OMG HBO

Text: Tim McInerney


I don’t think anything will ever properly fill the void left by The Sopranos, but you can’t blame HBO for trying and hopefully they’ll come up with something more than Entourage. That worthless ‘E’ character is more boring than an unabridged audiobook I once saw of Jimmy Smits reading the King James Bible. On September 20 the brilliant HBO will be airing two new series, a comeback of Curb Your Enthusiasm, featuring Larry David fresh off a film with Woody Allen, Whatever Works, imagine for a minute those two neurosis’s in a room together, Jesus. Probably won’t be too many surprises in season seven, except for a rumored Seinfeld reunion episode which should be good.

The second show premiering is Bored To Death, Jason Schwarzman plays a boozy, smokey writer struggling with his book, who turns amateur private detective. It’s got Zach Galifianakis who almost made The Hangover bearable, and what looks like Parker Posey in hopefully more than a cameo.

It’s a shame we can’t see them live here, but those who are resourceful will be able to see them soon enough.