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Buying his housekeeper a bra, being saved by orthodics and a special nail, episode 43 aired Sunday October 9th, what did you think?
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Jul 28, 2006 2:10 AM
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This is like, my favorite episode. A lot of the earlier episodes in the series were a lot like Seinfeld--they were about nothing. Funny, but about nothing. Toward the end of the series, and especially in this episode, the writing gets extremely random. Like, the fact that Jesus would try to attack Larry with the cross...would that really happen in the real world? xD
And for those of you who are offended, I feel sorry for you. Anyone who can take fictional events and scripted, rehearsed shows seriously are taking it too far. Sure, there were some rude things said, but it was for the sake of comedy. I was laughing, so I think they achieved their goal.
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Feb 6, 2006 10:58 PM
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Does anyone know why Cheryl's parents were sleeping in separate bedrooms in this EP?
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Dec 7, 2005 5:05 PM
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>>1. It is not a requirement for posting here that one be gushingly effusive about the show.<<
>>2. It is possible to enjoy the show and at the same time believe that it has jumped the shark.<<
>>3. Negative criticism of the show should not be personalized and internalized by its fans.<<
>>4. Ad hominem attacks serve no purpose.<<
>>5. People who get emotional and personally vituperative about someone posting a negative opinion about the show deserve to be made the objects of sarcasm and derision.<<
>>6. Commentary here, both positive and negative, should be exclusively about the show and not about other posters.<<
I agree with 1 and 2. However, if the true believers didn't personalize the negative criticism of the show then you and I wouldn't have the distinct pleasure of making them the objects of sarcasm and derision, including ad hominem attacks and negative commentary.
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Nov 18, 2005 9:48 AM
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Does anyone know who composed the "Domine Deus," a portion of which was played after Jesus steps on the nail and Jeff and Larry are dragging him away?
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Nov 8, 2005 1:06 AM
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After seeing the first five episodes, I'd have to say this was the weakest so far. It was a bit more contrived and over-the-top in the vein of season 4, and I haven't really ever liked Cheryl's parents in anything beyond "Beloved Aunt" and "Baptism"... they always bring out the worst in Cheryl too. It had its moments but I'd rate it as average or a little below average.
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Oct 30, 2005 10:04 AM
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This was a great episode, especially when Larry stole his father-in-laws christ nail, i nearly fell to the floor. I loved it.
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Oct 27, 2005 3:16 AM
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well, i thought the christian comments made in "The Christ Nail" were very offensive and it hurt my feelings. Also offensive was the episode with the nativity scene where Larry rented the people for Cheryl after eating the cookies for the gingerbread house, he comments on "Mary's" ass...that was offensive too, so he has to be more sensitive towards Christians.
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Oct 24, 2005 9:21 AM
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Amen brother! Amen, I say Amen! And so as to not offend any of my religious brothers AND sisters, I also say Awomen...Awomen sister!
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Oct 22, 2005 5:25 PM
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In defence of the offended:
(Biblical voice)
Consider for a moment our more easily offended brothers and sisters. O how the meek will inherit the expression of shock and outrage. They're lives are verily fraught with trial and tribulation, for every time they maketh a step outside of their front door offense and careless behaviour must dog their every step. They walk to the shops, and lo! A young couple doth kisseth each other on a bench! Bredren, is that not merely a slippery step to copulation and other disgusting activity involving contact with each other's genitals? Who will stop this unnatural activity? We must protest outside the houses of the youth, the schools, with placcards reading 'stop touching each other, and yourselves'. The easily offended member of society carries on the journey to the shops, and are confronted by the spectacle of a sports game in the park. One of the players does verily swear, and there is no way to prevent the curse word from reaching the lily white ears of the offended. And yes! they are even more offended! Blessings upon them, for truely the world is an evil place filled with bad men who do things like compete and swear and (yuck) want to win things. When will they learn to let go of such petty contrivances and join in being offended to the very gills by each and every thing which could in some way be interpreted as offensive and ill conceived?
I could go but the football's starting now,
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Oct 22, 2005 12:37 AM
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>>hahaha, carefull Rob, you might offend the christians with that mouth!<<
We can only hope.
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Oct 21, 2005 2:25 PM
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> >>If you were offended by this episode, then it's
> just hard to believe<<
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> You're being kind. If someone is offended by anything
> Larry David says or does on CYE then they are fucking
> clueless.
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> Message was edited by RobOxnard at Oct 21, 2005 11:12
> AM
hahaha, carefull Rob, you might offend the christians with that mouth!
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Oct 21, 2005 2:12 PM
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>>If you were offended by this episode, then it's just hard to believe<<
You're being kind. If someone is offended by anything Larry David says or does on CYE then they are fucking clueless.
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Oct 21, 2005 1:09 PM
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> I love Larry, all the characters and am a long time
> fan, but The Christ Nail was really offensive to
> christians. It parodied the crucifixion. It was
> just very "sick." I realize it was an attempt to
> comment on Mel Gibson's the Passion. It didn't work.
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> Also, his treatment of the Hispanic household help
> was gross. Kidding around with his christian
> father-in-law about crossing oneself (saying Grace
> Before Meals)was OK, ie., do you do it every time you
> take a snack!! funny.
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> Also, I didn't like Episode 44 - "suicide" is a tough
> subject for humor. It is a very serious matter.
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> I'm afraid Larry is losing his touch. This may turn
> out to be his worst season. I sure hope it gets
> better than episodes 43 and 44.
How was it offensive? It was nothing other than tongue and cheek.....it was nothing other than comical.
He wasn't knocking Mel Gibson's movie either. He simply stated that HE wasn't going to see that one. And buying a nail off the internet is not making fun of THE PASSION...it's actually promoting it, because christ nail sales have risen since that episode.
If you were offended by this episode, then it's just hard to believe. Because I'm a christian, a catholic, and I thought it was hilarious...not offensive.
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Oct 20, 2005 9:25 PM
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I love Larry, all the characters and am a long time fan, but The Christ Nail was really offensive to christians. It parodied the crucifixion. It was just very "sick." I realize it was an attempt to comment on Mel Gibson's the Passion. It didn't work.
Also, his treatment of the Hispanic household help was gross. Kidding around with his christian father-in-law about crossing oneself (saying Grace Before Meals)was OK, ie., do you do it every time you take a snack!! funny.
Also, I didn't like Episode 44 - "suicide" is a tough subject for humor. It is a very serious matter.
I'm afraid Larry is losing his touch. This may turn out to be his worst season. I sure hope it gets better than episodes 43 and 44.
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Re: Season 5 - Episode 43: "The Christ Nail"
Oct 20, 2005 7:22 PM
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gutsnick cited to this article:
http://www.observer.com/opinions_ronrosenbaum.asp
All Rosenbaum's article proved is that he missed the joke. "Larry (as Max Bialystock) totally forgets his lines in the first scene, but even as the audience is walking out, he does a supposedly improvised comic monologue which
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