After Seinfeld, we all wondered what Larry David would do next. The show was always one of the world’s favorites. Curb Your Enthusiasm is a rare show that outlives it’s prior installment. The show last for twelve seasons and has a total of 120 episodes, including one special. The series aired from 2000 to 2024. So it definitely had quite the run. The later seasons were just as good as the start of the series. This new Blu-ray of the Complete Series comes with two oversized keepcases, one for seasons 1 through 6 and one for seasons 7 through 12, for a total of 12 discs per keepcase, 24 discs total. The show is a gem but sadly this release is not the ultimate complete collection.
This iconic Emmy®-and Golden Globe®-winning comedy stars Larry David as an exaggerated version of himself – blunt, unfiltered and endlessly capable of turning life’s simplest moments into social catastrophes. Semi-improvised and razor-sharp, Curb Your Enthusiasm offers a tongue-in-cheek look at Larry’s fictional world, where every encounter spirals into comically awkward mayhem. Joining Larry are regulars Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Susie Essman, JB Smoove, Richard Lewis, Bob Einstein, Shelley Berman, Ted Danson and Vince Vaughn, as well as a vast array of guest stars.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Series is presented with AVC encoded 1080p transfers in 1.78:1. And if you are a hardcore fan, you would know that this constant aspect ratio will drive you up the wall, since the first six seasons were originally broadcast in 1.33:1. The reframings leaves you missing part of the screen including tops of heads, I don’t know why they didn’t pay attention to the aspect ratio. The first six seasons open with DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 tracks and then moves on to at least slightly better DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 tracks for seasons seven through twelve.
Special features are not much better. Season 1 includes an interview with Bob Costas and an HBO Special. Nothing for Season 2. Season 3 has a chat with the cast. Season 4 is skipped. Season 5 has two featurettes. Season 6 has a gag reel and two featurettes. Season 7 has a Seinfeld Reunion and another Seinfeld related featurette. Season 8 includes a conversation with Brian Williams interviewing Larry David and another featurette. Season 9 includes three very short “Memorable Moments”. Season 10 has a gag reel. Season 11 is skipped and Season 12 includes eight very short featurettes. IT should be known that none of the previously released commentary tracks are included. Also of the supplements on the first seven seasons look like they’re in the wrong aspect ratio. So this is a major letdown for sure.