Eagleheart is hands down one of my favorite [adult swim] shows, and we’re incredibly lucky to be getting a second season. Lucky in the same way we were lucky that Gutenburg invented moveable type, or lucky the way people were a century ago when they got indoor plumbing and electricity. Yes, it’s hyperbole. But it’s only because I love this show that. damn. much.
You may remember I named Eagleheart as my #10 favorite thing from 2011, and that the first season (now available on dvd– go buy it!!!) gave me two of my funniest moments of laugh out loud tv all year with a game of leapfrog that ends in disaster and a public service announcement about cougar attacks/gay hookup sex in the mountains. Oh, and my neverending crush on star Maria Thayer. . .who is back, along with “stars” (only because they’re second billing to her– in my head at least) Chris Elliot and Bret Gelman as the bumbling Texas Rangers who shoot first, then shoot again, and if questions get asked they’ll probably be non-sequitirs.
What’ve we got on deck for this season? Well, in the opening episode “Gabey, Calvin, and Stu” it starts with a bang, with an amazing triple entendre sandwich gag (triple because the sandwich doubles for both a phallus and a gun and is the subject of a terrible pun– triple, see?). I laughed out loud for 45 seconds at the sandwich joke– had to pause the show so I didn’t miss more– and went back and rewatched it. Almost as good as the leapfrog game, guys. The Eagleheart gang discovers the reasons they all went into the US Marshall service to begin with. . . and the massive conspiracy that might have caused them to end up there? Also, a magic bakery that chronicles each and every one of Chris Monsanto’s blood baths– in cake form!!!
Also we get to see more of Michael Gladis as the chief in the season opener, since he was way, way, WAY too good to be on that crappy tv show Mad Men. (and was one of my favorite characters while he was on there). His stilted Orson Welles meets Howard Cosell delivery is as addictive as it is awesome and creepy. And not to have too many spoilers, but there’s LOTS of the chief in this episode and I hope they find a way to have more of him in the future. Otherwise, [adult swim] will soon be receiving an angry letter from me. . . .
Also, we have the following teasers for the rest of the season:
Junior Lady Marshal Susie Wagner (Maria Thayer) adds a feminine flair to the insane bloodshed of Eagleheart. This season, Susie goes undercover to catch a judge-killing hermaphrodite, falls in love with a villain’s henchman, and spends the better part of an episode locked in the trunk of a car.
Oh, yeah, the other characters. . . . we have been promised during Season 2 we will “track down a psychotic kids’ show host, search for the kidnapped King of the Hobos, fend off sinister board games, and take down a scat-singing mob boss. Along the way, they’ll encounter special guest stars Conan O’Brien, Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), and more.”
Eagleheart comes from Conaco, Conan O’Brien’s production company, so remember when you watch Eagleheart you’re also supporting Conan. That’s a good thing.
Here’s your press release:
Chris Elliott returns as Marshal Chris Monsanto for the thrilling second season of the live-action comedy Eagleheart. Eagleheart premieres on Adult Swim Thursday, April 12 at midnight (ET/PT).Picking up where the show’s first season left off, season two of Eagleheart features even more of the surreal mayhem, over-the-top violence and absurd twists that fans have come to expect.
Get ready for bloodshed as Marshal Chris Monsanto blindly kicks, punches, and shoots his way to justice, often targeting those who deserve it.This season, Marshal Monsanto, aided by his sidekicks Brett Mobley (Brett Gelman, The Other Guys) and Susie Wagner (Maria Thayer, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), sets out to track down a psychotic kids’ show host, search for the kidnapped King of the Hobos, fend off sinister board games, and take down a scat-singing mob boss.
Along the way, they’ll encounter special guest stars Conan O’Brien, Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), and more.
In its premiere season, Eagleheart was #1 in its time slot and it ranked as basic cable’s #1 sitcom with men 18-34 and men 18-49. That high-octane first season makes its DVD debut on April 3, just one week before the season two launch. The Eagleheart Season One DVD features all 12 episodes from the first season as well as deleted scenes, the cast’s 2011 New York Comic Con panel, and cast and crew episode commentary for each episode.
Eagleheart is produced by Conan O’Brien’s Conaco Productions and Dakota Pictures. It is written and executive produced by Michael Koman, Andrew Weinberg and Jason Woliner and executive produced by Tracey Baird, Troy Miller, David Kissinger, Conan O’Brien, and Jeff Ross.
WATCH THIS SHOW. If you don’t like it, email me, and I’ll send you a nickel so you can buy yourself a sense of humor. Oh, and a sense of AWESOMENESS.