everyone keeps asking me if i've seen tiger king and i keep having to tell them, no, i don't have time for such things. i have premium television to watch.
Danny McBride (HBO's 'Eastbound and Down') and Walton Goggins (TV's 'Justified' and 'The Shield') team up in this HBO comedy series about two high-school vice principals who forge an unholy alliance to take down the school's new principal.
danny mcbride caught lightning in a bottle with kenny powers in Eastbound & Down. the unfortunate consequence of this, coupled with the fact that mcbride is a one-note actor, is that everything he does after will be compared to it.
we once again have mcbride playing a character that works at a high school, is seen as a joke by others, and is driven by a clearly defined goal (to become a star pitcher again vs. to become the principal).
i first watched Vice Principals when it was originally aired in 2016. because of the similarities above, i found it to be a watered down, less funny version of EB&D, and gave up after one or two episodes. however, maybe due to the time away from it or the soul-crushing loneliness of being quarantined by myself, i'm finding it more enjoyable this time around.
"i'll see you on monday you little horny dog" - lee russell, vice principals s1e03
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