the show, I've come to see that it was as much the actors as it was the writing that made Seinfeld such a hit. What has made me come this realization?
Unfortunately, it's because I finally had the chance to see another show very similar to Seinfeld. But try as it might, it failed miserably in my book. Curb Your Enthusiasm is written by Larry David and he stars in it as well. I used to think that he was the creative genius behind Seinfeld, now I see that he actually offered relatively little. With as many awards as it's received and as much as it is hyped at award's shows, I had expected to see one of the best shows of all time. But I finally saw an episode thanks to the in-law's digital cable, and how I wish I hadn't. Not only was the writing poor, the set up for various "jokes" was non-present and the acting, by far the worst aspect of the show, was just plain awful. In the course of an hour, I lost all respect for Larry David. He should be ashamed for creating such a piece of garbage and the establishment should be ashamed for mindlessly worshiping this crap. David has made a cheap imitation of a great show and Hollywood is worshipping him for it.
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