Ted Danson Initially Thought "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Sucked!
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- čas přidán 21. 01. 2021
- Ted Danson was feeling lost in his career before his friend Larry David showed him the pilot episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm". He didn't think much of it at first, but the show eventually brought a joy back into his career.
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This interview could start a curb episode “what the fuck you mean you thought it sucked!?”
"I thought it sucked, because he wouldn't eat his fucking pie."
So you are telling me that it sucked because people were sweating in the room?! Is that what you are telling me?!
Its insane!
Actually it’s really bizarre but the pilot episode he is referring to was a now buried HBO special that came out a year before the show !! A lot of it was in black and white and very low budget as I remember..I still thought it was great but when it got picked up it went to a whole other level 👍
So glad they made him a series regular after ‘Ted and Mary’. That was a hilarious episode
"Larry that's my water"- BLEECCHHHH!!
@@stevendog40 he was doing so well before that 😂
I dont think Larry likes him though. It seems like he is kind of a P
Ted Danson’s acting in the Larry David sandwich episode is some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. Not kidding.
What's sable?
@@winstonwolf5706 Lol. And Larry's little suggestions. "You like fish, but anyway -"
You’ve not seen many films then.. curb is brilliant. But Ted could have never been on curb and it would have been great. Replaceable.
@@marsoblivi0n945 just shut up
It’s called… Acting without Acting
I can't recommend "Bored to Death" enough. Jason Schwartzman, Galifinakis, and Ted Danson. You just fall in love with the characters. It's a shame it only lasted 3 seasons.
Cancelled on a cliffhanger!!!! I was stunned. HBO rarely did that to shows.
3 of my biggest crushes in one show, how come I never heard of it? I’ll definitely check it out.
I can see why Ted thought Curb sucked when they first viewed the pilot. It was so innovative and, the comedy comes from watching the uncomfortable situations Larry got himself into. But, Larry is a comedic genius and knew it’d work. I love that show - and Seinfeld. Brilliant stuff.
only people with intelligence above average love these 2 shows, the others....sorry
yeah but the original piloyrid kind of suck
@@toddsousa7704 exactly the pilot was very dry. It took it a bit for it find it's footing but it's great
But he's right about the Pilot, it did suck.
Even LD admitted the pilot was no good.
I love his humility. And I really like his attitude about starting from scratch every time. What a great philosophy. It's like he's reborn every time he does something new. Amazing.
Remember that other time he was 'reborn' and started makin' Whoopi with Whoopi?
All actors are full of shit...their job is to pretend. Give me a real person...Im getting sick of Hollywood and celebs💯
@@frenchfrymontana3564 I got sick of Ted Danson 20 minutes into every single episode of "Cheers". Oh, and Tim Dillon is the last honest man in LA.
its faux humility lol
@@nodiggity9472there’s always a funny dumbass comment like this alongside the more thoughtful comments. Humanity in a nutshell! 😂
His career wasn't going downhill because he lacked talent, it was because he was getting older and hollywood will throw out people when they get older to make room for younger people with few exceptions. Larry was smart to grab all these talented actors who hollywood threw out due to ageism.
You're right Becker was such a hit and he declined because of one or more of the of the ____isms.
That's total BS. Hollywood loves old people. Cate Blanchett is in her 50's being a sex symbol. Anthony Hopkins gets all the work he wants. Viola Davis is one of the top grossing actors of 2023. They gave Michael Douglass his own show and he's Ant-Man.
@@alphanerd7221I think there’s a nuanced balanced opinion here. I’ve recently been watching The Sopranos and I’m just completely floored by the talent in this show. A ton of these actors were supremely talented, but they hardly ever got cast in good stuff at that point.
Maybe some stars endure, but a lot of fantastic actors who aren’t big names, their work dries up even though they can still make incredible art
@@arnoldfreeman2885 Not really. Gandolfini is good but he gets tons of work.
I love Ted Danson. He is such a great actor you feel like he could have been an brilliant dramatic actor too. But as a comedic actor he is second to none!
My favorite Curb sub plot is the Larry/Ted interplay. I love how they are the definition of the term "frenemies."
the pie argument is one of my favorite parts of the series
@@locutus1126 I like the one where Larry got a deli sandwich named after him but he didn't like that particular sandwich so he wanted to switch with Ted's.
Sounds like their relationship is very similar to it is in the show
yeah he really seems like a douche haha
Danson thought "Curb" was a reality show, so he just played himself. (For a change)
theyre actually great friends in real life
He's spot on about creativity - repeating what worked last time is just that, repeating what worked last time. It might work, and you might even be seen as a "professional", especially as an actor for being able to come up with stuff from your arsenal, but it's not being creative. It's literally repeating something you've done before.
But Ted Danson has been playing the same character for 40+ years, no?
@@jamesanthony5681 That's absurd.
@@alphanerd7221He's been playing a variation of Sam Malone since Sam Malone.
@@jamesanthony5681 He's never played another character like Sam Malone. Becker is the complete opposite. Michael is nothing like him. It's like you are trying to look foolish.
It was a small part but he was incredible in Saving Private Ryan
I always tell people to watch the pilot but don't judge the show based on it, then watch them in order. Cringe your way through Larry's journey!
Let them be. They are the ones who are missing out on this masterpiece.
Now go home and get your Freak Book!
😂😂😂 the freak book!
Wow... Ted was is a comedic legend in ways from Cheers and to still ha w doubt and anxiety going into Curb... wow
Curb was largely improvised... Really different than working with a script like when he was on cheers... So he had to be on his toes...
My son just recommended this show. I’m loving it.
I just keep remembering the second season of Seinfeld where George nearly blows the pilot immediately by demanding Ted Danson money
Fourth season
@@trevertravis8963 I stand corrected (said the man in the orthopaedic shoes)
Jason Alexander was a real douche bag during seinfeld. Certainly seems hes realized how lucky he was in the years since
@@eggluver2152 Any sources for this? I'm not defending him as he does seem like the type of guy who would let success go to his head but I'm just speculating and could be completely wrong
Lol George wanted the same treatment as NBC's top sitcom star
Not sure if all ghosts are white but Ted Danson’s definitely will be
😂
How can he not remember Bored to Death. I may be in minority, but I loved that series (3 seasons) on HBO.
Good show it was funny stuff
I have a very soft spot in my heart for Bored to Death. That show was crack for Millenials.
He went to CSI 🔍 for a few years too. That crime series had a long run. 15-16 seasons.
“Oh, you thought the party was tonight” is probably my favourite line of the whole show
He was the perfect fit as Michael in TGP. Mr. Mayor is kinda weird but i know it'll be good.
I keep forgetting to watch Mr. Mayor (I haven't watched anything regularly in decades), but I liked what I saw the first thursday, except for the family part.
Thanks Ted! You just made me feel so much better about my process.
The host is the anti-Fallon and anti-Colbert, he doesn't interrupt his guests. How refreshing. Johnny Carson used to interview the way Sam Jones is now.
Dick Cavett is who I'd compare him too
Or Jon Favereau when he had Dinner for 5...I wish he brings that back, great time capsule from the early 2000s, like there was an episode where Bob Odenkirk casually mentions having to go to Philadelphia and trying to put two strange comedians named Tim and Eric on or when Favereau casually drops how he needs to svout locations with Will Farrell for some dumb little christmas movie about an Elf
I did see one on CZcams that happened to be cut in a way where he did like eighty percent of the talking. And he's interviewing a woman. The comments on that one are a hoot.
Anti Charlie Rose too. His interview with Bill Maher was frustrating to watch
@@deltahomicide9300 and his multiple interviews with Spike Lee
I agree, it was nice to hear the guest talk and finish sentences and thoughts instead of being interrupted with corny crap. Spot on assessment👍
The Larry David Sandwich vs the Ted Danson Sandwich was hilarious.
Terrific insight - reset to zero at the start of the creative process for best outcomes
His 5minutes in Saving Private Ryan were awesome…
Really loved his role in Little Dansen Man
Great, now the song is stuck in my head 😂
Let's trade sandwiches.
Love him in Curb and also fantastic in the short lived Bored to Death.
Totally agree!
*too short lived [such a great ensemble cast and a great angle on the PI genre]
Oh my God the bathroom stall scene in Bored to Death is incredible, “Death by a thousand dull conversations, and I don’t know what’s going on but everybody has bad wine breath, it’s like Chernobyl out there...”
It’s amazing how many big stars say the same thing: that starting out , starting with nothing is the most creative period.
A great actor
He is absolutely fantastic
in 'Curb' and 'Fargo 2'
But his most important and best
role was 'Lee' 😊
Very rarely is the pilot episode of a TV show / sitcom perfect. It takes several episodes, or even the entire first season, to fully fine-tune the characters, story arcs, etc. What sucks is that now days, if a new series doesn’t get high ratings during the first season, it’s gets pulled off the air. It took Married...With Children 2 whole seasons before it started gaining a huge following, and ultimately became one of the highest rated sitcoms of the 90’s. Networks these days just aren’t willing to do that anymore.
1:49 those pennies are priceless...
Loved him in Becker.
Try the pie
i love them both, so many classic curb characters lol
You sir, you are up there with the top in showbizz just because of cheers alone.
I just can't look at him without thinking of an immortal demon who created The Bad Place
Turkey, coleslaw, thousand island dressing 😂
I'm really shocked he didn't rate the pilot! It's genius, it was my first introduction to Curb (just happened to see it on Irish TV here many years ago) and I've loved it ever since. But he's just being honest, and he became a pretty vital cog gladly.
Curb aside, Becker was one of my favorite sitcoms. So underrated.
Same!! I loved Becker. He walked the line between his character being a grump and remaining likeable.
Cast was great too.
And I thought I was the only person in the world who thought that Becker was an exceptionally funny and well observed programme.
You nailed it, totally agreed, I loved Becker and watch the clips regularly on youtube.
HUGE Becker fan! My family and I love it.
Oh yes!! I loooved Becker! Great show with a superb cast, which played unforgettable characters. i also loved the set design, which made me feel at home immediately. And kudos to Mr. Danson because he always has so much chemistry with each and everyone of his co stars. It's definitely the thing that he brings to the table. I also miss "Bored to death" a lot, that was another one of his masterpieces.
I love “Becker”. It’s one of my favorite shows ever.
I loved it too. Kinda reminded me of a comedy version of House
It was a good show transistioning with the times. The characters were using telephones and pay phones at the start of the series to seeing Linda with her cell phone at the end.
He is the polar opposite of the tv version of him, its mindblowing lol
I'd like to imagine they are the same person, the difference being is the way they carry themselves
This comment about starting from zero is a little misleading but also very insightful. What I interpret from this is he’s saying “this project is not THAT project.” Which is what I tell myself each time I begin an album or new creative project. It gets the creative juices flowing.
What i took away from it is - repeating what worked last time is just that, repeating what worked last time. It might work, but it's not being creative. It's literally repeating something you've done before.
Becker is the most criminally underrated show in American TV history. It was so good... til CBS ruined it. For Ted to get you to sympathize and laugh at that character... a completely different human and level than his previous work. Amazing acting. Set up Hugh Laurie in "House" perfectly for a long run.
Couldn't agree more and I think he is better in it than in Cheers ( or let us say the character is more complex and difficult to play) and 10 points for the House analogy!
I have this friend. And right around when I first met her, her dad died, and I actually went with her to the funeral. And months later, she told me that she didn’t understand why she was still upset, because she never even liked her father.
It made sense to me, because I went through the same thing when my dad died. And I’m going through the same thing now.
You know what it’s like? It’s like that show Becker, you know, with Ted Danson? I watched the entire run of that show, hoping that it would get better, and it never did. It had all the right pieces, but it just-it couldn’t put them together. And when it got canceled, I was really bummed out, not because I liked the show, but because I knew it could be so much better, and now it never would be. And that’s what losing a parent is like. It’s like Becker.
Suddenly, you realize you’ll never have the good relationship you wanted, and as long as they were alive, even though you’d never admit it, part of you, the stupidest goddamn part of you, was still holding on to that chance. And you didn’t even realize it until that chance went away.
@@laurentdupasquier7872 Sam is a much more nuanced character.
I wish he asked him how he makes being Larry David's adversary so believable. The hate in his eyes when he argues with LD is poetry in motion
To be fair, would you want a whitefish and sable sandwich pawned off on YOUR good name?
It's this talent/craft called "acting." It's getting more popular over the centuries.
Ted is absolutely right. I appreciate his honesty about how he undertakes a new role. How many times have you seen an actor, who was very successful in a role and then takes on a completely different role on a different show and does the character the same way he/she portrayed the other one.
The Guardian's review of the first episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm was two words: "Not difficult".
The black & white is very classy and elegant, befitting Mr. Danson.
Is he talking about the pants tent or that hour long hbo special that came out a year before
It’s funny, I initially thought Ted Danson didn’t suck.
Yeah, so did Larry until Danson started dating Cheryl.
After a slightly rusty start in the first re-boot season, the new episodes of Curb have really hit their stride, comparing favorably with the show during its heyday. I credit Danson with a share of the show's current success.
He's one of the "really" talented stars of the comedic world.
"You need to start at 0" - totally right! That's the way to work in every field and in life! It's not just about the creative process.
I’ve got the fear and anxiety down!
I’m ready to be creative.
Crazy wisdom at the end their
He was really great around that time in another HBO show called Bored to Death. It was quite clever. Bummer they cancelled it like 3 seasons in.
Love Ted Danson!!
Anonymous!
Never knew Ted Danson had a Zen philosophy about his work. What he said of "starting at not knowing" is something any Zen master might say. It calls to mind what Shunryu Suzuki Roshi said: "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the experts there are few."
I heard Ted Danson is anonymous
His idea about starting every rule, every take, every creative effort back from zero is very similar for Michael Richard's acting method as Kramer
Taste the pie ! I heard you got beat up by Rosie. 😂
Hilarious character on the show. Perfect foil for Larry.
Dig the BW format!!!! Great interview style
So just how good is the coffee at Latte Larry’s?
That’s solid advice he’s giving here
Shhh Ted Danson is “anonymous”. ;)
It’s fake philanthropy, and faux anonymity how about that
Actors feeling sorry for larry david and working with him due to pity is just the average plot points in curb your enthusiasm
Such strange advice... to forget everything and reset to zero. One day when I'm free, I shall give it a shot.
I thought that his CSi character was great. Then, casting Peri Gilpin as DB Russell's wife, you can imagine a little fanatic fantasy of Sam and Roz as an old-ish. married couple. They were even living in... Wasn't it Seattle? Before Russell got the job with the Vegas PD?
"Curb" is one long meaningless argument between raging ego's who all think they're Mom and Dad's favorite.
This clip is so much better in black and white!
I remember in Seinfeld when George Costanza thought that he and Jerry should get paid at least as much Ted Danson for the show they were trying to sell to NBC. There seemed to be some connection with Ted Danson even back then. Otherwise it would've been just coincidence that Danson later appeared in Curb.
Ted Danson was the star of Cheers at the time, one of the most watched TV shows at the time and of all time. It's a joke showing how narcissistic George is to think he should be payed straight out the gate the same as a megastar. Larry David probably became friends with Ted Danson since they both were involved with popular shows on the same network (NBC) if he wasn't already friends prior to that. There's no strange coincidence.
Where are his shirt sleeves?
This man needs to play magneto
Once you understand Curb then you start to love it
He has a first class toupee.
Mary and I in Martha’s Vineyard ? Hey Teddy any migrants invited to the screening?
Real life Ted Danson is so much like the character from Curb, it's creepy.
Handsome Frankenstein
Teddy crushed it in Fargo season 2 absolutely knocked it out
Wow
Ted is so great
"But now that I get paid to be in it, I think it's good."
Sooo…little strange but the pilot episode he is referring to was a now long buried HBO special that came out maybe a year before the show !! A lot of it was in black and white and very low budget as I remember..ir may have been on the dvd extras too…still thought it was great but when it got picked up it went to a whole other level 👍 so I can see why Ted Danson was dubious really after the big budget shows he was in over the years
He does know a thing or two.
Dude... The pilot fucking ruled!
"Heaven" 😂
And now Ted can’t stop getting work.
Ted danson is incredibly underrated
White fish, sable, onion and some capers but you can brush them off
Curb is no Becker.
Ted looks like a hot brilliant doctor! 😂 😍
Ted is brilliant in CYE.
Ted Danson still looks great.
Becker was great
the anonymous episode was so good though
There are a lot of dead moments & not funny bits in all seasons of Curb... But the pilot was actually fire all the way through!
Haha, L.D Knew Danson would offer to guest after seeing his "crappy pilot", that's WHY he made it so crap. Larry is ALWAYS one step ahead of Danson. it's The LAW!