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*[[Nick Kroll]] as '''Ruxin''', a defense attorney who will go to great lengths (including selling out his friends) to do well in the league |
*[[Nick Kroll]] as '''Ruxin''', a defense attorney who will go to great lengths (including selling out his friends) to do well in the league |
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*[[Jon Lajoie]] as '''Taco''', a perpetually stoned and unemployed musician, Kevin's younger brother. |
*[[Jon Lajoie]] as '''Taco''', a perpetually stoned and unemployed musician, Kevin's younger brother. |
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*[[Stephen Rannazzisi]] as '''Kevin''', a district attorney |
*[[Stephen Rannazzisi]] as '''Kevin''', a district attorney; league commissioner |
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*[[Paul Scheer]] as '''Andre''', a rich plastic surgeon whose naivety makes him the brunt of many jokes. |
*[[Paul Scheer]] as '''Andre''', a rich plastic surgeon whose naivety makes him the brunt of many jokes. |
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*[[Katie Aselton]] as '''Jenny''', Kevin's wife who secretly helps him run his team |
*[[Katie Aselton]] as '''Jenny''', Kevin's wife who secretly helps him run his team |
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Revision as of 18:34, 10 July 2010
| The League | |
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| Created by | Jeff Schaffer Jackie Marcus Schaffer |
| Starring | Mark Duplass Nick Kroll Katie Aselton Paul Scheer Stephen Rannazzisi Jon LaJoie |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | FX |
| Release | October 29, 2009 – present |
The League is an American sitcom, which premiered on FX on October 29, 2009. The series is a semi-scripted comedy about a fantasy football league.[1] FX announced they are renewing The League for a second 13 episode season, that will air in mid summer 2010.[citation needed]
Cast
- Mark Duplass as Pete, the three-time defending champion of the league who recently separated from his wife.
- Nick Kroll as Ruxin, a defense attorney who will go to great lengths (including selling out his friends) to do well in the league
- Jon Lajoie as Taco, a perpetually stoned and unemployed musician, Kevin's younger brother.
- Stephen Rannazzisi as Kevin, a district attorney; league commissioner
- Paul Scheer as Andre, a rich plastic surgeon whose naivety makes him the brunt of many jokes.
- Katie Aselton as Jenny, Kevin's wife who secretly helps him run his team
- Leslie Bibb as Meegan, Pete's estranged ex-wife who hates fantasy football and wants to start a family with him
- Nadine Velazquez as Sophia, Ruxin's wife
- Alina Foley as Ellie, Kevin & Jenny's young daughter
- Janina Gavankar as Shivakamini Somakandarkram
Episodes
| Series # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | American Viewers in Millions | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | "The Draft" | Jeff Schaffer | Jeff Schaffer | .994[4] | October 29, 2009 | |
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A group of friends from Chicago began their annual fantasy football league by preparing the league draft. But three-time defending champ (Duplass) has a problem: his wife (Leslie Bibb) doesn't want him to play this season.[2][3] | ||||||
| 2 | "The Bounce Test" | Jeff Schaffer | Jeff Schaffer and Jackie Marcus Schaffer | 1.414[6] | November 5, 2009 | |
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Pete's split with Meegan intrudes upon Ruxin's marriage, as Sophia is neglecting him sexually in order to spend her time helping Meegan deal with the break-up. Meanwhile, Jenny and Kevin's sex secrets are revealed to Ruxin's wife, as Jenny reveals to her the sexual secrets that will ensure Kevin will never leave her. [5] | ||||||
| 3 | "Sunday at Ruxin's" | Jeff Schaffer | Jeff Schaffer and Jackie Marcus Schaffer | - | November 12, 2009 | |
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Ruxin invites everyone over on Sunday to watch the games, see the baby and have lunch. His guests get much more lunch than they ever bargained for, as Ruxin and his wife forbid the gang from watching football during their meal. Terry Bradshaw makes a cameo appearance. | ||||||
| 4 | "Mr. McGibblets" | Jeff Schaffer | Jeff Schaffer and Jackie Marcus Schaffer | - | November 19, 2009 | |
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The guys join Pete on what was supposed to be his 5th anniversary spa trip. Meanwhile Kevin attempts to get Taco to dress up in a Mr. McGibblets suit to scare his daughter off of her new toy, which Kevin hates. Antonio Gates makes a cameo appearance. | ||||||
| 5 | "The Usual Bet" | Jeff Schaffer | Jeff Schaffer and Jackie Marcus Schaffer | 1.053[7] | December 3, 2009 | |
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It's the playoffs but instead of watching the games Pete and Kevin get stuck at a terrible Christmas party, while Ruxin and Taco go to Chinatown on a very special mission. Andre is secretly dating Shiva. | ||||||
| 6 | "The Shiva Bowl" | Jeff Schaffer | Jeff Schaffer and Jackie Marcus Schaffer | 1.20[8] | December 10, 2009 | |
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It's the Shiva Bowl. The guys try to hide the Shiva Trophy from their high school classmate - the actual Shiva. Taco gets a "real person job" at a Volkswagen dealership. | ||||||
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1480684/
- ^ http://fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/theleague/episode.php
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/tv-reviews/the-league-tv-review-1004030861.story
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/30/cable-ratings-nene-wins-again-fxs-the-league-draws-less-than-a-million-jeff-dunham-down/32144
- ^ http://fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/theleague/episode.php
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/06/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-and-the-league-up-over-50-without-world-series/32871
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/12/04/thursday-broadcast-other-broadcast-shows-unchanged/35341
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/12/11/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-and-the-league-finales-strong-for-fx/36036
External links
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