“Palm Royale.” “Curb Your Enthusiasm, Finale Season 12.”

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“Palm Royale” (Apple TV+) period comedy miniseries, about a woman who works towards attaining a place in 1969 Palm Beach high society, in the process learning what she will and won't do to achieve this.



       This convoluted confection is supposedly based on the 2018 novel “Mr. & Mrs. American Pie” by Juliet McDaniel. I get the premise as clearly as sunlight, yet despite the show's kickass cast of bankable performers, I simply couldn't grasp where it was heading.

       The merry-go-round kept on merrily going round and round till I got dizzy yet like Jack Daniels or Coke Classic, I mustered it till the finish. Wow, was there even a plot to assassinate Dick towards the end? I heard it I think or I was too dazed and confused to follow through.

       The sparkling wine cast of this silliness? Kristen Wiig, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Bruce Den. At least I like the name of one of the characters: Mary Meredith Jones Davidsoul. 📺🎥📺


“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO Max) Finale Season 12, sitcom created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired television writer and producer. Each episode's plot and subplot is established in an outline written by David, and the actors largely improvise the dialogue, a technique known as retroscripting.



       The show received high critical acclaim and has grown in popularity since its debut. It has been nominated for 47 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series for ten of its twelve seasons. It won the 2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Etc etcetera.

       The Finale season is no different from other seasons (retroscripting royale!) although my viewing buddy started to complain of the overwrought sexual innuendos and crass wordage. I agree. Those get old. Old as Larry. Yes, time to quit. Thank you so much for the laughter! 📺🎥📺


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