Curb Your Enthusiasm – The good news is that it’s great to see the old gang again. The bad news is that, at least through the first two episodes, it appears that the writers have lost their edge.
Then again, I thought the same thing a few years ago after I binge-watched the entire series; it went downhill after the first few seasons.
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Apparently, there was some fuss about film producer Harvey Weinstein this week. I turned to Google to learn more, and this popped up:
Doesn’t seem so bad. When times are tough, don’t we all just fly to Europe for sex?
OK, so that’s a lame attempt at humor. But since Kimmel and Fallon and Saturday Night Live are all afraid to do Weinstein jokes, somebody has to pick up the slack.
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You turn on a football game to enjoy a few concussions and … aarrgghh, politics.
You turn to a Matt Damon movie to enjoy some mindless violence and … aarrgghh, politics.
Ditto for sitcoms, talk shows, and the Internet.
It’s to the point that if you want to absorb some good fiction, you have to turn to cable news.
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