If ever a tv series should be the theme of an interdisciplinary college course, it is surely Ted Lasso. There is so much to unpack. SO much.
I have mentioned before, I WISH there was a way for the whole world to watch the series at the same time.
Maybe we can get AppleTV to make it free for anyone to watch!
Oh you might have sold me on it right there!
Ted Lasso could be wonderful family viewing. If… yikes… you are ok with the youngsters hearing all the swear words, seeing some bedroom scenes. The heartwarming parts would be good for all ages.
Do people really object to their kids hearing swear words? I suppose so though I’ve never understood it. Never will.
I also had to give Schitt’s Creek another try; I even went 6 episodes the first time. From what I read, the Dad gave creative control to his son starting the 2nd season. The son had a different vision of how he wanted his characters to behave and grow, and it really took off. He said that he based the character’s father off his real father. Well dressed, well spoken, not some silly caricature.
It was SO much better the second season. (Even, if I remember rightly, the end episode of first season). Even Roland became semi-bearable (and that’s saying a lot!). I absolutely loved the evolution of David and Alexa’s characters.
I loved Schitt’s Creek and loved the first season too. I don’t really get why people say skip to the second season but I guess I just liked it too much. I have loved Eugene Levy (the dad) in everything I’ve seen him in. “Best In Show” with Catherine O’Hara (who plays Maura Rose) is a big fave. Dan Levy (the son on the show and in real life) is great too. They have magnificent eyebrows!! It’s a real family show — Dan’s sister and Eugene’s daughter Sarah Levy plays Twyla who works at the restaurant.
I would definitely put Ted Lasso and Schitt’s Creek is the same category of funny and kind.
Well, I got about halfway through the first season and found it way too silly for my tastes. But I keep thinking I’ll try it again if I run out of other shows to watch.
The friendship that develops between Alexa and Twyla is very sweet. These two young women from VERY different backgrounds find true friendship.
And, as stated, yes, Johnny is portrayed as an earnest, intelligent man who cares for his family and is working ceaselessly to make a comeback in the business world. Not the traditional TV dad-as-idiot.
My sister talked me into sticking with Schitt’s Creek. My husband declined (interesting since his much younger brother, a Harvard surgeon, loved it). So I watched it only during exercise videos - good cheer during dreary winter workouts.
It was my treadmill show, I was glad to watch it again so H could enjoy it.
To be clear, I liked the first season, but I can see why some people didn’t make it through. My H was a little iffy about it. (And I stand by finding Roland almost unwatchable at the start.) But overall, one of my topmost loved shows, for sure!
Eugene Levy has said he liked playing silly, nerdy over the top characters. His son though saw his dad as a handsome, smart, successful, well dressed man. And wanted him to play that type so really pushed his character in that direction.
I’m not sure where you can watch it but if you watched Schitts this was an excellent post show documentary to watch
We really enjoyed that. It spoke a lot to the kindness in the show.
I just finished the one-season show, “The Defeated,” a police thriller set after the end of WWII in Berlin. It was brutal but I thought very interesting to think about what it would have been like to live through that period of time.
Last night I finished binging Jury Duty on Freevue/Amazon Prime. It’s an eight episode show about a fake civil jury trial where everyone except one juror is an actor, and that one juror doesn’t know. Not a spoiler; the show tells you upfront. It was charming and amusing, thanks to excellent role playing and the good hearted non-actor. Not to mention James Marsden as himself.
I loved this show. The juror was such a good sport.
Speaking of James Marsden. Loved the show Dead to Me on Netflix.
That’s what I thought too, and stopped (silly was kind, I’d even say stupid). Give it another try, the writing gets much better the 2nd season. I think I watched the first episode again, then skipped to where I left off and continued.
