FX's "The League" Ending Season 1 With Shiva Bowl

Since premiering on FX, "The League" has garnered critical acclaim for its cast and writers.  The show revolves around five guys who have known each other since high school, and now all play fantasy football together.

The show is based in Chicago, which is nice to see for a change.  It is essentially a show that aims to get laughs and relate to peoples real lives. 

Pete, the three time league champion, seems to be the center of the show.  His marriage ended in the first episode and since then he has been enjoying the single life—making out with spa receptionists and gloating over his webcam about his three previous victories.

Kevin, Pete’s brother, is the league commissioner.  His wife Jenny helps him run his team, to the dismay of his friends.  She is so into the fantasy football that she is even willing to strip naked in an alley to fulfill a bet made between Pete and Kevin.  Kevin is a district attorney who used leverage over Ruxin to gain the number one draft pick.

Ruxin is a defense lawyer who is paranoid that he is being made to lose the league each year.  He constantly complains about his league and his wife.  His very hot wife is played wonderfully by Nadine Velazquez.  Ruxin always finds a way to piss off the wife who he knows is out of his league.  No pun intended

Taco is the stoner friend everyone had in high school.  He pays little attention to his league, despite having won one year, and he is often hooking up with random women.  He likes to use these women to get free things by finding out who his Eskimo brothers are, Eskimo brother being someone who has slept with the same girl he has.  He also loves three penis wine.  Don't ask.

Andre is the geeky, awkward fiend who is always trying to fit in with the guys.  He is a plastic surgeon, and despite being the richest of the group, is the brunt of most jokes.  His wardrobe and draft picks make him an easy target, from wearing Vin Diesels Coat from XXX to picking Keyshawn Johnson.  The only thing he has over the other guys, is he is actually with Shiva, the high school valedictorian after whom the league trophy was named.

These five guys together make up a team that is simply hilarious.  The guest spots in the first season have been great.  From Terry Bradshaw screwing over Pete with an injury update, to Ruxin’s spa encounter with Antonio Gates, to Thomas Lennon from Reno 911 playing Pete’s gay marriage mediator.  Pete isn’t gay, the mediator is.

The final episode airs this Thursday on FX appropriately titled, “The Shiva Bowl”.  The guys will be watching as Pete and Andre go head to head.  Obviously the fact that Andre is dating Shiva will come into play as her picture is featured very prominently on the league trophy. 

Tune in Thursday to see which Chicagoan takes home The Shiva Bowl.