The League

smuckers

Has anyone watched this I think its very funny and there's a touch of Seinfeld to it.
The characters and stories are done well.:)

Dozen Wicked Words

The League as in the Fantasy football comedy? Absolutely love it, hilarious. Not sure I see any resemblance at all to Seinfeld but its a brilliant show, looking forward to season 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuVsLR_2GX0

smuckers

I meant in stories and similar characters.

Taco, very zany similar to Kramer

Rubscon- the sarcastic one, like Jerry

Jenny- Elaine

Andre- the anxious one, George

ceegee

Great show, delighted its been picked up for 2 more seasons.

Has it aired on any channel over here at all? While the american football aspect may put some people off there are very few instances where nfl knowledge is required to get the punchlines (only one that stands out is when pete's girlfriend tries to take over picking his team and drops michael vick, then queries if ben roethlisberger has done anything she should know about)

Jon laJoie's music is a great addition to the show, his yobagoya theme tune always cracks me up.


Gattaca !!!!!

120_Minutes

KevIRL

First 2 seasons great started getting bored with it after that. Pete's stupid facial expressions became really grating

Boom_Bap

Season 5 kicked off last night......Rafi is brilliant. Dirty Randy makes an appearance as well.
Great episode.

Really good start to the new series. Some genuinely brilliant laughs and a nice set up to the overall series. Rafi was the highlight and the second they mentioned the domination league I was picturing Dirty Randy and co in bondage gear.

smuckers

Superb episode long may it continue!:)

Boom_Bap

The Man Cave.

Oat23

S.M.B.

That was the worst joke. I hate taco.

Richard Dower

Thread merge needed........

No need for a merge, surely this thread can be for series 5. After all a lot of lesser shows get a new thread every year.

Richard Dower

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No need for a merge, surely this thread can be for series 5. After all a lot of lesser shows get a new thread every year.

The original thread predated this, has more comments and views....so thread merging with the original is the most logical course of action, Mr. Darko

Richard Dower

Richard Dower wrote: »

The original thread predated this, has more comments and views....so thread merging with the original is the most logical course of action, Mr. Darko

That's like saying series 7 of Burn Notice shouldn't have it's own dedicated thread if there was an existing thread discussing the show wit more views and comments.

Richard Dower

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That's like saying series 7 of Burn Notice shouldn't have it's own dedicated thread if there was an existing thread discussing the show wit more views and comments.

You seems slightly wound up Mr. Darko....might i suggest a cup of tea?

Richard Dower

Richard Dower wrote: »

You seems slightly wound up Mr. Darko....might i suggest a cup of tea?

Not at all just trying to figure out why you feel the need to backseat mod.

skeleton_boy

Solid start to the season. Rafi is one of the best fringe/secondary characters in sitcoms atm.

smuckers

Very funny ep 2, Jenny again in a bikini yowza and lmao off at the second last scene, some great lines too.

Just as good as episode 1 and you actually felt sorry for Andre. I think that the group dynamic was nicely handled and Ruxon existing outside the group was great. Kinda like to see them torture him a little more this series as there is nothing more fun than watching him cry in the snow.

skeleton_boy

Widow Making Death Jizz :pac::pac:

Boom_Bap

Taco had some genius lines in the episode.
The trade going on during the speeches was hilarious. The reactions of the crowd were great.

I like how they got more real NFL players in and turned one of them into a Ruxin.

Not enough Rafi.

But the whole porn/sister/Taco/Pee Bib/Masturabation/Vinegar Strokes set up was genius.

SherlockWatson

When Ted tried to escape from JJ's room only to open the adjoining room was brilliant, taco is a brilliant character!

smuckers

Best ep so far this season?

Even with no Ruxin, still produced quality, Taco was great. LMAO at Andre's "Suprise" while Pete was getting it on.

Boom_Bap

Quality episode, the spray paint had me in stitches along with Snoop, and the couch scene.

Apparently, there is an episode coming up with just Dirty Randy and Rafi.

Think I may have spoke too soon when I called the latest episode of It's Always Sunny as the best episode of a comedy in years. The League may very well have one upped it. The first man cave scene was a thing of truly inspired genius and I haven't laughed as much in quite some time. Really was just a great episode and made all the more shocking when you consider that there was no Ruxon who has been the shows comedic standout for years.

SherlockWatson

I love this show, dirty randy is brilliant, possibly the funniest of Seth rogens efforts!

Boom_Bap

That episode was absolutely hilarious.
You can see that most of that was unscripted and that the two of them were just trying to out-do each other in the carzyness stakes. If you look for some of the promo clips for this weeks episode, there are some excellent out-takes.

"Is that what you done when I asked you to take care of my cat?"

Also, Pocket Dogs should be a real thing.

That was by far one it the oddest things that I have seen in quite some time. Completely bonkers, juvenile, retardedly stupid and by far one of the funniest episodes if TV in some time. So many great lines and it was obvious that the while thing was improvised with the entire cast just trying to one up one another with the most outrageously silly line possible. One thing that was obvious is that Dana White is a terrible actor who could barely keep a straight face in any if his scenes.

Really wondering how the episode will work in the overall show. Is it a one off fantastical episode or is Rafi really dead?

SherlockWatson

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That was by far one it the oddest things that I have seen in quite some time. Completely bonkers, juvenile, retardedly stupid and by far one of the funniest episodes if TV in some time. So many great lines and it was obvious that the while thing was improvised with the entire cast just trying to one up one another with the most outrageously silly line possible. One thing that was obvious is that Dana White is a terrible actor who could barely keep a straight face in any if his scenes.

Really wondering how the episode will work in the overall show. Is it a one off fantastical episode or is Rafi really dead?

He dies a year later isn't it?


I'd imagine it'll just be passed off as him faking his death, if they even mention it ever again that is!

SherlockWatson

SherlockWatson wrote: »

He dies a year later isn't it?


I'd imagine it'll just be passed off as him faking his death, if they even mention it ever again that is!

I'm assuming that the episode takes place at the same time as last weeks episode as Ruxon is heading out of town which explains his absence from last weeks episode.

SherlockWatson

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I'm assuming that the episode takes place at the same time as last weeks episode as Ruxon is heading out of town which explains his absence from last weeks episode.

Yeah but when it cuts to the two of them with the guns at the pool, I could have swore it said 12 Months Later or something, I could be mistaken however!

SherlockWatson

SherlockWatson wrote: »

Yeah but when it cuts to the two of them with the guns at the pool, I could have swore it said 12 Months Later or something, I could be mistaken however!

It says a year later and the revenge video is seen a year and a day later meaning that it occurs sometime early in series 6. Would be interesting to see them work it into the next series.

SherlockWatson

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It says a year later and the revenge video is seen a year and a day later meaning that it occurs sometime early in series 6. Would be interesting to see them work it into the next series.

Savage, It'll be interesting to see what they do alright!

If Rafi is gone, I'll miss him.

pleasant Co.

I kinda feel like I'm still waiting for this season to start...

smuckers

Loved this week's ep, especially the whole urine plot and Andre being mistaken for a pervert LOL.:D

Another really good episode with some brilliant moments. Andre with the van was the highlight and the pee stuff was so juvenile yet at the same time hilarious. Much as I'm loving the new series it is a little odd in that each episode feels so disconnected. There doesn't seem to be any overall story and there's a sense that it'll kick in next week.

smuckers

It was a good ep this week, there have been funnier ones tho, Rich Fulcher was very good in it:D

evilivor

smuckers wrote: »

It was a good ep this week, there have been funnier ones tho, Rich Fulcher was very good in it:D

Thought last night was the poorest of the series so far - all the episodes seem so disjointed, no story arc at all and it's like the League has last all its importance.

Boom_Bap

Thought it was excellent again this week.

There is an arc...kindof....Rafi on his adventure gets the odd mention

They really need to bring in something of an ongoing story arc. Every other series has followed the League but this series it's been one of stories with a nod to past episodes. The mean spirited nature of the show has really been amped up with last weeks Taco story really putting me off the gang. It felt like the writers had a good idea for a bit of fun but wanted to make sure the status quot was reset and did did so by making everyone a monster.

This week had all the ingredients of a great episode, Kevin being thwarted by a tap, Peter going on the wagon, Ruxin defending Andre and best of all Rafi planning a hit. Unfortubatly, with so much going on everything felt rushed. Still it was above average and had some good laughs yet I couldn't help but feel disappointed.

smuckers

Brilliant ep this week, everything worked well, robot Ruxin LOL:D

evilivor

smuckers wrote: »

Brilliant ep this week, everything worked well, robot Ruxin LOL:D

Very funny episode.

pleasant Co.

Ep 12 was good, just on to 13 now.

Was this the first episode of the season where the league itself was really in play?

EDIT: well, at least ep12 was good.

evilivor

Season 6 starts tomorrow stateside.

Dozen Wicked Words

Hope it's better than last series which was just a mess and not that funny. Need to get back to the fantasy league as main focus, it was an after thought last season. Bar one or two very funny ones, the cameo appearances were a bit cack last season too.

Boom_Bap

I want to see a Rafi spin off series.
It looks like he'll be back this year again and Seth Rogan as well.

It's odd to have The League without an episode of It's Always Sunny to go with though if you close your eyes you could almost believe that you were watching an early episode of It's Always Sunny titled The Gang Go to a Funeral.

Yes, The League decided that the best way to kick off series 6 was with the death Ted who surprisingly enough didn't die of aids but rather the front end of jeep. Funerals in comedy shows are more often than not terrible for most writers use them as an excuse to try and offer a little humanity so it's nice that the episode let our group of ****ed up friends drag a funeral down to the gutter.

The writers seemed to have picked up on many of the complaints regarding the last series, it seems that the league will once again be front and center and with the gang actually competing for a real reward things are sure to be far more competitive than ever. The biggest change is Andre who has gone from the put upon butt of every joke to one of the more confident of the group. It's a nice change of dynamic and was the center for many of the episodes best lines, that new Andre can flash mob a funeral and still come out on top really does allow a whole new dynamic to exist amongst the group.

smuckers

Very good opener, Taco playing street golf was similar to something Kramer would have done in Seinfeld, except he used the ocean
Some great lines, love confident Andre, and the ending was superb with Taco in the coffin LMAO

S.M.B.

Thought confident Andre was great.

The street golf did not land well with me at all and I'm fed up with shoe-horning the cameos in too.

I've very close to jumping ship.