10 TV Scenes You'll Never See
2. Larry Drowns - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm's 11th season kicked off with a burglar tripping and drowning in Larry's (Larry David) pool, and in an ironic turnaround, the season's final episode saw Larry himself fall into the pool of head councilman Weinblatt (Mark Atteberry) and almost drown.
But originally, when it seemed like this season would be Curb's last, the crew decided to film an extended version of Larry's dip, with him actually hitting his head and drowning in the pool.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Jeff Schaffer said:
"I know I say this all the time, but every season is the last season. And I wanted to prepare as if it was the last one. So Larry kept falling into that pool without the fence and banging his head [for the scene]. We actually have a shot after he'd fallen in, of the still pool with just the envelope floating in the middle, and maybe adding one bubble...
We shot as if it was going to be the last one ever. I had to at least prepare for it... This one lent itself too perfectly. We just got high and wide on the pool, with one light shining on it and the envelope floating in the middle. And we said, 'OK, if this is how we go, this is how we go!'"
But when Larry David decided during post-production that he wasn't quite ready to close the door on his creation yet, Larry was granted a stay of execution.
While it wouldn't be remotely surprising if the upcoming 12th - and, again, possibly last - season does indeed end with Larry's demise, it clearly won't involve any pool-related shenanigans.