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The New Adventures Of Old Christine, created by Kari
Lizer, is the latest project starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus
of Seinfeld fame. In addition to the show receiving almost
universally positive reviews, it's the first show to break
the “Seinfeld Curse.” ***
The show stars Dreyfus as Christine, a working-class
single mother who has just gone through a divorce. All the
while she struggles to keep up with the world around her,
having to deal with the stay-at-home moms from her son's
school, as well as her ex-husband. As fate would have it,
her ex has a new love interest, also named Christine - hence
Dreyfus' character being jokingly referred to as “Old” Christine.
Amongst the cast of the series is Clark Gregg as the ex-husband
and Hamish Linklater as Matthew, Old Christine's brother
who lives with her. ***
After watching this show just one time, it's not at
all hard to see how and why it has broken the Seinfeld Curse.
The whole “single parent” thing has been overdone in sitcoms,
but Dreyfus brings this character to life like no one else
possibly could have. And above all, this doesn't come at
the price of sacrificing humor. All season long, the show
stays fresh and entertaining. ---
Image And Sound:
Since this is a very recent show, I had pretty high
expectations for the audio and picture quality on the DVD
- and this set lives up to it. Every episode looks terrific,
with glitches in the picture being very few and far between
- and what little there is you probably won't even notice.
Audio is equally good - crisp and clear all the way through.
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