"Eagleheart" premieres tonight on Adult Swim

[BillBrasky]

In his first lead TV role since the cult favorite "Get A Life", Chris Elliott stars as Marshal Chris Monsanto in the live-action comedy "Eagleheart". "Eagleheart" premieres on Adult Swim tonight at midnight.

The show is a parody of "Walker, Texas Ranger"-esque action dramas. Each episode promises violence, suspense, intrigue and copious amounts of needless bloodshed as Monsanto blindly kicks, punches and shoots his way to what may or may not be a legitimate solution to his case. On any given day, Monsanto may battle a pair of evil twin gubernatorial candidates, surgically alter his appearance to investigate a string of elderly kidnappings, track missing mountain lions to the center of the earth, or punch people so hard they explode.

Aided by his sidekicks Brett (Brett Gelman, "The Other Guys") and Susie (Maria Thayer, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"), and under the watchful authority of Chief (Michael Gladis, "Mad Men"), Monsanto's goal is always the same: to overcome the obstacle that was presented in the beginning of the episode.

"Eagleheart" is produced by Conan O'Brien's Conaco Productions and Dakota Pictures. It is executive produced by Michael Koman, Andrew Weinberg, Jason Woliner, Troy Miller, Tracey Baird, David Kissinger, Conan O'Brien and Jeff Ross.

[stephenhicks]

At first glance, I saw the cowboy hat, I immediately thought Jasper Redd.
I got excited for a sec, but this looks okay!

[toddlevin]

I've watched most of the Eagleheart episodes and there's so much good stuff in there. The show is hugely weird and surprising and funny, and Chris Elliott is appropriately entitled, childish, and ignorant.

Some of the episodes begin as a more straightforward parody of Walker: Texas Ranger, and take some weird turns. However, there are other episodes that are simply insane right from the start. And it's so much fun watching Michael Gladis inexplicably channel Orson Welles for his role as the US Marshals chief.

I'm curious to see how people will respond to Eagleheart. I suspect it might be a little divisive, but so far I love it.

[fggrhjkhdeu]

First ep was really good, looks like the show has a lot potential, and also Brett Gelman.

[BillBrasky]

First episode was good, but Adult Swim's schedule says it was episode 107. If so, how come Brett Gelman and Maria Thayer's characters were being introduced for the first time?

[fggrhjkhdeu]

Maybe every episode his partner dies, and they are teamed up again....?

[Jixby Phillips]

Production numbers aren't canon, dude.

[Newt Floss]

Made me laugh.

[Trikywu]

Does anyone know who directed the pilot episode? (I track Adult Swim programming at work now, and I need to get a credit list for the pilot).

[Itslikeimsayin]

Jason Woliner

[isoS]

But you can credit him as "uncleratsy"