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Comedy Central signs up Tucker Max
by Brett Love, posted Dec 11th 2006 3:31PM
I think this internet thing might just be catching on... It seems that self proclaimed asshole, Tucker Max, has managed to turn his website into a television show. But this isn't just some video podcast, or YouTube experiment. It's the real deal. Variety is reporting that the team of Gavin Palone and Jamie Tarses will executive produce the show for Comedy Central. The two also work together producing TBS' new show My Boys. It's good, you should take a look. Tucker's site has gained a rather large following, getting something between 1 and 1.5 million unique visitors a month. Along with a blog and a message board, the big attraction is the stories of his boozing and womanizing. They have already led to the book "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell." Max will also write the pilot script. The show is said to be about him and his friends as they transition into adulthood.
I'll be interested to see what comes of this. Some of the stories Tucker has written are very funny, so there is something to build from. Being on Comedy Central will get them a bit of leeway with content, but I think this one would have been better served with the even more lax restrictions at Showtime or HBO.
Seinfeld: The Dog
by Joel Keller, posted Jun 21st 2006 8:05PM
(S03E04) This is one of the last episodes in Season Three that feels like "early Seinfeld": slow plotting, a somewhat awkward dialogue rhythm, and the exploration of interpersonal relationships that actually makes it seem like the Fab Four are caring, functioning human beings. Don't worry, though; Larry David and company shook themselves of that notion pretty soon after they wrote this one.The thing that's always bugged me about this episode is the Elaine - George plot. This is where Elaine and George find that they don't have anythng to say to each other unless it's about Jerry. They're "friends-in-law," as Elaine puts it. For some reason, I never bought this plot; we had seen the two interact without Jerry in the past and get along great.
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