'The way [Carl] Reiner was going, we all thought he'd have 98 more years. At least,' film critic Gene Seymour writes for CNNOpinion
Gene Seymour is a film critic who has written about music, movies and culture for The New York Times, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post. Follow him on Twitter @GeneSeymour. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinion at CNN.Too soon.Way too soon.Gene Seymour Come on, now. You know that's funny. Carl Reiner would have known that was funny. He'd back me up on it -- except that he's the one who died at age 98.
Reiner not only proved himself in that crucible of late-night live television to be the paragon of an agile, responsive and unstinting ensemble player, but was also an important part of a legendary team of writers for both"Show of Shows" and its successor,"Caesar's Hour" , that included such future hall-of-famers as Brooks, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart and Woody Allen.
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