I don't care about you, but I'm spending the weekend watching the seventh series of Curb Your Enthusiasm on DVD.
I'm about halfway in and it's been a bit too gentle for me, that is until 'Denise Handicapped'.
Larry David's face is all over the place over here right now, in part because he's starring in the new Woody Allen movie, Whatever Works.
Judging from the ads and posters for the film what works is having a big picture of Larry and only mentioning it's a Woody Allen movie in the small print.
Over here Curb is still pretty cult, the last series was shunted away at silly o'clock over on More4.
It's fitting in a way - the whole point of the character "Larry David" is that he's not going to win any popularity contests - but it's also frustrating as The Finest and Funniest Sit Com of the Noughties deserves a much bigger audience.
It's still pretty niche in the US where it's shown on Home Box Office, though I read yesterday that it's soon to air for the first time on a mainstream cable channel.
"Each episode will be followed by a 10-minute panel discussion to contemplate the "issues" raised by the show."
Like Curb is schools' TV and "Larry David" is just a lesson in how not to treat people.
This also means the cast has been busy dubbing over Curb's copious swear words.
"You say 'freak' for 'fuck' and 'shoot' for 'shit' and 'baloney' for 'bullshit', or whatever fits the movement of your lips," David explains.
I can't wait to see the clean version of my favourite episode, 'Beloved Aunt'.
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