Looking back on the four-season evolution of IFC's Brockmire, it's impressive that a seemingly one-joke Funny or Die character had enough comic versatility to justify a full show built around him; even more impressive is that the broadly funny series turned out to have unexpected and yet completely convincing emotional underpinnings as a humane character study.
The team behind Brockmire, from creator Joel Church-Cooper and producer-star Hank Azaria to directors Tim Kirby and Maurice Marable, have always had a reach for their little-watched gem that exceeded the grasp of a show about a foul-mouthed baseball announcer with an assortment of addictions.
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