Ted Lasso (Apple+)

[RPM 26,322]

 

 

Edited June 11, 2021 by RPM

[Post Oak 20,243]

The Roy Kent Dodge Ram line gets me everytime

 

[lateshow 1,304]

STAMOS!

[Post Oak 20,243]

New trailer.  July 23

 

[Surly Bevo 25,045]

So looks like from the soccer angle Richmond makes a run in the FA Cup.

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

Ted Lasso and Coach Beard FTW!

 

[yoladu 4,094]

On 9/20/2020 at 6:24 PM, YChang said:

Something really perfect about the winning dart scene and him quoting Whitman. 

Loved that scene.. the Whitman quote pretty much summed up Lasso's worldview.

[yoladu 4,094]

On 10/26/2020 at 7:31 PM, shadow_operative said:

also, Jack Wilshere + Robin van Persie = Jamie Tartt.



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i may have some Southampton bias... but i thought he looked a lot like Dusan Tadic.

[yoladu 4,094]

my favorite line of the series... Ted talking to Roy:

"You beating yourself up is like Woody Allen playing the clarinet. I don’t want to hear it."

[shadow_operative 15,932]

iirc, it was like 10 minutes into the pilot when he slipped in the, "no question will be into touch" line, and i knew right then that this show was going to be good. 

[Sbbruin 21,860]

I watched Season 1 well after it came out.  Does Apple drop the whole season, or an episode a week?

[4th&Five 41,558]

I hope it’s the whole thing because I’m planning on watching it next week on my flight to Kauai. 

[UnivTex34 1,763]

First couple of episodes, then 1 a week after.

[Js1 85,384]

Apple TV, Hulu and Disney+ are fully on the "drop 2 episodes to start, then weekly after that" train

And yet we pay for it.  

Edited July 19, 2021 by Js1

[TrashMaster G 17,559]

On 6/11/2021 at 2:36 AM, RPM said:

 

 

Love the parting shot at the Jets.

[henrygandorf 29,192]

On 7/19/2021 at 11:53 AM, Js1 said:

Apple TV, Hulu and Disney+ are fully on the "drop 2 episodes to start, then weekly after that" train

And yet we pay for it.  

pretty sure starting with s2, it's 1 a week.  meaning one tomorrow, and one next friday, and so forth, like prehistoric fucking animals.

russia, if you're listening, can you please hack apple and spill the episodes onto the torrent sites.  kthx.

[henrygandorf 29,192]

On 7/2/2021 at 12:33 PM, shadow_operative said:

iirc, it was like 10 minutes into the pilot when he slipped in the, "no question will be into touch" line, and i knew right then that this show was going to be good. 

there were a few moments in the pilot like that for me as well.

one that sticks out from the first couple episodes is when he's talking to nate, and nate is like, "here, my niece made it, she loves crafts."  and ted is like, "and i love special glimpses into your personal life."

it doesn't seem like much, but from a writing perspective, to turn a phrase like that, and also give backstory and depth to two different characters, as well as their relationship with each other, it's hard to do.  

this show has some really goofy recurring jokes with wordplay, and they almost miss on some of them, but they manage to pull them out.  those are a little cheap, but the characters are so good that i don't mind them at all.  but anyone can do that shit.  the way they have built the lasso character and made everyone react to him is brilliant. 

[huge 3,793]

2 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

there were a few moments in the pilot like that for me as well.

one that sticks out from the first couple episodes is when he's talking to nate, and nate is like, "here, my niece made it, she loves crafts."  and ted is like, "and i love special glimpses into your personal life."

it doesn't seem like much, but from a writing perspective, to turn a phrase like that, and also give backstory and depth to two different characters, as well as their relationship with each other, it's hard to do.  

this show has some really goofy recurring jokes with wordplay, and they almost miss on some of them, but they manage to pull them out.  those are a little cheap, but the characters are so good that i don't mind them at all.  but anyone can do that shit.  the way they have built the lasso character and made everyone react to him is brilliant. 

Agree that the writing is beyond difficult.

This is a premise and show that could have and usually would have failed.  Instead it is brilliant.  20 Emmy nods, deserved.

[Biff Tannen 45,691]

Binged all of season 1 last week. Favorite line: Room 5150!  Finally!

 

pumped for season 2

[huge 3,793]

I think I'll rewatch leading up to S2.  Something I NEVER do.  It's just so easy to appreciate.

[Wiler77 1,566]

42 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Binged all of season 1 last week. Favorite line: Room 5150!  Finally!

 

pumped for season 2

I had forgotten that line.  But now I remember I had to explain it to my wife.

[Lurch 5,931]

I think I'll rewatch leading up to S2.  Something I NEVER do.  It's just so easy to appreciate.

I never rewatch shows, but I’ve taken to watching random TL episodes when I don’t find anything else interesting (an immensely stupid determination given the sheer quantity now available, but frankly I’m often too lazy to research what’s new)

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,515]

Ted Lasso taught me that there is a name for the temp condition of repeating a word so often that it sounds wrong to your ears. semantic satiation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation

[henrygandorf 29,192]

2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

Binged all of season 1 last week. Favorite line: Room 5150!  Finally!

 

pumped for season 2

[henrygandorf 29,192]

2 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

@shadow_operative that's hilarious that you actually did it, i thought you were joking.

it's all about commitment to the bit.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

it might be hard to keep up with from here on out, but hey-

 

[Stringer 1,439]

I just flipped through a bunch of scenes from the back half of the season to get hype and this show is phenomenal.

It has humor and positivity, but isn't afraid to get serious when needed, like Ted's panic attack and the divorce scenes.  Top notch all the way around.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

it's the smallest little lines that get me to actually laugh out loud.

"Ok, way to run out there today fellas. You guys are much faster than me. Except for Coach Beard- what's going on, i thought you ran track in high school or something?"

"Chess team, Coach. Illinois state champs baby."

"Illinois is a state fellas."

 

Edited July 23, 2021 by shadow_operative

[RPM 26,322]

Football is life. But sometimes football is death and sometimes football is just football. But mostly, football is life!

[Dr. Teeth 5,845]

 

[A-Tex Devil 2,451]

Soooooooooo…….  It wasn’t bad but I feel like that was the least good Ted Lasso episode.  Roy Kent was the saving grace.  

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,515]

The 3 dudes that are always in the pub. Why don't we know more about them. The show needs several webisodes on the infrequent characters.

[Js1 85,384]

Jan is going to be a funny character.  He's just Dutch. 

[Post Oak 20,243]

2 hours ago, A-Tex Devil said:

Soooooooooo…….  It wasn’t bad but I feel like that was the least good Ted Lasso episode.  Roy Kent was the saving grace.  

Roy is the best character in the show

[Pato del Muerto 52,522]

Needs more Welshmen acting Welch. 

[tx ind 7,013]

Was all primed to binge, now I has the sads after I finished episode 1 and have to wait.

[Js1 85,384]

25 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Roy is the best character in the show

Always has been, you pricks! 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

Ted Lasso S2 E1 thoughts 

 

•not as funny as the S1 episodes 

 

•lot of telegraphed jokes

 

•Nate is like a different person 

 

•liking the new sports psychologist lady 

 

not the greatest episode ever; probably not even worth watching again, at least not as a one-off viewing, but i still enjoyed it. i will say though that it just felt different. i rewatched S1 over the last two days, so it's fresh in my mind, and this episode felt more formulaic, more familiar (in a bad way). i didn't feel that trademark Ted Lasso charm and sense of whimsy. felt more like the usual fare from big cable network sitcoms. still, i'm highly invested in the show and it's characters. super bummed that i have to wait a week for each one. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,515]

Good to see the Roy and Tartt hatred hasn’t softened.

[OneOfTheOutOfFocusGuys 2,078]

Hm.  Not great.  

[henrygandorf 29,192]

6 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

Ted Lasso S2 E1 thoughts 

 

•not as funny as the S1 episodes 

 

•lot of telegraphed jokes

 

•Nate is like a different person 

 

•liking the new sports psychologist lady 

 

not the greatest episode ever; probably not even worth watching again, at least not as a one-off viewing, but i still enjoyed it. i will say though that it just felt different. i rewatched S1 over the last two days, so it's fresh in my mind, and this episode felt more formulaic, more familiar (in a bad way). i didn't feel that trademark Ted Lasso charm and sense of whimsy. felt more like the usual fare from big cable network sitcoms. still, i'm highly invested in the show and it's characters. super bummed that i have to wait a week for each one. 

starting the season off with dog murder...was a bold move. not sure it paid off. 

agree that confident nate needs some tweaking. the rest just seemed like “trailer jokes”, and none of the trailers were that funny. 

some setup with the boss, and with jamie, so guess we’ll see. not worried. 

[henrygandorf 29,192]

also two separate distinct “magnolia” references seemed odd. 

[tx ind 7,013]

Weird thing I noticed.  Roy's niece said he owed her 1,236 pounds and when the therapist ask Nate their record in the game they were playing in the office he said 1,236.

[OneOfTheOutOfFocusGuys 2,078]

Too focused on capturing the female demographic this episode with Ted joining girl talk, Roy doing the wine and yoga group and girl power doctor being too highlighted.  

[Post Oak 20,243]

I liked when Roy snapped on Rebecca.  Best scene for me.  

Honestly I could do with 15mins of just Roy and Keely every show. 

[Scary Stranger 1,715]

Agree with the above. Felt forced. It was like Ted Lasso doing a Ted Lasso impression. No natural flow.

[RPM 26,322]

21 minutes ago, Dr. Beeper said:

Beard FTW

[BrickHorn 18,237]

5 hours ago, Scary Stranger said:

Agree with the above. Felt forced. It was like Ted Lasso doing a Ted Lasso impression. No natural flow.

This. Ted was trying to hard to be Ted. It felt like the writers jammed a full season’s worth of Lassoisms into a single episode.

And the characters interacted with each other as if they all binged the first season twice through. The way the management team greeted Ted, the media room’s reaction to Trent Crimm, etc. were more consistent with an audience returning to see their favorite characters in a sequel than actual characters with a presumed off-screen existence. 

Given the weird numeric coincidence noted above and the general surrealism of S2E1, I wonder if we watched a dream sequence or something. 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

^^^ middle paragraph is spot on. 👌🏼 

[YChang 3,452]

I guess I liked it more than most of y’all. Episode did its job of setting up main/sub plots to keep an eye out for and delivered the laughs.