At best it's Curb-lite, with an irascible ageing protagonist (think Larry David but with a fine mane of hair) tilting at the inanities of the modern world.
It's curbing pollution, keeping slum residents healthy and helping eliminating diseases like cholera, dysentery, and scabies.
By August 29th, Khartoum must either demonstrate that it is curbing the janjaweed and allowing aid workers unimpeded access to Darfur's needy multitudes, or it will face unspecified penalties.
The ECB recently announced it was curbing the amount of stimulus it provides but its president, Mario Draghi, insisted the central bank remained ready to beef up its support if inflation fails to pick up.
At the heart of it is curbing overtime and bonuses and other allowances which have become embedded and conceal real differences in what people of similar seniority do.
Headliners Motorola mot rose 7.7% after the semiconductor maker told analysts it is curbing production costs and should consequently exceed industry growth forecasts.
This increase often lasted "well into the night and early morning", the study found, but it was "curbed significantly" as soon as people started to walk.
Unfortunately, I do not see it being curbed anytime soon.
With turns from Michael Keaton, Kate Hudson and Danny McBride, it's essentially Curb Your Enthusiasm with wigs and a season's worth of guest appearances, which is no bad thing.
