Eastbound and Down, a relatively new all-black comedy series from the HBO satellite channel, is something of an oddity. It stars Danny McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher. He was going to make it to the Major Leagues; he was on the verge of becoming a major sports star, appearing on satellite television hawking tonics and sports drinks. However, his dreams were shattered. His pitching wasn’t up to par and his personality didn’t win.
Eastbound and Down is the latest project from Will Ferrell (of Saturday Night Live, Talladega Nights, Blades of Glory) and Adam McKay’s production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, who is also the comic genius behind the website FunnyorDie.com. East and Down also stars Katy Mixon and John Hawkes, among others.
After Kenny Powers leaves the big leagues, or rather when he was left, due to a combination of bad habits, bad attitude, and just plain bad karma, he returns to his hometown of Shelby County, North Carolina, where he took a job. like a substitute gym teacher, because he needed the cash so the IRS could garnish his wages. Meanwhile, the only ex-fast pitcher plans his return to sporting glory.
When he was just 19 years old, he helped his team win the World Series; But that was so much time ago. As the
the character himself admits, ‘sometimes when you bring the thunder you get lost in the storm’. Kenny Powers is a man full of himself. He drinks, and his swollen, soft body shows it.
Kenny meets an ex-girlfriend, April, played by Katy Mixon, who is now engaged to the principal of the school, where she works as a substitute teacher. There’s a bit of a romantic comedy, but it’s not the kind of Cary Grant romance you’d expect. Kenny is a boy who likes money, wears a mullet and throws up at a school dance. Of course, no one really likes Mr. Powers, and even his only sycophant, Stevie, the high school band teacher who takes the blame for all of Kenny’s antics because he used to idolize, begins to get bitter and angry. little bit.
Of course, this leads to more comedy of the kind you can only expect from Will Ferrell and company.
The show is very homely and popular. Still, there are the cameos: Ferrell himself plays a car salesman, and a few other comedic geniuses have appeared as guests on the show. And yet it is a content show. It’s not the kind of thing that will go on and on. The character of Kenny Powers is kind of a jerk, but in the end we realize that he’s not so bad after all. He’s just a former sports star with a mullet.
The show was recently renewed for another season, which means you can enjoy all the comedy bantering and slapstick all over again. In the next season, Kenny, who is in very bad shape, may get a second chance.
