HBO passed on Ashley Schaeffer Eastbound & Down spin-off, says Danny McBride
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Matt Schimkowitz
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The article discusses how HBO passed on a potential Eastbound & Down spin-off centered on the character Ashley Schaeffer (played by Steve Little). Despite Danny McBride's continued success at HBO with shows like Vice Principals and The Righteous Gemstones, the network showed no interest in revisiting the Eastbound & Down universe through this particular character. The piece explores the legacy of the show and the memorable characters it produced.
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The A.V. ClubHBO passed on Ashley Schaeffer Eastbound & Down spin-off, says Danny McBrideavclub.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledHBO had no interest in Ashley Schaeffer-led Eastbound & Down spin-off
Since debuting the iconic Kenny Powers on HBO back in the halcyon days of 2009, Danny McBride has made a nice little home for himself at the network.
The scope of Eastbound and the number of memorable characters it produced, like Casper, make it hard to believe there have been zero attempts to bring Kenny back to the mound.
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