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‘EASTBOUND & DOWN’ Getting Fourth Season. I Hope It’s Better Than Season Three.

July 8th, 2012 by Caffeine Powered

I didn’t really give a shit about Eastbound & Down‘s third season. This runs contrary to some of the other OL regulars, but what can I say. Imma drop the truth. Powers went full douchebag, and the underlying heart that made him quasi-redeemable wavered in and out. I’m hoping the fourth season can crawl its way back to a happy medium.

Slashfilm:

Earlier this week, Eastbound & Down fans got a nice little holiday present when HBO announced that the comedy would actually be back for a fourth season, despite earlier plans to end the series after Season 3. HitFix’s Drew McWeeny called up co-creator/star Danny McBride to get the scoop on how the surprise fourth season came to be, and what the upcoming episodes would hold for Kenny Powers.

McBride acknowledged that he and co-creator Jody Hill had felt “very creatively fulfilled” by the way the third season ended, but that they started thinking about what they might do if the show continued. “Even as we were shooting the third season and Jody and I were like, ‘This is it,’ we still sort of were thinking ‘If we did do one more, this is sort of where it could go,’” he said. “We did have an idea for a sort of an epilogue to the show. [...] And for a while, we thought of this epilogue as something that was maybe like an hour and a half special, and the more we talked about it, the more we thought it could be one more season.”

McBride revealed that the new season would explore “what life would be like once April (Katy Mixon) and Kenny were together,” which is “what the third season was going to be” before Mixon’s commitment to Mike & Molly wound up conflicting with her involvement in Eastbound & Down. “That was the one story arc we felt like we were unable to finish the way we imagined,” McBride said. “What would that be like for Kenny Powers to finally get what he always wanted?” Happily, HBO was able to rearrange the schedule to get better access to Mixon in the new season, so she’ll feature more prominently in the upcoming episodes.

“We wouldn’t have signed up for it if we weren’t confident about being able to deliver something that won’t take away from what we’ve done, that will add to it and give us one last encore performance of this disgusting man,” McBride added. Head to HitFix to read more.

What say you?

  • JohnnyHotsauce

    I say you crazy. Though I don’t see any reason for season 4.

  • http://www.omega-level.net Caffeine Powered

    I ain’t never said I was sane!

  • http://www.omega-level.net Rendar Frankenstein

    I’m with Johnny – Season 3 of EB&D was goddurn awesome, but it was also a perfect ending for the series. While I’m always open to being entertained, I hope that it doesn’t come at the expense of quality.

  • http://www.omega-level.net Caffeine Powered

    I know I’m crazy, but I think the season was objectively terrible. Horribly paced, uneven characterization, and a complete lack of understand of even the characters they themselves created.

    I was glad when it was over, because I didn’t have to watch it, and I forgot about it almost immediately.

  • https://twitter.com/#!/pdensborn Peter Densborn

    Season 4 had its ups and downs. I found if you go back and watch all the episodes back to back, the pacing, and even some of the character issues seem to smooth out a bit. But while I enjoyed the show myself, I will concede it did get a little cartoony. I think those who already were smitten with the show were able to see the glass half full, while non-die hards felt like it came up a bit short…which is completely fair. Had I started watching on season 3, I would not have enjoyed the show much. But in the context of everything else, it finds forgiveness with me.

    They are never going to top season 1, because there was such a dichotomy between KP’s world and that of a middle school gym teach. In season 2, it was KP’s world and Mexico, which SORTA worked, but not completely. Sesaon 3 was KP vs parenthood, which was a little less than compelling. Still though, the depraved humor was there throughout, even if he did dabble in douchery at times. Onward to season 4.

  • https://twitter.com/#!/pdensborn Peter Densborn

    I slaved all last season writing reups under the assumption that was it. Now I come to find out that was basically just a filler season because Katy Mixon couldn’t find time in her schedule to go full on domestic with KP??? Fucking bullshit. They were writing around her all fucking season. You can totally see it now. Shane probably would never have existed had she not been predisposed. For serious.

    The mix of emotions I feel right now are indescribable. Part of me thinks they just should have let him die and be done with it. The other part awaits his triumphant return to glory. Either way, I’ll be here to report on the happenings.

    Maybe they can win back CP, and his righteous indignation. Maaaybe not. Time will tell.

  • BenjaminSantiago

    yeah! if they are going to do something, I say movie/longform special or don’t even fuck with my heartstrings right now…
    Admittedly at this point I’m more interested in the tertiary characters like Kenny’s brother’s family or Stevie and Maria. Or find some way to bring back Michael Pena…it would work in that universe because there are no boundaries or consequences anymore…KP’s resurrection was acceptable as a coda…but as a springboard for a new season. nah brah.