Ted Lasso [Apple]

ollkiller · 16-09-2020 10:27am #1

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt10986410/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

New show about an NFL coach who becomes the manager of a Premier League team. It is absolutely glorious. Haven't laughed this much in years. Watched 6 episodes last night. Also you don't have to be into football (the football is only a side show, it's a perfect comedy about life) but if you are it's even better. Get on it.

sky88 · 16-09-2020 11:38am

Really enjoying the show easy watch but so funny

PTH2009 · 16-09-2020 9:06pm

Was critical of it at the start but grew on me and enjoying it. Its starting to get deeper into the overall story and its a bit dark

Skid X · 16-09-2020 11:55pm

I am enjoying this series, I remember Ted Lasso when he appeared on NBC Sports a few years ago. They kept some of the material in the Apple shows

FunLover18 · 19-09-2020 7:21pm

I'm four episodes into this and I love it! It's so charming and feel good, it reminds me The Good Place in its tone. The only thing that takes away from for me is that the team is meant to be in the Premier League, I think they should've chosen a lower league but it's a very, very minor quibble.

Basq · 19-09-2020 7:29pm

It's getting better every week..

.. supporting cast are all excellent.

maudgonner · 20-09-2020 11:28am

Septa Unella has glammed herself up a bit now that she owns a football club!

Tom Mann Centuria · 26-09-2020 10:36pm

FunLover18 wrote: »

I'm four episodes into this and I love it! It's so charming and feel good, it reminds me The Good Place in its tone. The only thing that takes away from for me is that the team is meant to be in the Premier League, I think they should've chosen a lower league but it's a very, very minor quibble.

Yeah agree maybe should have gone Championship club, but I suppose for the US audience Premier League makes sense. It's great though, lovely warmth to it as well as some brilliant lines.

Captain Red Beard · 27-09-2020 10:32am

Nate the Great!

Basq · 27-09-2020 10:38am

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

Nate the Great!

Nick Mohammed is brilliant.. his appearances on '8 Out Of 10 Cats' are always impressive!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrigzcT96L8

Can't find his Jurassic Park Theme Tune but that's hilarious too!

JP Liz V1 · 27-09-2020 11:35pm

I find Jason Sudeikis can be hit and miss but the reviews for this seem to be good

Thecageyone · 28-09-2020 12:34am

I just happen to be looking out for random series that I never heard of, will give it a go. usual rules apply, I'll give it 2 episodes to impress me, then we'll see

28-09-2020 12:41am

It's got a lot of heart, definitely worth watching.

FunLover18 · 28-09-2020 1:04am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I find Jason Sudeikis can be hit and miss but the reviews for this seem to be good

It really is excellent and it's not what I was expecting from him.

Buttros · 28-09-2020 12:54pm

Been watching this all along. Has been a pleasant surprise. Really enjoyable. Gets better as it goes along as you start to like the various characters and want them to win

Skid X · 05-10-2020 2:30pm

This was great, can't wait for the next series

I enjoyed commentator Arlo White's notes for that crucial final game!

Man City No 5 Paddy O'Gara
Owns a Bodhran shop in Doolin

etc

https://twitter.com/arlowhite/status/1312159699916128257

https://twitter.com/arlowhite/status/1312159842644107264

Wombatman · 10-10-2020 10:53pm

Really brings the feel good factor. You'd want to be a level 5 cynic for it not to bring a smile to your face.

RurtBeynolds · 12-10-2020 10:01am

One of the best shows around right now.

FunLover18 · 13-10-2020 7:06pm

If you enjoy hearing people gush about things you like as much as I do, the slashfilm podcast talked about this show for about half an hour on their latest episode and made some interesting observations.

GSPfan · 13-10-2020 11:12pm

I watched it week to week when it was released and coming home from work on a Friday to watch this was just perfect. Nothing too complex but loveable enough to care about.
The ending to the series was really good.

siblers · 14-10-2020 8:55pm

Very enjoyable, much better that what I had thought it would be. As mentioned earlier, would make a bit more sense if it was a lower league team but that wouldn't translate as well to the Americans.

Reminds me a bit of After Life without all the preaching nonsense, it's a mixture of being very sentimental and pleasent but also being quite crude. There are parts where it feels like it could be a PG comedy and other times where it's aimed just for adults but it works quite well having the mix

Yester · 21-10-2020 7:06pm

Just finished watching this. It is not something I would have been naturally drawn to but after reading the good reviews I said I'd give it a go. Have to say it's the most enjoyable show I've watched in a long time.

JP Liz V1 · 28-10-2020 7:34pm

https://twitter.com/TVLine/status/1321519620818427904

ixoy · 28-10-2020 11:04pm

If you don't give a crap about football, would you still enjoy this? How central is the sport - does it take up much time?

KilOit · 28-10-2020 11:21pm

ixoy wrote: »

If you don't give a crap about football, would you still enjoy this? How central is the sport - does it take up much time?

Hate football, premiership/champions league? crock of **** with bunch of overpaid tossers. might watch a world cup but that's about it.
Loved this show and really hits you in the feels

ixoy · 28-10-2020 11:39pm

KilOit wrote: »

Hate football, premiership/champions league? crock of **** with bunch of overpaid tossers. might watch a world cup but that's about it.
Loved this show and really hits you in the feels

Great, that's exactly the answer I wanted!

FunLover18 · 28-10-2020 11:39pm

ixoy wrote: »

If you don't give a crap about football, would you still enjoy this? How central is the sport - does it take up much time?

Nope, you don't need to even like football. Ted Lasso himself as never coached "soccer" before. It's a workplace sitcom, the workplace just so happens to be a football club. I think all in all there are 2 out of 10 episodes that focus on matches, maybe 3.

Penn · 29-10-2020 9:55am

Watched it over the weekend. It's... good? I think. I'm still mixed on it. It's pretty cheesy, plots resolve too quickly and easily and it feels like nearly everyone is just right all the time. As another poster said, it reminds me a lot of After Life but minus the forced bleakness Gervais tries to bring it all back to constantly which throws it off balance.

Yet the characters here are a lot more likeable and interesting and you do genuinely want to see them do well, and I really did want to keep watching it.

Will definitely watch the next season, but I'm just conflicted because I know in nearly every other show these things would annoy me too much, but here they just... work, most of the time anyway.

FunLover18 · 29-10-2020 11:20am

Penn wrote: »

Watched it over the weekend. It's... good? I think. I'm still mixed on it. It's pretty cheesy, plots resolve too quickly and easily and it feels like nearly everyone is just right all the time. As another poster said, it reminds me a lot of After Life but minus the forced bleakness Gervais tries to bring it all back to constantly which throws it off balance.

Yet the characters here are a lot more likeable and interesting and you do genuinely want to see them do well, and I really did want to keep watching it.

Will definitely watch the next season, but I'm just conflicted because I know in nearly every other show these things would annoy me too much, but here they just... work, most of the time anyway.

This is an interesting point because I saw this is there the show not creating conflict for conflict's sake, for instance the one night stand in any other show would have dragged out for several episodes but here it's "resolved" quickly because as the show points out, there's nothing to resolve.

Penn · 29-10-2020 11:35am

FunLover18 wrote: »

This is an interesting point because I saw this is there the show not creating conflict for conflict's sake, for instance the one night stand in any other show would have dragged out for several episodes but here it's "resolved" quickly because as the show points out, there's nothing to resolve.

It was more of the smaller things I'm referring to;

Robbie Williams can't play at the big event so Ted gets a street musician who turns out to be amazing... Ted challenges Giles from Buffy to a darts match but it turns out Giles is great at darts but also turns out so is Ted who easily pulls off a finish most pro darts players would struggle with... Danny Rojas' injury...

It just always feels cheap and easy. It tries to create tension but then instantly dismisses it.

FunLover18 · 29-10-2020 12:42pm

Penn wrote: »

It was more of the smaller things I'm referring to;
Robbie Williams can't play at the big event so Ted gets a street musician who turns out to be amazing... Ted challenges Giles from Buffy to a darts match but it turns out Giles is great at darts but also turns out so is Ted who easily pulls off a finish most pro darts players would struggle with... Danny Rojas' injury...

It just always feels cheap and easy. It tries to create tension but then instantly dismisses it.

It just always feels cheap and easy. It tries to create tension but then instantly dismisses it.[/quote]

Ah ok I see what you mean but I think that's quite common for shows of this nature,

the band cancelling and having to find a replacement feels very tropey and I really liked the darts moment because it said a lot about Ted and his world view but agree the whole if I win you don't come to any matches was a quick fix but again I hated that Giles character and most shows would keep him around for the drama but I appreciate that they didn't go down that route.

There's no doubt the show requires a complete suspension of cynicism but that's what I loved about it. Each to their own though.

Penn · 29-10-2020 4:29pm

Yeah I went into the show extremely blind so had no idea what to expect. All I knew were Jason Sudeikis was in it and Bill Lawrence was a producer, so maybe I was expecting more of the Scrubs kind of thing where there aren't always easy fixes.

siblers · 29-10-2020 5:17pm

After watching the first two episodes, it was pretty easy to guess where the show was going to go and how the characters would play out. A lot of it is nonsensical and its quite clichéd. It works because Ted Lasso is quite a interesting character to have in this workplace scenario and he's played so well by Jason Suedikis

I had zero expectations but was pleasently surprised

Heckler · 30-10-2020 10:20pm

Started watching last night and have just finished watching tonight. Utterly charming show.

Fish out of water, some non-sentimental british humour with a mix of cheese american that as you can see it coming still hitsa ya in the feels.. Perfect viewing for these times.

Get over the cliches and tropes. Its very good. I hope they leave it at that all the same. No second eason.

FunLover18 · 30-10-2020 10:28pm

Heckler wrote: »

Started watching last night and have just finished watching tonight. Utterly charming show.

Fish out of water, some non-sentimental british humour with a mix of cheese american that as you can see it coming still hitsa ya in the feels.. Perfect viewing for these times.

Get over the cliches and tropes. Its very good. I hope they leave it at that all the same. No second eason.

It's been renewed for a second and third season.

Zaph · 30-10-2020 10:29pm

Heckler wrote: »

Get over the cliches and tropes. Its very good. I hope they leave it at that all the same. No second eason.

It's already been renewed for two more seasons.

JimBurnley · 30-10-2020 10:37pm

4 episodes in, loving so far. Nik Mohammed is brilliant

siblers · 31-10-2020 12:43am

Heckler wrote: »

Started watching last night and have just finished watching tonight. Utterly charming show.

Fish out of water, some non-sentimental british humour with a mix of cheese american that as you can see it coming still hitsa ya in the feels.. Perfect viewing for these times.

Get over the cliches and tropes. Its very good. I hope they leave it at that all the same. No second eason.

Why wouldn't you want more seasons? It's suited for multiple seasons

Heckler · 31-10-2020 5:09am

Don't get me wrong I'd love to see more just afraid it wouldn't match up. Then again why wouldn't it ! More Ted please !

Heckler · 31-10-2020 8:07pm

Any recommendations along the same lines ? Just a feel good show. Seen Schitts Creek(loved it), Derek, Office etc.

Thecageyone · 31-10-2020 8:26pm

I'm struggling with this, I'm up to ep-6 and though it can be funny at times, I'm really not liking any of the characters besides Ted and his 2 side kicks. Outside of them I can't stomach some of them, I know some are meant to be a bit nauseating or irritating, but really it's not in a good way for my liking

FunLover18 · 31-10-2020 8:57pm

Heckler wrote: »

Any recommendations along the same lines ? Just a feel good show. Seen Schitts Creek(loved it), Derek, Office etc.

The Good Place on Netflix is very good and similar in the sense that it's about people trying to be good. Also if you're looking something more British The Detectorists is good although I'm not sure it's currently available on any streaming services.

01-11-2020 9:46pm

Few episodes in....exactly what I need right now! It’s lovely

maudgonner · 02-11-2020 11:40am

Heckler wrote: »

Any recommendations along the same lines ? Just a feel good show. Seen Schitts Creek(loved it), Derek, Office etc.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is the one is most reminds me of - an unrelentingly sunny lead character that manages not to be irritating.

purpleisafruit · 02-11-2020 11:48am

FunLover18 wrote: »

The Good Place on Netflix is very good and similar in the sense that it's about people trying to be good. Also if you're looking something more British The Detectorists is good although I'm not sure it's currently available on any streaming services.

I loved Detectorists, it's got a nice slow pace and Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones are wonderful in it.

gmisk · 30-12-2020 11:09pm

Heckler wrote: »

Any recommendations along the same lines ? Just a feel good show. Seen Schitts Creek(loved it), Derek, Office etc.

Chewing gum
The mindy project
Fresh off the boat
Parks and recreation
Superstore
Broad city
Fresh off the boat

31-12-2020 12:17am

Friday Night Lights. Season two is weird, but overall it's a great watch. It's got more heart than most things on TV.

Justified is also worth watching. Season 1 is a bit hit and miss but after that it picks up and really gets going.

Basq · 31-12-2020 12:45am

Some bizarre recommendations here..

31-12-2020 12:59am

Basq wrote: »

Some bizarre recommendations here..

I'm actually just watching Ted lasso again right now. It's comfort TV.

But if you haven't watched Friday Night lights, give it a go. It's great.

gmisk · 03-01-2021 4:44pm

Any idea when it will be back?
I must say I loved it, really grew on me.
I found the last episode especially quite emotional

Basq · 03-01-2021 4:47pm

gmisk wrote: »

Any idea when it will be back?
I must say I loved it, really grew on me.
I found the last episode especially quite emotional

An interview with Brett Goldstein back in October indicates they're only in the process of writing season 2, so I'm guessing probably end of year minimum.

https://www.tvinsider.com/951657/ted-lasso-finale-season-2-roy-kent-brett-goldstein/

Ted Lasso [Apple]

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