"The League" Official Discussion

[WyldeMan45]

I thought a thread for this show was created during it's first season, however I cannot seem to locate it so for the time being I have created a new discussion thread for this fun fantasy football comedy starring some modern comedy greats like Nick Kroll, Paul Scheer and Jon Lajoie. The second season premieres Thursday, September 16th at 10 p.m. eastern on FX.

When six friends compete on the virtual gridiron, it's a no-holds-barred, win-at-all-costs free-for-all full of deception, trickery and one-upmanship. Pete (Duplass), a slacker who has won the league the past four seasons, is determined to triumph once again even at the risk of his marriage. Arrogant yet paranoid, Ruxin (Kroll) would rather brush up on key fantasy stats than dote on his newborn, much to his wife's chagrin. League commissioner Kevin (Rannazzisi) secretly has his wife - the ruthless, confident and vaginally talented Jenny (Katie Aselton) - run his team. Kevin's younger brother, Taco (Jonathan Lajoie), is a part-time musician who writes inappropriate songs and a full-time stoner. Once a loser in high school, Andre (Scheer) is now a successful plastic surgeon and a just as unsuccessful fantasy league player. Though marched grudgingly into adulthood, the motley crew finds refuge from life's tedium with immature behavior and the thrill of chasing victory.

Cast
* Mark Duplass as Pete Eckhart, the three-time defending champion of the league; 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 naivete 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 wife; she hates fantasy football, but 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

Season One Blu-Ray Release:

On August 11, 2010 Fox Home Entertainment announced that the first season will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 14, 2010. The discs will include extended episodes, featurettes, and the pilot of the FX original series Archer.[3]