Bring Ted Lasso Energy Into Your Life! | Vanity Fair

If you haven't watched Ted Lasso yet this might get you to go out of your way and check it out. Notably, Apple TV+ subscription is required. I greatly enjoyed Ted lasso. It was easily my favorite new show in a long time and I cannot wait to get the next season. This dives deeper into the characters..

It’s a sprightly, well-constructed, enjoyable comedy about sports, sure, but it’s also about men who—like the many good men I have known (even in Hollywood!)—take responsibility for the example they set, for their emotions and for the actions they take.

This comparison to Friday Night Lights was interesting to me. That is another show that I enjoyed a lot.

So I put off checking out Ted Lasso, only to find out that, in the grand tradition of Friday Night Lights, it’s a stealth show that seems like it’s about sports while it’s actually about situations that are much richer, weirder and more important. Both shows subtly highlight the importance of compassion, humility, enlightened discipline and common decency; both shows are about how difficult and cathartic change can be.

Some really great TV. 📺