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Eastbound and Down. The verdict is in…….. no comments
I have been waiting to post about Eastbound and Down, the new HBO comedy show written and produced by Will Ferrell until now. I wanted to give it a chance to fail. To not be funny. To be a bit crap. Something of a waste of time, as it turns out. Believe me, it is VERY FUNNY.
As a reminder, it stars Danny McBride as Kenny Powers, a former Major League Baseball pitcher, who after a disappointing career is forced to return to his hometown middle-school as a substitute physical ed teacher. The final episode has aired and it is now available only ON DEMAND.
Metacritic gives it 62/100 and Wikipedia describes the reviews as ‘good to average’. As always, I made my own mind up. You should too. Here’s a clip. Decide for yourselves……(NSFW language):
The story reminds me of my own roots as a sporting hero and the soul crushing misery that goes with failure…….
Not really.
As it happens, I am still faster than my personal trainer.
Woooh!