Let Us Anticipate "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll," Denis Leary's D Generation FanFic Show Coming To FX

If it shows up on Hulu, I'll watch it.

i'll probably see the first episode, no promises after that

I described this show to my wife and she looked so so crestfallen at the thought that she might have to watch it.

http://deadline.com/2015/07/sexdrugsrockroll-denis-leary-comic-con-1201474786/

Denis Leary has a number of guest rock stars appearing in his new FX comic Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, which premieres July 16. Lined up are Joan Jett, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Greg Dulli of Afghan Whigs. But if his series gets a second season, Leary wants David Bowie on the show.

“My three favorite bands are the (Rolling) Stones, the Who and David Bowie,” Leary told the Comic-Con Hall H crowd during the Sex&Drugs panel Sunday. “I grew up in the ’70s when there was shitty music. The songwriters and the musicians were falling asleep, and there were stupid haircuts. Bowie got me through 1970 until the Ramones showed up. He’s funny; I’ve seen him on Ricky Gervais’ show. That’s my message to David Bowie.” Bowie also was Leary’s nickname on the FX show Rescue Me.

also learned in Hall H. The rhythm section is named Rehab and Bam Bam. Johnny Rock, Flash, Rehab and Bam Bam.

“My three favorite bands are the (Rolling) Stones, the Who and David Bowie...I grew up in the ’70s when there was shitty music."

uh ok

lol if Hannibal couldn't entice Bowie, you probably can't either, Denis.

This is why networks should not accept, sight unseen, the second offering from someone who has previously delivered a hit show (see: The Marriage Ref.

trying to imagine david bowie wanting to read lines by someone who thinks he was the only good musical act from 1970-1976

this was so much worse than even I could have anticipated

there were a couple touches i appreciate (the Shane McGowan joke, the riff on tribute bands) and i like that they made the daughter a semi-interesting character and not just a foil for leary's lame antics but yeah, pretty stupid show.

this looked hella dumb from jump and I'm more of a Leary fan than many folks I know (I ride and die for a few seasons of rescue me and am like "eeehhhh, about that" re the rest)

will check it out but expecting little and racing for disappointment

the only real upside is that a few people might learn who Greg Dulli is

but really everyone would be 1000x better served by listening to Afghan Whigs records while reading Noel Gallagher interviews

Did the first episode address the fact that Denis Leary and John Corbett (especially Leary) are a little old to be playing dudes from an early '90s band?

plus they looked more like a New York Dolls-y glam band than early '90s in the commercials I saw.

Did the first episode address the fact that Denis Leary and John Corbett (especially Leary) are a little old to be playing dudes from an early '90s band?

― JRN, Friday, July 17, 2015 2:03 AM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

one of the more semi-clever touches was that the photos of Johnny Rock in his prime were all stills from Leary's old MTV bits, which conjured the odd "oh yeah, this guy was on MTV in the early '90s" realization. Northern Exposure was out in the early 90s, it's plausible those guys would've broken through as musicians at the same age they got famous IRL as actors/comedians.

thought this was not bad

^ was not bad for like 2-3 eps, now is actively bad