Eastbound + Down
How does this compare? Is it the same type of comedy? If so il have to start watching this ASAP
shareIt's exactly the same kind of comedy, same lead actor, same writer, same director.
And oh, by the way, it's great. I recommend you watch it. But give it 2 or 3 episodes. Like Vice Principals, you have to give it a chance to grow on you.
It's exactly the same kind of comedy, same lead actor, same writer, same director.
Same personnel, but I disagree that "Vice Principals" is the exact same kind of comedy. It is darker than "Eastbound". The more Eastbound goes over the top, the harder I laugh. And that is a show where I can laugh and laugh for minutes on end.
When "Principals" goes over the top, like when the house was torched, I cringe or take a deep breath. Not that I don't laugh out loud at other times.
When Lee Russell spit into his boss's coffee, I was repelled more than amused. If a similar thing happened on "Eastbound", it would be made funnier. I think partly it's that the pacing on "Eastbound" is faster because they are always looking ahead to the next joke. They don't dwell on things, the way the camera in "Principals" dwelt on the spittle.
I think the situation with the noisy neighbor would have been handled differently on "Eastbound". It was too heavy-handed.
The characters played by McBride are quite different, too. Both Neil Gamby and Kenny Powers are deluded in their self-assessment. Kenny Powers is way over the top egotistical but he did have natural showmanship and charisma. Gamby on this show is more diffident and kind of a creep, although you feel some sympathy for him.
Both shows use music very well.
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I agree with your points. I shouldn't have said "exactly the same" because you're right, they're not exactly the same. But I do think the 2 shows are very similar (even though VPs is a little darker, as you said). I also think if you like one show, there's a good chance you'll like the other, as I do.
shareTrue but eastbound relied a lot on drug use as a form of shock value which i thought was often times hilarious but Kenny's drug abuse was dark in itself. It's refreshing to see they aren't relying on scenes in which hard drugs are used to get people to gasp.
shareI agree about the music in this show is so well done!
shareGood points. I think VP is similar to Season 3 of EB & D, when it started to get really dark with Kenny being lonely and depressed, and Shane dying from the Coke Overdose.
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