Television Ted Lasso (Apple TV Football Comedy)

[Tony247]

Watched after so many emmy nominations, checked what's the hype about.

This show is assault on football. Clearly writers had no idea what football is. Series surprisingly lack football anecdotes, tactics etc. It's like football is some background topic that just happens while characters live their stories.

Season 1 started good. Had my hopes raised. Good acting. The central topic is really interesting and could have been much funnier. But unfortunately another american comedy ruined the subject due to weak script.

BTW, Only Murders In The Building I find much more interesting. Steve M and Martin S are too good and the script is strong too.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I thought it was absolutely shite. Only managed two episodes. Unfunny and crass. Vulgar for the sake of it with an incredibly weak script. One of the worst shows I’ve tried to watch in ages.

 

[Spoony]

I thought it was absolutely shite. Only managed two episodes. Unfunny and crass. Vulgar for the sake of it. One of the worst shows I’ve tried to watch in ages.

The second season was unwatchable.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

The second season was unwatchable.

Well thank feck I didn’t make it that far.

 

[Reapersoul20]

Thought it was grand, feck ye all

 

[Tony247]

I thought it was absolutely shite. Only managed two episodes. Unfunny and crass. Vulgar for the sake of it with an incredibly weak script. One of the worst shows I’ve tried to watch in ages.

I think in first episode when Ted said four quarters instead of two halves? Man, you need FA level 5 license to become a premier league coach. You can't just jump ship from american football to real football. But I let it slide thinking they are just building a funny plot around this (very flawed) idea, but eventually it might come good. But unfortunately script writers just didn't bother about football nuances at all. Very poor efforts by them. It is possible they made this series specifically for those don't watch football.

 

[Zen]

I just want Karl Fletcher to show up.

 

[dannyrhinos89]

I'm late to this but thought I'd give it a go.

2 episodes in and I can't watch anymore.

 

[oneniltothearsenal]

Watched after so many emmy nominations, checked what's the hype about.

This show is assault on football. Clearly writers had no idea what football is. Series surprisingly lack football anecdotes, tactics etc. It's like football is some background topic that just happens while characters live their stories.

Season 1 started good. Had my hopes raised. Good acting. The central topic is really interesting and could have been much funnier. But unfortunately another american comedy ruined the subject due to weak script.

BTW, Only Murders In The Building I find much more interesting. Steve M and Martin S are too good and the script is strong too.

I thought it was absolutely shite. Only managed two episodes. Unfunny and crass. Vulgar for the sake of it with an incredibly weak script. One of the worst shows I’ve tried to watch in ages.

I'm late to this but thought I'd give it a go.

2 episodes in and I can't watch anymore.

Glad I am not the only one with these reactions. I have co-workers and friends of my wife who love this show and I tried it but I thought it was horrible and not funny. No idea why people like it but I guess because they aren't lifelong football fans they don't see problem with it.

 

[Reditus]

Tough crowd

Also

This show is assault on football. Clearly writers had no idea what football is. Series surprisingly lack football anecdotes, tactics etc. It's like football is some background topic that just happens while characters live their stories.

You watched this for some football tactical insight?.??

 

[Jericholyte2]

Watched after so many emmy nominations, checked what's the hype about.

This show is assault on football. Clearly writers had no idea what football is. Series surprisingly lack football anecdotes, tactics etc. It's like football is some background topic that just happens while characters live their stories.

Season 1 started good. Had my hopes raised. Good acting. The central topic is really interesting and could have been much funnier. But unfortunately another american comedy ruined the subject due to weak script.

BTW, Only Murders In The Building I find much more interesting. Steve M and Martin S are too good and the script is strong too.

Who wants to break it to him?

 

[DJ Jeff]

Its kinda absolute garbage isn't it

 

[VanDeBank]

First season was very good. Second less so.

Its not a football show, it's a work place drama set in a football club, with some american and footy jokes thrown in.

This reminds me of the people that didnt like "black knight" because it's "stupid" or The Punisher because "its too violent".

 

[mu4c_20le]

I mean, its clearly meant for casuals, mostly the American market, while some footy fans can also enjoy it. That was pretty clear when it first came out, but now that its gettting all sorts of accolades, people are starting to hate it

 

[Spoony]

Well thank feck I didn’t make it that far.

If memory serves me right, the second series was more about the characters - both main and secondary and their personal problems. It became insufferable. I didn't mind the premise - clueless American coach resembling Ned Flanders manages English football team. I had no issues with the potential clichés and with that the cringe. But it evolved into this bizarre unfunny drama containing a bloke thinking he was Roy Keane.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

If memory serves me right, the second series was more about the characters - both main and secondary and their personal problems. It became insufferable. I didn't mind the premise - clueless American coach resembling Ned Flanders manages English football team. I had no issues with the potential clichés and with that the cringe. But it evolved into this bizarre unfunny drama containing a bloke thinking he was Roy Keane.

I wasn’t too bothered about the premise. Or whether it did the football side of things well. I just thought it was incredibly unfunny. Jokes landing flat, left right and centre. Which made it hard to watch. What made it unbearable to watch was the crudeness. The comic writing was so bad it didn’t earn the right to be that crude. It came across as childish boorishness Awful stuff altogether.

 

[Spoony]

I wasn’t too bothered about the premise. Or whether it did the football side of things well. I just thought it was incredibly unfunny. Jokes landing flat, left right and centre. Which made it hard to watch. What made it unbearable to watch was the crudeness. The comic writing was so bad it didn’t earn the right to be that crude. It came across as childish boorishness Awful stuff altogether.

And bizarrely enough, plenty of folk loved it.

 

[F-Red]

Season 3 starts on the March 15th, with episodes released weekly.

 

[Samid]

Will watch but can't really say I'm excited. Season 2 was a major disappointment.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

This was renewed? It's such a terrible show.

@Solius are you still a big fan?

 

[Mockney]

It’s fun to go through this thread and watch my enthusiasm for this show just completely deteriorate…

 

[Reapersoul20]

I quite liked this show and pretty much everyone I know in real life does. Odd seeing how much hate it gets here

 

[Rooney in Paris]

It’s fun to go through this thread and watch my enthusiasm for this show just completely deteriorate…

After episode 1, right?

 

[Rooney in Paris]

I quite liked this show and pretty much everyone I know in real life does. Odd seeing how much hate it gets here

You should change all your friends

 

[Mockney]

After episode 1, right?

I liked the first series… though there’s a chance I had Covid delirium and had just had a baby… but the second seemed to do that thing where they’d latched on to whatever people had responded well to (Ted Lasso being nice) and made the whole show a weird mawkish dissertation on the importance of being nice.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

though there’s a chance I had Covid delirium and had just had a baby…

A good indication to interpret all your posts of that period

 

[Sweet Square]

God it's just so pure bantz!

 

[hobbers]

The dumpster fire that keeps on burning.

Waiting on them bringing Corden into the cast.

 

[Reapersoul20]

You should change all your friends

Easily done when they're all in my head anyway

 

[Solius]

This was renewed? It's such a terrible show.

@Solius are you still a big fan?

Was I ever or is that sarcasm? I found it watchable but so incredibly basic.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

Easily done when they're all in my head anyway

Good man.

Was I ever or is that sarcasm? I found it watchable but so incredibly basic.

Sarcasm, the only way I know how to express myself. I think we went through the same stages, semi-watchable and enjoyable to begin with, then we were both hate-watching it, and then we gave up. We're soul sisters, whether you like it or not.

 

[Massive Spanner]

I definitely enjoyed the first season a lot for what it was.

The second season was awful, though. Awful, awful.

 

[TheGame]

I think its decent but slightly surprised at its IMDB rating and the awards it wins.

 

[LARulz]

Half way through season 2 so avoiding this thread but I like it. It's created by Bill Lawrence (Scrubs creator) and can so clearly see his influence on the both funny and heart warming/emotional moments

Very easy to watch and enjoyable

 

[saik]

In a way, I'm glad to see so many people didn't like the second season. I really enjoyed the first season but the second season was boring as hell. Too much about personal problems and counselling and shit and not nearly enough about football.

 

[Reapersoul20]

Looks like ye were all right, this show is the second coming of the antichrist

 

[Wibble]

In a way, I'm glad to see so many people didn't like the second season. I really enjoyed the first season but the second season was boring as hell. Too much about personal problems and counselling and shit and not nearly enough about football.

They did? Everyone I know who watched it loved S2.

I suspect people may be expecting more than it was ever going to deliver, rather than just enjoying it for what it was.

I quite liked this show and pretty much everyone I know in real life does. Odd seeing how much hate it gets here

 

[That'sHernandez]

I really enjoy the show too, looking forward to season three

 

[Hoof the ball]

I quite liked this show and pretty much everyone I know in real life does. Odd seeing how much hate it gets here

Don't be shocked. This is RedCafe afterall. Make Craig Burley look like a bundle of fecking joy. Miserable cnuts.

 

[saik]

They did? Everyone I know who watched it loved S2.

I suspect people may be expecting more than it was ever going to deliver, rather than just enjoying it for what it was.

Was just referring to the posts I saw in here. Fair enough if people liked it. The second season was really boring for me.

Having said that, I will still watch season 3 as I really liked the first season. Hoping it will be more of that and focusses a bit more on football.