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May 28, 2012

The Shiva Bowl

Review: The League - The Shiva Bowl (season finale)

by Jonathan Toomey, posted Dec 10th 2009 11:02PM
(L-R): Stephan Rannazzisi, Paul Sheer, and Mark Duplass in the season one finale of FX's 'The League.'
(S01E06) "What I tell you? Hot girl. Volkswagen Jetta. It's a law! Like water. Or dinosaurs." - Taco

I really want to like The League. It's full of things I love in a TV show -- male camaraderie, football, and endless dick jokes -- yet I still can't get into it. But, the like the good little TV blogger that I am, I re-screened the first five episodes before viewing the season finale earlier today to make sure I gave it a fair shake.

The League
is far from the worst thing on TV, and it's definitely the the best comedy FX has rolled out since It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. However, I'm gonna stick with what I've said already -- there's some serious potential here, but a lot of things need to change before The League returns for its second season next summer.

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