# Does anyone else watch "The League" on FX? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 10, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632 "2010-12-10T05:22:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/1 "2010-12-10T05:22:21Z")
I don’t remember seeing any threads about the show, but does anyone esle watch _The League_ on FX. It just wrapped up season 2 tonight. It comes on after _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_ and has a similarly ribald sensibility. It’s about a fantasy football league of upscale professionals, and it’s very much “guy” humor. It gets a lot of mileage in its (very accurate, in my opinion) portrayal of macho smack talking and posturing (though one of the guy’s wives, who is also in the league, can hold her own with all of them). Ruxin is probably the funniest character. He’s a successful attorney with a hot wife, and he is not afarid to remind everybody of both of those things all the time and be a totally smug dick about it. None of the characters are really very quality human beings (it’s like _Always Sunny_ in that regard), but Ruxin is so over the top about the dick measuring that he kills me. Any other fans? Anyone seee the finale tonight? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/2 "2010-12-10T05:36:10Z")
I haven’t watched it yet, but I’ve got the season one DVD on hold at the library. It looks like a lot of fun and if you’re saying it’s like It’s Always Sunny, then I’m sure I’ll love it. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/3 "2010-12-10T05:56:29Z")
It’s my favorite show on Thursday night, and the only one I rewatch. I’m bummed that tonight’s the finale. ---
**Author:** ![mckall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@mckall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mckall)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/4 "2010-12-10T06:10:17Z")
That show is why I now study the ancient art of the Naginta. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/5 "2010-12-10T06:34:44Z")
I love Nick Kroll, but hate sports, though I hear that doesn’t matter much. Got season 1 in my Netflix queue. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/6 "2010-12-10T16:53:17Z")
You really don’t need to know anything about football to enjoy the show. The fantasy football thing ties everything together, but overall it’s a minor part of the story. ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/7 "2010-12-10T18:04:53Z")
I like it, its slightly less outrageous then Sunny, and more consistent quality wise. I was also pleasantly surprised about how little of the show was about football. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/8 "2010-12-10T20:20:47Z")
It is insanely hilarious. Taco is great, but Ruxin is really great. Sadly I don’t know how to spoiler, so I can’t add some great lines so far. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/9 "2010-12-10T20:40:36Z")
> [@lindsaybluth](#): > > It is insanely hilarious. Taco is great, but Ruxin is really great. Sadly I don’t know how to spoiler, so I can’t add some great lines so far. Spoiler like this (spoiler)Bruce Willis is a ghost(/spoiler) Change the pharetheses into brackets, of course. Or just post the quotes. I don’t think it’s the kind of show where spoilers really hurt anything. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/10 "2010-12-10T21:19:13Z")
I almost died when Ruxin is explaining the baptism of his son to the guys: “We told my mom it was a really _progressive_ shule” I hope it doesn’t get cancelled. But I have that hope for all the shows I watch. Kevin and Jenny are great. And married in real life! ---
**Author:** ![Kylede](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Kylede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kylede)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/11 "2010-12-10T22:31:41Z")
It is a truly awesome show. The funniest thing about it, is if you have ever played in a fantasy football league like it. I used to play in one with friends from college, and the “smack-talk” was totally like this. I wish webcam video was as easy to do back then (10-15 years ago) because we would have done the videos just like them. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/12 "2010-12-10T23:57:31Z")
I gotta say, I love all the wonderful new phrases I’ve learned from the show: Vaginal hubris Vinegar Strokes Fear Boner Anticiperection Eskimo brothers ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/13 "2010-12-10T23:58:38Z")
I’m dying just remembering the fear boner and vaginal hubris. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/14 "2010-12-11T06:46:54Z")
Kegel the Elf! 🙂 Looking forward to next fall already. ---
**Author:** ![Surbey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-league-on-fx/563632/15 "2010-12-12T01:20:33Z")
don’t forget vinegar strokes! This show is pretty awesome. I prefer the first season though; I think the shorter run made the episodes higher in quality but this season hasn’t been bad. :smack: damn you