This HBO comedy is about Kenny
Powers, a major league ballplayer who flamed out. Now, with no other options
left, he must return to his hometown to gather himself and try and mount a
comeback. Assuming, of course, he can ever get out of his own way.
The series is created by Ben Best, Jody Hill and Danny McBride.
They are the team behind The Foot Fist Way,
Observe and
Report and Your
Highness. Jody Hill and David Gordon Green
direct most of the episodes.
Danny McBride also stars as Powers
and is fantastically brilliant. Steve Little,
Katy Mixon,
Elizabeth De
Razzo, John
Hawkes, Jennifer
Irwin, and Andrew
Daly have supporting roles in the series. The guest star list is also
great, including: Ben Best, Jillian Bell,
Tim Heidecker,
Ken Marino,
Ike
Barinholtz, Jason Sudeikis,
Don Johnson,
Michael Pena,
Will Ferrell,
Craig
Robinson, Matthew
McConaughey, Lily Tomlin,
Adam Scott,
and Sacha
Baron Cohen.
Eastbound & Down is hilarious
as Kenny Powers just gets himself into more and more trouble. He is an
egomaniac but lovably so. We root for him to win in the end, even if he makes
it hard on us. McBride is wonderful, but so are the supporting actors. Steve
Little is so funny as Stevie, maybe the world’s most pathetic man. Will Ferrell’s
cameo as Ashley Schaeffer is also a stand-out moment. This is a must-see series
for fans of crude humor, as it is maybe the best the genre has to offer. The
series played for four seasons.
Trailer: Here
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