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Its a show about people trying to get love, and shit gets in the way.
His C.V. is impressive enough, but whereThe Zen Diariesreally excels is in its understanding of his psychology.
Barrys death at just 10 years old is the Rosebud of this production, if not of Shandlings life.
I had no one that I recall putting a hand on my shoulder and saying, This is death.
Its okay to grieve, Shandling wrote in his diaries.
We see the seeds of this philosophy in his teenage fascination with ham radio operation.
Every step into showbiz was an attempt to conquer his fears.
He wanted to be seen as being different from everyone else, more special, fresher, more daring.
But for the most part, this is an affectionate portrait, not a muckraking expose.
Is there too much of a good thing here?
There is no goal, Shandling wrote 40 years ago.
The growing is life.
