The TV Guide Network bought the rights to syndicate Curb Your Enthusiasm starting this summer, when they’ll be solving the problem of the show’s 29-minute running time in a novel and very fan-friendly way: by giving Curb an hour-long time slot and including postshow panel discussions about the issues — both ethical and of etiquette — that the show raises. Even better, the panels will be hosted by Susie Essman, who says:
“There is more than enough to talk about in every episode. Some issues are silly, like Larry refusing to submit to the etiquette about not leaving a dinner party before dessert. But there are a lot of race questions and gender issues. And there’s a surprising amount about people with handicaps.â€
That actually sounds pretty cool. Like The Marriage Ref, but about Larry (“The Larry Ref?â€) and hopefully not terrible. The repackaged reruns start on June 2, so we have two and a half months to figure out where on the dial the TV Guide Network is.
In Syndication, the Agonizing on ‘Curb’ Is Only Escalating [NYT]