Eastbound and Down
When: Premieres in February on HBO.
Main Players: Danny McBride
What’s it all about?: After years of being away from home, former major league baseballer Kenny Powers returns to teach phys. ed. at the local high school.
What to expect?: It’s been a good year for McBride. If you’re like most people, you noticed him in the otherwise abysmal film Hot Rod, loved him in Tropic Thunder, went back to watch his breakout, indie hit The Foot Fist Way, and now eagerly await this new HBO project. A southern ex-ballplayer seems to be right up this future comedy superstar’s alley. Might also be enough of a hit for HBO to reclaim some of its long-gone cable domination.
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