Canât get enough âTed Lassoâ? Hereâs our full guide to TVâs nicest comedy
You could probably plot the date every TV fan on Twitter hit their 2020-21 news quota from the moment they started getting into âTed Lasso,â starring Jason Sudeikis as an American football coach who helms an English soccer club to goodness, if not always greatness, on and off the field.
The inspirational sports comedy premiered last summer just as an unprecedentedly tense election was whirring into gear and not long before COVID-19 cases exploded into an autumn surge after a brief lull â a perfect storm in which the Apple TV+ series became a rose-colored life raft, a hit with critics, a vibe.
With 20 Emmy nominations under its belt and a vocal fan base behind it, âLassoâ has, perhaps inevitably, sparked a âbacklashâ in Season 2. (Note the scare quotes.) But whether you adore every aw shucks moment or wonder whether the seriesâ time in the sun has passed, thereâs no denying that itâs yet again one of the most talked-about TV shows of the year. And with this roundup of our coverage, you can get to know the cast, go behind the scenes on key episodes and dig into our analysis of the seriesâ pros and cons.
When it comes to âTed Lasso,â weâre here, weâre there, weâre every fâ where. So read on.
The actor who plays Rebecca Welton on Apple TV+âs hit show discusses the Season 3 finale and whether this is really the end of the series.
Unencumbered by FCC regulations, shows on streaming services and premium channels have made heavy use of curse words in dialogue, with one word reigning as the favorite.
Fans who call themselves ârom-communistsâ say the characters are destined to be together, pointing to clues in the Apple TV+ show and interviews by the cast.
Apple TV+ executives say âTed Lassoâsâ success didnât inform their landmark deal with the MLS â but it also didnât hurt.
Before Jason Sudeikis had his own TV show, his upbeat football coach was just the icing on a $250-million deal.
Sudeikis, who is also a co-creator of the show thatâs not really about soccer, says arrogance and ego donât belong on his deep bench of players.
Although the running biscuit gag is hard for Waddingham to take, the love coming in from fans is more than worth it.
âOccasionally, you have those moments where youâre actually buzzing, youâre so into it,â Goldstein says of his on-screen relationship with Temple.
Swift has also worked with Polanski, the Wachowskis and David Dobkin, for whom he played an angry elf. But âTed Lassoâ is certainly a highlight.
Even Mohammed struggled with the jaw-dropping conclusion of his characterâs arc: âI canât believe that youâre gonna test your audience like this.â
Alex Morgan, Sacha Kljestan, Gregg Berhalter and Jill Ellis are among the fans who say the series captures the spirit of the beautiful game.
The writer and director of âCarol of the Bellsâ take us inside the Apple TV+ seriesâ midsummer celebration, balanced âon the edge of schmaltz.â
In the first edition of our Screen Gab newsletter, TV critic Lorraine Ali and staff writer Ashley Lee discuss âTed Lassoâsâ love letter to romantic comedies.
âMan City,â is a major turning point in the Apple TV+ comedy. A licensed therapist explains how Season 2 got a key storyline right.
A show about a coach providing optimism and hope to his beleaguered soccer club? That message carries over perfectly to 2021.
The Emmy nominee has gone from merely soft to downright syrupy. Now, it needs its sharpest-edged character more than ever.
Anything effective enough to have fans â âTed Lasso,â âDoctor Who,â Bob Dylanâs music â will have disgruntled fans. But what do the artists owe them?
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Appleâs beloved comedy about an American football coach who inspires an English soccer club scored big at Sundayâs ceremony.
