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Comedy Central Orders A Sitcom From EASTBOUND & DOWN’s Will Ferrell & Adam McKay, Starring That NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Guy!!

first? by Tokyo_Drifter	Jul 9th, 2009 06:29:39 PM
sorry, I've never been first before. Sounds like I'll be sticking to Eastbound and Down.
GOSH! by Thrillhouse77	Jul 9th, 2009 06:29:45 PM
I HATE that guy!
east bound and down rules by ackack	Jul 9th, 2009 06:33:08 PM

Eastbound and down, loaded up and truckin' by codereduk	Jul 9th, 2009 06:44:29 PM
We gonna do what they say can't be done We've got a long why to go and a short time to get there I'm east bound just watch ol'Bandit run Keep your foot hard on the peddle...son, never mind them brakes let it all hang out cause we've got a run to make The boys are thirsty in Atlanta,and there's beer in Texarcana and we'll bring it back no matter what it takes
Not Excited by RaRoMo	Jul 9th, 2009 06:45:45 PM
Outside of Dream On, The Larry Sanders Show, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO has not been that successful with half hour comedies. In fact, I'd even be willing to say that as good as premium cable is with one-hour dramas, it tends to suck when it comes to comedies. The broadcast networks are still the best in that format.
HERC -- NOT HBO by The InSneider	Jul 9th, 2009 06:54:06 PM
The story says Comedy Central.
The first words of that Variety article are by HandsThe Hands of Fate	Jul 9th, 2009 07:06:15 PM
COMEDY CENTRAL. But at least you got your huge amount of Amazon links correct.
Lazy by Melnick666	Jul 9th, 2009 07:09:14 PM
Sounds like the manatees came up with this plotline, maybe after watching Eastbound & Down? Hey it worked before, let's do the exact same scenario, only he's a nerd! I think Jon Heder is funny and has gotten a bad rap, so I hope it's a good show. Making fewer episodes is a good strategy, concentrate on good writing rather than pumping out 22 steaming piles of crap.
Kenny Powers by Waspo	Jul 9th, 2009 07:15:47 PM
Is the best damn fictional althlete we've had in about a decade.
Fuck Jon Heder by slimballs	Jul 9th, 2009 07:20:43 PM
The guy has done nothing since Napolean Dynamite apart from ruining Blades of Glory
Wow, I remember when they showed movies on HBO by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 9th, 2009 07:32:55 PM
Now, it's just like every network.
You're fuckin' out by SenatorJeffersonSmith	Jul 9th, 2009 07:46:25 PM
Just like this show will be after the ten eps HBO wasted their money on
And by HBO I meant by SenatorJeffersonSmith	Jul 9th, 2009 07:48:03 PM
Comedy Central
I don't know... by Darkman	Jul 9th, 2009 07:52:06 PM
Should we really trust the writing talent behind STEP BROTHERS and LAND OF THE LOST to produce a show for Comedy Central? I'd have to say no. In fact, I'd have to say fuck no.
Why don't the just make a Napoleon Dynamite TV show? by SifoDyasJr.	Jul 9th, 2009 08:08:58 PM
It was all about characters rather than story anyway. And Uncle Rico will be looking for work after Lost is over.
Rename Comedy Central the Redneck Network by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 9th, 2009 08:17:43 PM

Napoleon Dynamite: The Series by MCVamp	Jul 9th, 2009 10:01:05 PM
I think only Heder's pride would prevent such a thing.
DO THE CHICKENS HAVE LARGE TALONS? by Mr Spork	Jul 9th, 2009 10:10:11 PM

As long as its better than land of the lost was by bourne7855	Jul 9th, 2009 10:17:31 PM

I doubt this show will be on longer than the ten episodes.. by Mr Spork	Jul 9th, 2009 10:23:43 PM
What Comedy Central usually does is debut a new show after South Park or something and then, a short time later, move it to a time when no one watches the show and then they cancel it.
Stella should have got a second season,.. by DanielKurland	Jul 9th, 2009 10:27:36 PM
I can completely understand why it didn't, and why people didn't like it, but that show was fucking MAGIC.
The fuck do these guys have to do Eastbound and Down by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Jul 9th, 2009 10:37:13 PM
It Jody Hill and Danny McBride's show.
HERC, Eastbound & Down WAS NOT Ferrel and McKay's sitcom by D.Vader	Jul 9th, 2009 11:08:57 PM
It was Best, Hill, and McBride's sitcom. Ferrel and McKay just put their names on it and helped get it made. For the love of God, Herc, please have some goddamned respect for the guys who actually CREATED the freaking show.
South Park is still on? by lockesbrokenleg	Jul 9th, 2009 11:12:46 PM
How old are those kids on that shoe 20?
nope, they are still 8. by RedHorseVector	Jul 10th, 2009 12:23:04 AM

Napoleon Dynamite TV Show... by thecomedian	Jul 10th, 2009 12:53:04 AM
Actually during the initial bruh-haha 5 years ago when MTV films bought Napoleon Dynamite for distribution there was some stirrings about doing a spin off TV show. I think Heder and Hess even mention it on the DVD. But alas it fell through. I don't see why the fuck they don't do a sequel with Napoleon in college or something. As long as they maintain the spirit of the original I think it would do well.
Uh oh Jon Heder can't get any movie roles by Orionsangels	Jul 10th, 2009 02:20:46 AM
Time for TV
Hey, he can get movie roles! by Tall_Boy66	Jul 10th, 2009 02:27:11 AM
Just crappy ones.
Besides, Sutherland did amazing when he got 24 by Tall_Boy66	Jul 10th, 2009 02:30:06 AM
And so did Jeremy Piven when he got Entourage. Sometimes, once in a while, TV gigs just up movie actor profiles insanely. Other times, you get that female president drama or the Chevy Chase show. hell, even Steve Carell could have bailed for features 2 years ago and he's still plugging away at The Office.
Eastbound & Down is fuckin hysterical by BillEmic	Jul 10th, 2009 02:49:30 AM
DVD just came out last week, only 6 episodes long but some of the funniest writing I've ever seen on television. That scene with the talent scout from Tampa during the last episode had me absolutely rolling.
Re: ev1ldead by BillEmic	Jul 10th, 2009 04:01:54 AM
Agreed. The whole "movie stars are slumming it when the show up on the boob tube" is completely outdated, because for the past 5 years or so the writing on television has been consistently better than anything Hollywood churns out. Someone like Jon Hamm has no reason to "break out" into films when he's on one of the best written, best acted programs around.
Just give us an Eastbound Prequel by Crow3711	Jul 10th, 2009 05:28:33 AM
Where we see Kenny's rise and, mostly likely, immediate fall. Could just be a six-episode arc like the first season. Might not be as good with Kenny just being a straight dick to everyone, but it would make me laugh. This show almost certainly will not.
Idiots! by harrys_site_sucks	Jul 10th, 2009 09:06:53 AM
Bah.
Sign me up by JoeSixPack	Jul 10th, 2009 11:54:51 AM
I love it already
Black Hole Of Comedy by christian66	Jul 10th, 2009 12:29:39 PM
Thy name is Ferrel and McKay. I imagine these guys laughing at each other's jokes as everybody else laughs because they're supposed to...
NAPOLEAN DYNMITE GUY=DESPERATE FOR WORK by idrinkyourmilkshake	Jul 10th, 2009 01:00:41 PM

JED HARRIS by idrinkyourmilkshake	Jul 10th, 2009 01:01:41 PM
Or whatever napolean dynamite's real name is....that guy is not funny at all.I'd MUCH RATHER watch Mel Gibson talk to box of CHEESY BREAD(tm) than anything with this shithead.
Let me guess.. by WickedJester	Jul 10th, 2009 02:01:20 PM
..his parents and small town are going to be way behind on technology -- ya know, because he's an IT guy! His brother will probably be against tech nerds too, again, because he's an IT guy! The show writes itself!
Step Brothers was funny as fuck by turketron_2	Jul 10th, 2009 02:18:46 PM
Whoever dissing it above is wrong. Shit, the fight scene at the end was epic.
They gave us Anchorman. by Harold-Sherbort	Jul 10th, 2009 04:28:41 PM
That right there earns them a lifetime pass. Couldn't care less about what else they release though.
Give Uncle Rico his own show! by Henry Fool	Jul 10th, 2009 05:38:29 PM
Or a spinoff film. It doesn't need to be a sequel or have Jon Heder. It just needs to give us a deeper peering into the primal force of nature known as Uncle Rico. It should open with a dream sequence where Rico throws a football over a mountain range.
Rico and the Van by Banditmania	Jul 11th, 2009 04:34:55 PM
What a good title.
STEPBROTHERS is fucking awesome by Stifler's Mom	Jul 13th, 2009 11:20:50 AM
but Ferrell and McKay are definitely a bit inconsistent.

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