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Are we Loosing New Christine?

Larry — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:28:11 +0000

The New Adventures of Old Christine started off its 4th season with a very funny episode. Julia is an amazing comic actress; no wonder she was the first one to break the Seinfeld curse. The supporting case also brings in amazing performances that make this one of the most enjoyable sitcoms on to watch.

The season 4 premiere brings the season 3 cliffhangers to very comic closure. The highlights of the night were:

Richard waiting outside all night for new Christine
Christine’s behavior on the airplane.
Richie’s reaction to the entire situation

When it comes to sitcoms, I really like to be surprise. Are we loosing new Christine? Is Emily Rutherfurd leaving? She is an integral part of the ensemble, I’d hate to loose that comedic component of her relationship to the group. The premiere could have been a misdirection, so we’ll wait and see.

Speaking of relationships, the show now boasts a very soapopera-like set of relationships. Christine used to be married to Richard, who is now engaged to Barb, who slept with Matthew and is currently married to Christine. Funny.

I’m looking forward to this season, how about you?

Christine returns

Larry — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:32:06 +0000

One of the best new comedies of the past few years is The New Adventures of Old Christine. It might be a long title, but it’s a great show. Christine came back for its 3rd season this week.

I’m a huge Seinfeld fan, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of my favorite comedic actresses. Like all former-Seinfeld star shows, I gave this show chance in it’s first season. Unlike the others, it quickly gained my approval, and became one of my “must-see” shows. With the increase in Wanda Sykes’ involvement, New Christine is a hit.

This season kicked off semi-strong. It was a little sitcom-stereotypical, but what it did was allow Julia to shine. Her comedic timing was extraordinary, and her acting perfect. The lack of screen time for the usual supporting cast was what missing from this episode. With the WGA strike, more potential new viewers were available, and showing an episode with more cast involvement would have made more sense. I hope that they are more integral to the next episode.

CBS treats Christine like an ugly-stepchild. It has won awards and has a loyal audience, but it’s constantly treated like a standard mid-season replacement. I really hope it gets the respect it deserves, and soon.

Elaine’s Going to Be Dating George

Larry — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:22:32 +0000

CBS annouced today that Jason Alexander will be guest-starring in an episode of The New Adventures Of Old Christine this season. According to the CBS Press Release:

Alexander will play a lizard handler for children's birthday parties with whom Christine goes out on a date.

I really enjoy Old Christine, even though the show has been very uneven. The shows are either very good or very bad. I believe that Old Christine breaks the Seinfeld Curse simply because she plays Christine as an older Elaine.

Having Jason Alexander on the show will bring a new audience and I think it is a great move. The highlight of Alexander's show, Listen Up, was when Wayne Knight ('Newman') was guest.