Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Book
by Deirdre Dolan
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Author: Deirdre DolanEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2006-10-19
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Gotham
Book Reviews of Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Book
Book Review: Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty ok . . .
Summary: 3 Stars
As far as a guide to television shows goes, this could go much further in depth. The Seinfeld retrospective magazine that TV Guide put out about ten years ago was similar, but felt much more complete. Perhaps it's just the fact that Curb Your Enthusiasm is such a unique show: just as plotted, but not nearly as esoteric with its links. There seems to be fewer "stand alone" style episodes that Seinfeld and other network shows do.
Curb's seasonal arc is much sharper, and therefore almost necessitates links from episode to episode. This, along with the improvisation, leads to a lack of trivia. Along with the episode summaries in the book, we get bits of "script" and what little pieces of trivia there are: a producer played a doorman in some episode, and some star turned down and offer to be in this episode. It's all interesting enough, but there's nothing, and certainly not enough of anything, to make this book worth paying full price for (I paid three bucks for it at a Half Price Books).
If you're looking for candid interviews and exclusive this-or-that, this isn't where you'll find it. It's almost as if the show is just too much fun to watch (and make, by the looks of things) for it to do anything seriously. As a coffee table book, it does what it should: look nice, have lots of pictures, and be light on text. Worth a few bucks, certainly.
Summary of Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Book
What are the secrets behind the creation of Larry David's hit show?Fans can finally find out with this long-awaited
companion guide to the Golden Globe- and Emmy?
Award- winning series.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Book is complete with stories about Larry David's childhood, his roots as a stand-up comic, and his various writing jobs before the breakthrough of Seinfeld. Readers will enjoy dating stories from his bachelor years, discover how he met his future wife, Laurie David, and learn why Cheryl Hines was picked to play his TV wife. A highlighted map of Santa Monica shows locations where favorite Curb scenes were filmed, such as the Toyota of Hollywood where Larry works as a car salesman. Ever wonder if there's a story behind the creation of Krazee-Eyez Killa's infamous rap? There is, and it's in this book, along with the tale of the ordinary afternoon lunch where the idea for Curb Your Enthusiasm was first formed. Perhaps best of all, fans can finally see Larry David's original scene outlines-just a few sentences from which the actors improvise-which eventually evolve into the carefully edited comedy that we see on air.
After five hilarious seasons, Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Book offers fans an intimate view of the people, experiences, and stories behind one of television's funniest shows.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Book is filled with hilarious images, insights, and behind-the-scenes moments, including:
* Original interviews with and commentary from more than 100 cast and crew members, guest actors, comics, and friends and family, including Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, and Richard Lewis
* An in depth, four-section interview with Larry David, covering everything from his childhood in Brooklyn to his emergence into the world of comedy and television.
* Never-before-seen outlines from the show that are the basis for episode storylines.
* Detailed episode guides for the show's first five seasons.
* More than 100 full-color photographs.
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