This Week on T.V. - 11th April 2008

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Sadly, it was the final episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm on Monday night. This has been one of the best programmes on at the moment, but it has suffered the same fate as Seinfeld with the inconsistent scheduling (to celebrate the war in Iraq this time) and relegation to a smaller sister channel. There is always a feel-good factor with both shows as idiot savants Larry and George take selfishness to the extreme and relieve the viewers of their guilt. Because of this, they should be made compulsory viewing to those with an over-exaggerated guilt complex. Watch Larry and let go of the worries - nobody's that bad after all.

This week, Larry's tickly anus caused a problem as did the rumour about a gerbil.The usual convoluted plots were used and the final dream of becoming a member of the Black family could give him the lifestyle he has been missing. Looking back over the series, it has been filled with even more unlikely incidents and coincidences than previous ones and Steve Coogan's turn as an incompetent counsellor turned mugger last week was a fortunate surprise.

Coronation Street continues to be annoying and interesting. David's rampage was good viewing if we suspended any belief or disbelief of nobody being able to stop him (he should have had a gun) and how come Rita was surpised when told about the Barlow's window being broken? Apart from these minor but irritating quibbles, the talk between Audrey and Gail still managed to be moving even though this has been re-worked countless times. This could be a reminder to younger viewers about Gail's fatherless childhood, if they haven't heard it before; it could also be a way in for the scriptwriters to introduce her never seen father in the weeks to come.