I wasn't really sure I collected anything, and then I noticed all my DVD's stacked neatly in the cabinet.

I remembered waiting years for the episodes of Seinfeld to be re-issued on DVD, and how I spent whole weekends glued to the TV watching every one of them, one after the other for hours at a time. The same was true of the highly acclaimed US TV series 'Curb your Enthusiasm' as well.

Curb'ya was created by, and starred, Larry David - the other half of the creative talent behind Seinfeld, not to mention the inspiration for the character 'George Costanza'.

My favourite character has to be George - Doesn't everyone know someone like George - a born prevaricator, forever digging himself deeper and deeper into trouble, and thoroughly lazy to boot - always happy to sit back while everyone else carries him along for the ride.

later