My wife and I enjoyed it so thoroughly that when we were in London a few months ago we took a Ted Lasso tour of Richmond. It was so much fun to see all the spots that were locations in the show.
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It is excellent but I have grown to build contempt for it as it appears at the top of my watch list in Apple TV every time I open it with a giant banner, even though I've already watched it, and is a perpetual reminder of the shit state of streaming services. /rant
I feel you. Amazon fire is alright but it just boggles my mind how much better it could be but they don't care to or, you know, they likely intentionally want to have it a way because they think it somehow will make them more money.
I mean I don't get it at all. Like they have this huge library of amazing content but they just want to shove the same shit in your face over and over again. How does that make them more money? It's the same on every platform.
I mean im pretty sure there has to be some sorta of advertising reason and some small amount of money comes their way based on what they show you as in my experience they are not trying very hard to utilize all this information they collect on you to find things you would like.
Advertising...their own shows? That I'm already paying for? And have already watched? If they want to find things that I would like, wouldn't it benefit them to show me different shows and movies, rather than the same ones over and over?
Disgustingly positive and very addictive. Just what we needed in 2020, just what we need now.
It’s a football show that has very little to do with football. It’s all about the people and how they grow alongside each other. You don’t have to have any preexisting interests related to the show, you will become interested through exposure.
And if you find you like Ted Lasso, also try Shrinking. Same creators, same difference - a show about something you probably have no interest in that you will become interested in through the characters. (A bit more serious than Ted Lasso.)
thanks for the recommendation
Shrinking
I love Shrinking!
Same. Can’t wait for season 3!
First off, it’s a master class in effective leadership. Ted gets the best out of his people by helping them grow as individuals, rather than relentlessly measuring metrics.
The characters are rich and interesting, show prominent growth over the seasons, and a few character arcs are psychologically fascinating rides. They could have been written as professional paint dry watchers and it would still be a great show.
Couldn't agree more. It really focuses on positive ways of getting people to function as a group. The sports is largely just a backdrop, and it's all about character development, getting to know all the characters as individuals, and finding their strengths and weaknesses, and not trying to have others fix their flaws, but for them to overcome them themselves through better self-understanding.
I don't think there was a single character that I wasn't interested in by the time they were done. It felt like I was a part of the team. It's is very over the top positive, but it's more of a "I wish more people were like this" way than a patronizing thing it could have been if it was done more heavy handed.
Exactly! We had very similar experiences watching. Your second paragraph makes me want to watch it again now. Lol
Love it! One of the best shows I've seen in years. Have recommended to basically anyone I know.
As someone who is usually able to guess where a show is going, Ted Lasso continuously surprised me. It was a breath of fresh air having a show filled with positivity and actual character growth.
That said, I don’t think I could watch it a second time now that I know what happens.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I watched the first season and a few episodes more, and I didn't like it. I kept waiting for the show to become worthy of its praise, but I really should have stopped sooner.
The on-the-nose writing did not work for me at all, and I didn't find it funny where it was trying to be.
The show uses a made-up soccer club as a backdrop, but it felt very arbitrary; it may as well have been set in any other sport or industry. Others may like this about the show, but it just felt careless to me.
I liked it but as someone who was abused by a therapist — man the fact every show is trying to be “therapy positive” is really meaning I have PTSD when watching most TV shows now, it sucks.