The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog » The League http://www.scoresreport.com The National Sports Blog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:13:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 “The League” debuts on FX http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/10/30/the-league-debuts-on-fx/ http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/10/30/the-league-debuts-on-fx/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:43 +0000 John Paulsen http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=27827 FX’s original broadcasting has a reputation for being pretty racy and adult-oriented — after all, this is the network that brought us “The Shield,” “Rescue Me,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Nip/Tuck” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

Last night, “The League” debuted. It’s a half-hour comedy that follows a group of friends that are all in a fantasy football league together. One guy is the defending league champ, and his wife doesn’t want him to play, even going so far as giving away his lucky draft shirt. Another’s wife is supportive, and actually runs his team for him. Then there are the two clueless friends that are either too high or too ill-informed to compete in the league.

But fantasy football doesn’t dominate “The League,” which is more like “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” for the married, suburban set. It’s raunchy, but often funny.

FX is replaying the premiere tomorrow (Saturday) night and before the second episode next Thursday.

]]> http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/10/30/the-league-debuts-on-fx/feed/ 0 “The League” premieres Oct. 29th http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/10/26/the-league-premieres-oct-29th/ http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/10/26/the-league-premieres-oct-29th/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:15:12 +0000 John Paulsen http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=27633 FX has a reputation for broadcasting high quality content aimed at adults. While most of their shows are of the one-hour variety (i.e. “The Shield,” “Rescue Me,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Nip/Tuck,” etc.), they also occasionally dip their toes in half-hour comedies like the brilliant “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.”

I’ve always wondered if a series based on fantasy football could survive, and I guess we’re about to find out, because FX debuts “The League” this Thursday. Check your local listings.

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