The League was a comedy that aired on FX and is centered around a group of friends who play in a fantasy football league together. The six-episode first season aired in the fall and winter of 2009. The storylines are primarily about their weekly matchups, whatever background story happens to be going on in the particular episode (usually involving the personal lives of one or more of the characters), and their busting on each other. It starred Mark Duplass, Paul Scheer, Nick Kroll, Katie Aselton, Stephen Rannazzisi, and John Lajoie. It also had several recognizable guest stars and recurring characters, such as Nadine Velazquez, Janina Gavankar, Brie Larson, Leslie Bibb, Jeff Goldblum, Seth Rogan, Brooklyn Decker, and Jason Mantzoukas, and several appearances by current and former NFL stars. The show did not have as many notable guest stars in the first season as it would in later seasons.
For those who get the DVD set, it is a two-disc set with a pretty standard A/V transfer. Nothing special. The extras include deleted scenes, alternate jokes, a "Mr. Mcgibblets" funhouse and dojo, just John Lajoie in the mascot outfit in a classroom with weapons for 7 minutes, and a gag reel. A good amount of material. Also, if you use the play-all feature, you can watch the episodes as they aired, but if you go into each episode, you can also watch extended versions with unedited jokes.
It is definitely not a show that will appeal to everyone. There are a lot of sex and drug references, so it is definitely not a family-friendly sitcom. While I do not think you need to be a fantasy football fan or really even a football fan, to enjoy the show, it does help. However, being at least somewhat into football is helpful to get the references. Those provisos aside, if you are looking for a funny, adult sitcom and have not checked this out, it is definitely worth it.
For those who get the DVD set, it is a two-disc set with a pretty standard A/V transfer. Nothing special. The extras include deleted scenes, alternate jokes, a "Mr. Mcgibblets" funhouse and dojo, just John Lajoie in the mascot outfit in a classroom with weapons for 7 minutes, and a gag reel. A good amount of material. Also, if you use the play-all feature, you can watch the episodes as they aired, but if you go into each episode, you can also watch extended versions with unedited jokes.
It is definitely not a show that will appeal to everyone. There are a lot of sex and drug references, so it is definitely not a family-friendly sitcom. While I do not think you need to be a fantasy football fan or really even a football fan, to enjoy the show, it does help. However, being at least somewhat into football is helpful to get the references. Those provisos aside, if you are looking for a funny, adult sitcom and have not checked this out, it is definitely worth it.
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