HBO Steals The Title Of One Of My Favorite Songs
As someone who really enjoyed the martial arts farce The Foot Fist Way, the news that the film’s masterminds (including the movie’s star, Danny McBride) have a new HBO show called Eastbound And Down was exciting. Finally, the pay-cable comedy series focused on the world of trucking that I’ve waited my entire life for. And clearly the title is a tribute to the late Jerry Reed’s single originating from his co-starring role in Smokey And The Bandit. Unfortunately, in a heartbreaking move, the show has absolutely nothing to do with trucking as far as I can tell; it focuses on something about a baseball player becoming a P.E. teacher. But hey, any excuse to post one of the greatest songs about interstate trucking, I suppose. [New York Observer]
As someone who really enjoyed the martial arts farce The Foot Fist Way, the news that the film’s masterminds (including the movie’s star, Danny McBride) have a new HBO show called Eastbound And Down was exciting. Finally, the pay-cable comedy series focused on the world of trucking that I’ve waited my entire life for. And clearly the title is a tribute to the late Jerry Reed’s single originating from his co-starring role in Smokey And The Bandit. Unfortunately, in a heartbreaking move, the show has absolutely nothing to do with trucking as far as I can tell; it focuses on something about a baseball player becoming a P.E. teacher. But hey, any excuse to post one of the greatest songs about interstate trucking, I suppose. [