Monday, May 31, 2010

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{alltv} A Comic Genius at Work: How Larry David Creates Curb

 

How does Larry David do it?

Curb Your Enthusiasm, David's semiautobiographical sitcom, brilliantly blends spontaneity, social commentary, and intricate plotlines that resolve with the precision of a typical Seinfeld episode. The comparison makes sense, since David co-created that show too.

"I think [Curb] has a spontaneity to it, because it's improvised, that's really refreshing," David says. "I think it deals with a lot of subjects that a lot of people think about but never express. There's an honesty to it."

Since Curb Your Enthusiasm debuted on HBO as a one-hour special back in 1999, David has provided his actors with just outlines, not scripts.

"We have a fantastic cast. They're wonderful. And also, we spend a lot of time in casting every episode as well," David says. "We get really good people coming in and we're pretty sure that by the time we start shooting, that we've got the person we want."

The freedom he gives his actors helps ensure fast, honest reactions to David's provocative behavior on the show. Playing an irascible, argumentative version of himself, he inspires debate about which social conventions are truly necessary and which are a waste of everyone's time.

The situations inspired enough debate for a new program, Curb: The Discussion, which will follow Curb Your Enthusiasm after its basic-cable debut Tuesday on TV Guide Network. The Discussion, which David is co-producing, features an array of guests, including actors, musicians, and social figures, dissecting the ethical issues raised by each episode.

"[Executive producer] Scott Carter has done an amazing job of casting the show. It's pretty interesting. They're putting together some great panels," David says. "I've seen a few and I kind of got a kick out of it."

David has resisted the urge to join the debate, letting his shows speak for themselves. But he was tempted to chime in once, on the classic Curb episode "The Doll." (In the episode, David damages the head of one child's doll and then steals the head of another child's doll to replace it. When he has to find a hiding place for the stolen head, he chooses the front of his pants.)

"During a break on the one that Jerry [Seinfeld] was on, I did say something because Jerry said I should have put the doll's head in my pocket instead of in my crotch, and I had to interrupt and say that it wouldn't fit in my pocket."

As he looks back on the first seven seasons of Curb, David is also gearing up for an eighth season, which is set to premiere in 2011. Given that it's now the longest-running scripted series in HBO history, David is confident there's plenty of Discussion fodder still to come.

"Usually when a season ends, especially a season as successful as last season, it takes a while to recharge and come up with enough ideas so you know that you'll have a funny season. So it took some time," David says. "But I think we've got some good stuff coming up for Season 8."

Watch Curb Your Enthusiasm, followed by Curb: The Discussion, on Wednesday at 10/9c on TV Guide Network.

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{alltv} 'True Beauty's' Carson Kressley, Beth Ostrosky: Season 2 has bigger stakes

 
"True Beauty" premieres Monday, May 31 at 10 p.m. on ABC. It's the second season of the show that has beautiful contestants thinking they are vying to be the new face of Las Vegas and a $100,000 prize. But they are really being judged on how beautiful they are on the inside. Zap2it caught up with judges Beth Ostrosky and Carson Kressley to dish about the new season.

The show is set in Las Vegas and it sounds like Vegas is almost a character in and of itself. "It's bright, it's energetic, it's Las Vegas. The contestants are drinking, they're partying, they're in bikinis, they're all beautiful," Beth gushes.

"It's excessive," Carson deadpans, then cracks up. "They're there to win $100,000 and be in People magazine and be what they think is the face of Vegas. Being in that environment just upped the ante," he continues.

So what kind of things can we expect to see the contestants doing? How do you judge someone's inner beauty?

"We really upped the ante on the challenges. One was an opportunity when they could shoplift in a store to gain an advantage in one of their challenges," Carson tells us.

"And they did it!" exclaims Beth

"One [challenge] there's a pregnant woman -- who is not really pregnant, she's one of our actresses -- who is having a cocktail and smoking a cigarette. You're standing in the elevator, it's just the two of you, would you say something?" Carson asks. "Or one challenge is would you stop a drunk driver? We had an actor who is obviously inebriated and is getting into a car with a six pack."

Sounds like the stakes are a bit higher this season. And how did those kind of situations affect the judges?

"You're questioning your own agenda. Would you have stopped to help or made a comment?" Beth says.

"Beth and I took the job because there is some heart there. Hopefully when people watch the show, you'll be more aware of your behavior," adds Carson. " I know that we were. We thought we were being punked the whole time."

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