http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/03/10/vice_principals_trailer_danny_mcbride_returns_to_hbo.html

Premiers in July.

3/11/2016 10:30:21 AM

hopefully Kenny Powers is the baseball coach

3/11/2016 11:28:45 AM

Quote :

"The series, created by McBride and Jody Hill (who were also behind the premium cabler’s beloved comedy “Eastbound & Down”), is a dark comedy series about a high school and the two people who almost run it, the vice principals. McBride and Walton Goggins play rival administrators who are constantly at odds with each other as they compete for the top spot of principal. “It’s every f—er for himself,” Goggins declares as the two crash forklifts into each other. Goggins’ Lee Russell, the newcomer at the school, is well liked by the staff and students, while McBride’s Neal Gamby struggles to make connections and seems almost universally hated by everyone on school grounds."

3/11/2016 11:31:28 AM

could also have stevie come back and be band director

3/11/2016 12:45:11 PM

will watch

3/11/2016 1:18:03 PM

So it's essentially Eastbound & Down but Kenny Powers is a vice principal now instead of a baseball player.

3/11/2016 3:26:17 PM

This sounds amazing

3/11/2016 11:46:43 PM

Boyd as a school administrator? Color me interested.

3/14/2016 8:49:19 AM

Saw this the other night and enjoyed it. It really is basically Kenny Powers as a Vice Principal.

7/20/2016 1:03:52 PM

has potential but the first episode was just meh

7/20/2016 1:06:40 PM

I was excited about this, and I did enjoy most of the first episode, but I wasn't blown away or anything.

7/20/2016 1:44:23 PM

I agree with the general sentiment ITT

7/20/2016 1:47:56 PM

This McBride vehicle should in no way be compared to the greatness that was Eastbound. They didn't even attempt to explain how McBride's character earned the job of VP despite his obvious flaws - I couldn't get past that. I wish this series the best of luck.

But for the car people out there - was he driving Al Bundy's Dodge?

7/20/2016 2:15:07 PM

Was solid, enjoyed it. I can easily see it getting better

7/20/2016 9:35:56 PM

^^ the VPs at my high school weren't really very high caliber people... i can easily see some small rural high school having a guy like this.

7/20/2016 10:53:47 PM

bullshit

7/20/2016 11:54:11 PM

Quote :

"They didn't even attempt to explain how McBride's character earned the job of VP despite his obvious flaws - I couldn't get past that."

His dad was a very well thought of principal (at the same school/district?) so it's implied that since it's a small town that he's followed in his footsteps, etc.

This episode was better. Definitely had some good awkward cringe moments.

[Edited on July 24, 2016 at 11:16 PM. Reason : .]

7/24/2016 11:16:08 PM

Yea, I picked up on the reference to his dad, but he's not running a family business he's VP at a school. And I punished myself and watched ep. 2 - no laughs combined with [spoiler alert] multiple felonies committed in the middle of the day as if it's not big deal does not equal a better episode. Even HBO gets it wrong every now and then.

[Edited on July 25, 2016 at 10:23 AM. Reason : ...]

7/25/2016 10:23:13 AM

I mean, were you looking for a biopic on vice principals? it's a fictional comedy with Danny McBride and you're holding it to realistic standards

7/25/2016 3:50:40 PM

episode 1 in the books

Im hooked.


And it is filmed in SC, pretty cool

8/1/2016 1:04:59 PM

Watched the first two episodes and lolled a number of times. Mostly just at Danny McBride's delivery on everything. "Fuck your face. Fuck your butt."

8/1/2016 4:07:10 PM

last night's episode didn't do much for me

8/1/2016 8:36:37 PM

I really enjoyed Eastbound and I loved Boyd Crowder in Justified. Great to see Walton again and this role allows him to be pretty damn funny, while also a devious and crazy motherfucker. Two episodes in and loving it.

8/1/2016 10:08:47 PM

Pretty epic shoutout/product placement/cameo for bojangles in one of the episodes. A writer/McBride/somebody had definitely spent some time in one before! Made me

8/2/2016 1:17:59 PM

they went to school in NC and also filmed Eastbown here

and McBride is from Virginia

8/2/2016 2:00:54 PM

But it is good product placement...glad they kept it local.

SPOILER

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I know its supposed to be a comedy but damn if Goggins isn't stealing the show. His character is very believable.

I'll keep watching, no matter if the critics say it sucks...It's got me. Especially after they burnt the house down.

8/2/2016 2:23:39 PM

jody hill grew-up in NC, we were childhood friends, got camcorder footage of us hanging out.

8/2/2016 3:03:05 PM

Quote :

"last night's episode didn't do much for me"

agree. I guess they were trying to really establish the love line and give a break from the "get Dr. Brown back" plot line.

Quote :

"but damn if Goggins isn't stealing the show"

he's kicking ass and their chemistry together is great.

[Edited on August 2, 2016 at 3:59 PM. Reason : wasted my 8k post]

8/2/2016 3:58:38 PM

that prayer scene

I had to watch it twice

8/3/2016 1:08:09 PM

Last nights episode was quite fucking funny, especially the ending!

8/8/2016 9:51:03 PM

This shit's getting hilarious.

8/9/2016 12:31:16 AM

Agreed, I'm enjoying this more as it goes one. The acid scene was great.

8/9/2016 9:39:20 AM

^kind of a throwback to Eastbound and Down's ecstasy scene

8/9/2016 9:58:29 AM

Sleep Motherfucker!

8/15/2016 1:39:08 PM

for some reason I only laugh at minuscule things in this show... like when she told him to bring the eyebrows down heh

8/15/2016 6:25:29 PM

another solid episode. I hope that teacher guy gets what's coming to him at some point.

8/22/2016 9:37:20 AM

I will dig up all your fucking kimchi!

8/25/2016 5:33:42 AM

This is the total opposite of The Night Of...

The first episode sucked, but each one keeps getting better.

8/25/2016 10:53:33 AM

Latest episode tried it's best to ruin french dips for me, haha.

8/30/2016 9:06:46 AM

This show is way better than east bound and down to me.

9/6/2016 1:14:49 AM

This show has been great. I'm looking forward to the last 2 episodes.

9/6/2016 2:09:54 AM

WOW WTF! I knew it had to be something but what a way to end the season.

9/19/2016 9:25:35 PM

hahaha can't wait to see where this goes next season.

9/19/2016 10:55:57 PM

I'm thinking it was Lee that shot him and torched the cars. He was clearly acting odd when they were raising the flag (I thought maybe he was recording it with the pen camera) and he can easily pin it on Brown.

[Edited on September 20, 2016 at 9:33 AM. Reason : ]

9/20/2016 9:30:53 AM

I'm ashamed to admit I finished out the season despite my earlier complaints after seeing McBride on with Bill Simmons. McBride made it seem like this was going to be a one season deal - has it already been picked up for a second season? The show did get better, but the laughs just weren't there for me. Disappointed they went with a who shot JR style season-ending cliffhanger, but I'll join in the speculation. No way it was Lee, his MO ain't shooting people. It was clearly Blythe Sason acting on orders from Dr. Brown.

9/20/2016 2:13:25 PM

Oh yeah, I forgot about that guy.

9/20/2016 2:23:21 PM

Quote :

"The series was ordered by HBO in May 2014 with an 18-episode pickup,[1] which will be split into two seasons and conclude the series"

http://www.bustle.com/articles/183516-vice-principals-will-return-for-season-2-before-going-on-permanent-summer-vacation

[Edited on September 20, 2016 at 3:27 PM. Reason : ]

9/20/2016 3:23:52 PM

^ Thanks. Must have misheard 8 instead of 18. I will now see this thru to the end.

9/20/2016 6:12:10 PM

Anyone else still seeing this one through to the end?

10/23/2017 2:31:01 PM

Hells yes. Loving it so far.

10/23/2017 2:37:57 PM