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The League has not aged well...

Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:46 pm
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
159146 posts
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:46 pm
So I've watched some of the earlier episodes on Netflix lately....and man, just not very good. Maybe I'm letting the hate I eventually developed for most of the characters in the later seasons sour me, but I haven't found it nearly as funny as I did at the time.

Not sure who's worse, Taco or Raffii.

It's also entirely too self referential
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
23399 posts
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:49 pm to
Early seasons are extremely funny. It eventually became entirely too contrived and probably went a little longer than it should have. Got away from the initial foundation of being about fantasy football and then stopped being funny.
Posted by Peazey
Metry
Member since Apr 2012
25418 posts
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:58 pm to
It was always a stupid comedy that relied on obnoxious shock value. It had a few amusing moments, but it mostly capitalized on the fantasy sports craze.
Posted by TIGERSTORM
parts unknown
Member since Feb 2009
4613 posts
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:07 pm to
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It's also entirely too self referential


Good God yes.
Posted by tigervet4
Member since Sep 2006
2343 posts
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:11 pm to
It was amusing for a season or two but went to shite quickly. I remember getting into an argument with someone who said the writers were brilliant and the show was great. This was around Season 3 mind you.
Posted by Cap Crunch
Fire Alleva
Member since Dec 2010
54189 posts
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:11 pm to
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The League has not aged well...

Not surprising really. And now I hate Kevin since he lied about missing his flight on 9/11 or something like that
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:34 pm to
Can't stand ruxin
Posted by LordoftheManor
Member since Jul 2006
8371 posts
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:56 pm to
I couldn't finish season two it got so bad.
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
72599 posts
Posted on 5/19/16 at 7:56 am to
The first two to three seasons of that show were awesome. I think you're letting how bad it turned out in the end color your views on the earlier one.

The early episodes were basically Sunny but without the characters being complete and utter losers.
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
72599 posts
Posted on 5/19/16 at 7:57 am to
Also, Rafi was the worst thing that could have ever happened to that show. They had to keep it in the realm of real world, and he's just so far gone.
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
12015 posts
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:11 am to
I binged it all before the last season started and you can tell they just gave up in the episode where they gave Rafi's back story. If I wouldn't have spent so much time watching the rest of the series no way I would have watched the last one.

Taco and Rafi in small doses (as Rafi was meant to be originally) were wonderful, but when they started taking up half an episode with their own storyline it just got too dumb.
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
53781 posts
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:17 am to
When they started introducing actual football players where they hang out, i stopped watching. That and it became too forced of a laugh. But the premise was supposed to be about a group of guys in a fantasy league. However, the show lost all credibility when they had Ochocinco and Marshawn Lynch running their fantasy board for them (or whoever the hell it was).

That and i found all of the actors to be extremely irritating.
Posted by CockHolliday
Columbia, SC
Member since Dec 2012
4574 posts
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:23 am to
I watched the first four seasons, haven't watched since. Based on this thread I think I stopped at the right time...
Posted by Erin Go Bragh
Beyond the Pale
Member since Dec 2007
14916 posts
Posted on 5/19/16 at 9:08 am to
Modern Family has not aged well. The League went full retard.
Posted by bctiger6
NOLA
Member since Jul 2007
1355 posts
Posted on 5/19/16 at 9:27 am to
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Not sure who's worse, Taco or Raffii.



For some reason I really like Raffi. Can totally understand why people hate on that character so much but he cracks me up most of the time
Posted by WicKed WayZ
Louisiana Forever
Member since Sep 2011
32345 posts
Posted on 5/19/16 at 10:45 am to
Taco is one of the worst characters in TV history
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