The advent of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm on online streaming channels has rekindled a love that has been dormant, my love for the awkward humor of Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld and his pals. Luckily, with nine seasons of Seinfeld and eight of Curb available for free-ish streaming (with a Hulu and Amazon Prime subscription, respectively), there’s no shortage of such humor. But still. I want more. I always want more. Lawrence Gene David, alias “Larry,” has been hesitating, though. But I wouldn’t worry too much. TV has changed, and he can come back whenever he wants to come back—possibly even soon.

Curb Your Enthusiasm Will Never Die If Hope Lives On

Larry David has always been noncommittal about making more seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm and has often dragged his feet, yet still the show has managed to turn out eight really good seasons so far. Granted, it took 11 years for those eight seasons, but still. It’s a great run. The show is now on its longest hiatus ever, but seriously, don’t get too concerned. Thankfully, HBO has always said the network is on board whenever he is.

I mean, look at the way television works now. Shows like Twin Peaks, The X-Files, even Full House can come back after up to two decades off the air. And they come back with the same cast, the same team. You think Larry David being busy with other projects for a few years will kill off Curb Your Enthusiasm forever? Luckily it shall not be so. Rumors—the most reliable source of information out there—even say that David might be working on a new season, or a movie, even now.

Luckily, the only barriers between us and Curb Your Enthusiasm season 9 are Larry David’s own enthusiasm, and a year or so of incredibly hard work by a team of incredibly talented people. Easy peasy, right? It is when David decides to make it happen. That’s because television has swung back to a creator-centric model, something that used to exist in (big Hollywood) films, but doesn’t anymore. Larry David, like David Lynch or the X-Files team or whoever created Full House, has more say about his show than the network does. The creator has the power now.

Luckily, Larry David has definitely demonstrated a trend toward slowly getting excited about Curb again before doing a new season. As of July, he seemed to be warming to the idea, with fresh ideas for a ninth season. But if he doesn’t end up doing it, so what? Maybe he will ten years from now. And I’ll take more Curb Your Enthusiasm happily, whether it’s next year or next decade.