Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

trademarcdesigns First of all, this is not a show about baseball any more than Bull Durham or The Bad News Bears. Baseball is merely the backdrop for a show about a middle aged man's self-destructive spiral into the abyss. And what a ride it is. The show is driven by the scathingly funny monologues, and Hank Azaria's brilliant deadpan delivery in full-on sports announcer persona. One of my favorites is about straight white men having reoriented our national sexual interest toward women's breasts, and how black and gay men are now bringing it back to women's butts... where it belongs.The show may be all about Azaria, but some of the supporting players are outstanding. Joe Buck does a sensational job of playing Joe Buck, and there a loads of cameos by other sports personalities, most of whom are better comic actors than you'd expect.Yes, the show is raunchy. Yes, the show glamorizes drug and alcohol abuse. Yes, the near-constant sex does smack a bit of the objectification of women. But this is a comedy and not a public service announcement. I urge you to give it a chance.

azsmutfan I loved the original "skit" from funny or die and never knew this shoe existed till today. Azariais delivery on every thing is so announcer like. Being a fan of baseball and listening to Buck,Carey,Scully growing up,where there is a art of telling a story as well as calling the game.It is just funny,brilliant and i cant wait for more.

Khun Kru Mark Twenty fantastic reviews so far for this - so I'm missing something.I'm halfway through this eight-part comedy series and so far I'm not quite sucked into it. The idea of a washed up baseball announcer is appealing but this 'dramedy' doesn't quite work for me.A middle-aged burnout somehow gets to shag the gorgeous Amanda Peet every night? I don't think so. That someone like Amanda Peet would be the salvation of a small town group of baseball misfits also doesn't seem credible. The ex-wife is a new-age sexaholic and the baseball players are just a collection of misshapen old men! And for no reason that's clear, there's a teenage black dude chewing up scenery too.The over-acting is annoying and the story-line (if there is one) moves at a glacial pace. The characters aren't likable enough to sympathize with so it's hard to get involved in what they do.In fact, the only character I have enjoyed watching is the dieting ex- major league player, Pedro played by Hemky Madera. He's a hoot in all his scenes.After all that, it's still not as bad as I'm making it sound... it's just that I feel it could have been so much more. I'll watch the remaining four episodes because Joe Buck shows up in two of them and I'm a big fan of his.If my opinion changes between now and then I'll update this account.

Christopher Smith I've never really followed baseball in real life, but, for whatever reason, I've always loved baseball comedies with The Bad News Bears being one of my favorite movies of all time, and "Eastbound & Down" being arguably the funniest television series of the past decade. Although "Brockmire" has yet to air an entire season yet, it has already come close to surpassing "Eastbound & Down" in my mind. Like "Eastbound & Down", "Brockmire" features a hard-to-love protagonist with self-destructive tendencies, but it's also smarter and better written. Hank Azaria, who I've never really particularly loved in anything other than Gross Point Blank, is simply amazing Jim Brockmire, a baseball announcer famous for losing his mind on the air upon learning his wife cheated on him. Such a scenario could just be an excuse to go for cheap laughs at every turn, and although "Brockmire" certainly goes for cheap laughs at times, it's also surprisingly moving and even a little philosophical at times. The main question of "Brockmire" is whether peoples' lives are defined by only their worst moments, and what it means to change as a human being in order to have a meaningful legacy. While "Brockmire" never approaches becoming a drama, Azaria's performance carries a fair amount of dramatic weight, as the hurt and sadness of Brockmire are as much a source of conflict as they are for dark humor. Ultimately, "Brockmire" is only partially about baseball, though the baseball scenes tend to be the funniest. The show has proved to be a big hit for IFC, and it will be interesting to see how both the character and the show grow in its second season. For its fantastic first season, I'd give it 9/10 so far. Highly recommended.