re: Eastbound and Down

I laugh my arse off on Monday mornings just thinking of all the shite he says on that show. I hope it keeps up.

Well, hell. I'm clearly in the minority here.

This show is far from great. I'm a junkie for comedies and I'll continue to watch it, but it could be better.

I like the premise of the show- an ex athlete, whose a cocky a-hole on the outside, yet cries himself to sleep at night. I like the idea of Kenny Powers getting humiliated at the dealership and then taking ecstasy at a junior high dance. The dance scene was excellent and Danny McBride is clearly watchable and talented.

But, the writing on this show? Sheesh. It seems like a 3rd grader who just learned how to curse wrote a majority of the script. It really isn't needed. Danny McBride is funny enough as is. And I'm a huge Will Ferrell fan, but that was probably one of the weakest performances I've seen from him. "Well it must be my God damn, mother fricking, lucky day."

Will Ferrell is funny, because you can't get a gauge for what's going on in his head. The character he played was so transparent and unbeliveable, that he wasn't funny.

I'm not trying to bash, I really want this show to get better, because I think it has potential.
Most shows get funnier as their season goes on and I'll continue to watch.

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But, the writing on this show? Sheesh. It seems like a 3rd grader who just learned how to curse wrote a majority of the script.

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it is small town redneck humor, how smart do you want it to be?

i think the purposeful overdoing of the cursing makes it funnier.

I was in the crowd for the mardi gras parades and near us were a few kenny powers

i don't think they over do it at all, i think it is just about right

just checked on IMDB, the 3 writers are mcBride, the guy who plays Clegg and another of their buddies. All three apparently were on screen at that white trash party with the period blood on Superbad.

Thanks maximus. I watched the pilot. That was hilarious. I Tivo'd the second episode and I'll get to watch it tonight.

"I love you and I don't mean just in the make me come sort of way."

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It's pretty apparent this character was based off of John Rocker.

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more than just Rocker- a little Mitch 'Wild Thing' Williams and little Rob Dibble and a lot of

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