Seinfeld vs. Curb Your Enthusiasm

[Prowler]

Both are works of the comedy genius, Larry David. Which one do you prefer?

I've loved Seinfeld for years now and still do, but Curb Your Enthusiasm has made me realise that the true genius behind Senfeld was Larry David and not Jerry Seinfeld himself, even though Jerry also was very important in it, ofc.

Naturally Seinfeld is more iconic and memorable in terms of characters, jokes and scenes, but CYE is also pretty damn good. Larry David is hilarious, and his friends Jeff and Funkman(RIP) are all pretty fun as well. It's like Curb is an alternate dimension's more adult version of Seinfeld where George Costanza(Larry David) is married to a younger woman and more successful. I had always heard how George was basically the tv show version of Larry David, but it wasn't until I watched CYE that I've truly realised that. Larry and George are EXACTLY the same character :lol:

My vote goes to Seinfeld for several reasons: nostalgia, better cast of characters, more memorable scenes and jokes. But Curb is also pretty great.

[CyberCubed]

I'm watching Curb your Enthusiasm for the first time and only just finished Season 2. This is one of the funniest shows I've ever watched, I wonder if it stays good for the next 8 seasons. Larry David is probably the greatest comedic genius of our time.

[The Deadman]

Seinfeld is the superior show. There is no debate.

[CyberCubed]

Seinfeld is the superior show. There is no debate.

Having watched through most of Curb your Enthusiam for the first time, I have to disagree. Curb is pretty good.

The show is consistently funny, and coming off all 9 seasons of Seinfeld that I watched right before, this show is even better. Seinfeld had a meh first season and then some "duds" sprinkled in throughout the show where not every episode was a winner.

With Curb I'm surprised every episode so far has been consistently funny. The main cast bounces off each other amazingly well (Larry, Cheryl, Jeff and Susie), and the recurring guest stars and one-off characters are funny too. I'm also glad this show raised more public awareness for Richard Lewis as the younger generation was likely introduced to him through this show.

Larry David is just amazing. He can get into any situation and make it seem believeable without his character feeling either overly mean or stupid. A lot of other sitcoms make the mistake of flanderizing their characters to the point where they become "too stupid" or "too mean spirited" and it's not believeable. At least so far to the point I watched, it's great. I also love all the Jewish humor that some people may not get unless you're Jewish (or at least understand what they're poking fun of).

I say it's pretty good. I also think only 10 eps a season is for the best because it makes every ep feel funny as opposed if they were rushing 20 eps a season and then it'd get stale faster.

It's pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.

[The Deadman]

I've heard multiple people say that Curb is just Seinfeld but with "real world" aspects to it. If I wanted to watch that, I'd watch Seinfeld.

[CyberCubed]

I've heard multiple people say that Curb is just Seinfeld but with "real world" aspects to it. If I wanted to watch that, I'd watch Seinfeld.

It's...nothing like that. You sound to me like you don't know what Curb actually is.

[Prowler]

Seinfeld's first 2 seasons aren't that great, I agree. I remember when Seinfeld reruns started airing here around 2005, people who had originally seen it back in the 90s telling me it was the funniest thing ever. And as I watched the first few episodes, I was honestly perplexed. "That's it? What's so special about this show?". Seinfeld gets better around the 3rd season.

Curb might be pretty good, but at its best Seinfeld was better and more memorable. That being said, when I first watched Curb, I didn't expect the quality gap between both shows to be so small.

[CyberCubed]

Season 2 of Seinfeld did have a lot of gems. But the difference is Seinfeld had some dud eps sprinkled in through all 9 years. Obviously with 20+ eps a season not every ep was consistently funny. I do remember some eps I was zoning out on from time to time. Curb only has 10 eps a season so the quality is more tightly-knit because there's far fewer eps.