Monday, September 30, 2013

Eastbound and Down's Last Glance

       Eastbound and Down is one of the most creative and incredibly ridiculous shows on the air today. The epic saga is about the all-star southern pitcher, Kenny Powers, who loses everything and has to start over. He moves back to his home town living with his brother, leaving his million dollar ace closer career to be a washed up substitute gym teacher. 



      This show is clearly a must watch as long as you can stomach some raunchy humor and a little bit of very questionable decisions that Kenny Powers makes in regaining his life. In Amos Barshad's article from Grantland, he depicts the long external saga of the show and fills in all the holes of the last couple years of the show. He, also, hits Kenny Powers on the head with his quote: “Short on human decency, long on raw ambition.” This is a wonderfully funny show that should definitely be looked into. The entire cast is phenomenal and provides awesome entertainment during each episode. This will be their fourth and last season this year and the co-creators Danny McBride and Jody Hill are extremely happy they are able to get one last season to end the show off the right way. HBO realized that their cult like fans wanted just a little bit more out of this peculiar story. So, the humor is a tad bit out there, but overall this story is worthwhile for everyone to check out. 

3 comments:

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  2. I'm not sure if that kind of humor would appeal to me, but your post has certainly made it sound good enough for me to give it a try! (Sorry about the deleted post, I accidentally hit post before I was done writing.)

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  3. I really enjoyed this show ! Danny McBride is one funny guy ! Sad too see it go.

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