When the cast and creators of FX Networks’ “The League” reunited Friday night in Austin at the Atx Television Festival the primary topic — threaded between jokes about fantasy football failures and on-set injuries — was timing and opportunity. Namely, did the show air at the right time, could it survive in today’s TV landscape, and would it thrive, even, if a revival aired on streaming or premium networks, sans the restrictions of basic cable?
Katie Aselton, who played Jenny, referred to the possibility of a revival as the “billion dollar question,” and co-creator Jackie Marcus Schaffer caught some good-natured flack from the cast when she questioned “The League’s” continued relevancy.
“At the time [we made the show], fantasy football was [really] popular,” she said. “But is that still a thing?”
“I don’t know,” Aselton said, sarcastically. “Are friends still a thing?”
“Are people still busting balls?” Jason Mantzoukas said, piling on.
“It was a kinder,...
Katie Aselton, who played Jenny, referred to the possibility of a revival as the “billion dollar question,” and co-creator Jackie Marcus Schaffer caught some good-natured flack from the cast when she questioned “The League’s” continued relevancy.
“At the time [we made the show], fantasy football was [really] popular,” she said. “But is that still a thing?”
“I don’t know,” Aselton said, sarcastically. “Are friends still a thing?”
“Are people still busting balls?” Jason Mantzoukas said, piling on.
“It was a kinder,...
- 6/8/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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