Over the last few weeks, Jerry Seinfeld has been leaving hints about a potential new project that he and Larry David, among others, would be working on, going so far as to post “mysterious” photos. Today, we find out what the project is.
A reality show. No, not just any reality show, but a reality show featuring rich, white celebrities showing off their classic cars.
Details are under lock and (car) key, but we’re told the show will feature Seinfeld, a classic car enthusiast with a penchant for Porsches, and pals including Alec Baldwin, Ricky Gervais and Larry David test-driving cars from their past, trading old memories and cracking a few jokes along the way.
Nice. That’s just what we need: Old guys showing off their parking lots full of $100,000 cars with personalized license plates (W-R-RICH) and cracking jokes about the poors. You know, I like the work of all three of those actors, but this idea strikes me as particularly self-indulgent. Do we really want to watch a show about these guys reminiscing about old times in their fancy cars? I don’t care what Jerry Seinfeld did in the backseat of his Love Bug when he was 16. And you just know that Jay Leno will be a part of this, and nothing with Jay Leno involved has ever been a good idea. Ever.
Also, there’s already a “Top Gear.” This would just be pointless and redundant.
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Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous was a hit for years, and “Cribs” was a huge hit for MTV for a while too. Never underestimate the public’s thirst to see how the other half lives.
However much of an unfunny hack Leno is, I’d watch a show about his garage as long as it wasn’t hosted by him.
I’d watch a show with Leno and his cars in his garage. He has a bunch of cool looking cars. I think for the first episode they should have Leno start all of his cars at once… then close and lock all the doors. Nighty night, Chinpacabra.
Will Guy Fieri and his Lamborghini make an appearance?
If Leno gets involved I’m OUT.
Leno will be in the opening credit sequence.
In the words of Krusty, “It ain’t comedy that’s in my blood. It’s selling out.”
the Canyonero. I love that vehicle.
As a stone cold Barrett-Jackson watchin’, Boyd Coddington missin’ junkie I’ll watch the f*ck out of this. Maybe I can just imagine Jay and these mooks are there to wash the cars.
I’ll start watching baseball before I start watching this. And I’ll start watching things with “real housewives” in the title before that. So it’s gonna be a while.
Leno the talkshow host is awful, but Leno the car guy is great. For years now, he has done his website Jay Leno’s Garage that does 15 min videos about all the cars in his collection. Hes a knowledgable car guy with great taste. I would watch the hell out of this.
So really it kind of sounds like somebody picked up “The Paul Reiser Show” and decided to revamp it. Well played , Satan.
Variant pitch of this show:
“Picture Me Rollin”
Larry David visits rich rappers and rides around in their expensive cars with them. LD rolling around Miami with Rick Ross in a Lambo would probably be the coolest thing that has ever happened.
I’m not into cars and I don’t like Larry David, Alec Baldwin, Ricky Gervais, Jerry Seinfeld or Jay Leno. I understand why they are old, white, rich, famous and have classic cars, I just don’t care.
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. . .What happened to you, Jerry? Really, where did you go?
I’m pretty sure that almost every rich celebrity has some ridiculous wheels, regardless of if they’re white or black. Not sure where all the venom’s coming from for this show. Seinfield has a passion for cars; He’s making a show about them. Not everyone looks at beautiful vehicles and gets angry at the person that owns it.
This show sounds like a good choice for Velocity to pick up. I know I’d probably watch.
I’ll take a look at Larry David’s rust tailpipe… wait, what?
Oh fuck you autospell.