Ted Lasso - I don't get it?

[beguilingeyes]

We've just started watching this. I don't like any of the characters and it's boring. Am I alone in this?
The only interesting bits are spotting the Richmond locations.

Stick with it, it gets better. I loved it, but it's not so great at first.

It is amazing, I am on my 3rd re-watch. But I think you need to go beyond the pilot really.

Its wonderful. Funny and uplifting. Stick with it.

Once you've finished then move to Shrinking which is written by Roy Kent - also really good and stars Harrison Ford

Give it a few episodes to bed in.
You’ll love Roy Kent’s growl and Trent from the Independent’s swishy hair before you know it.

I'm with you! It had the vibe of a cheaply made channel 4 soap, like hollyoaks. I did not get it at all.

Nope, I didn’t get it either.

I enjoyed the first series very much, but series two was boring and I gave up on it after that. There was little to no tension after—SPOILER...

...Rebecca changed from being a baddie to being a goodie. It was just everyone being nice to each other—too bloody dull and mawkishly sentimental for my taste.

I agree I don't get it either. Not sure why it's so popular

It's really not my normal watching, I don't even like football, but loved it!

Wasn't for me either. Managed two episodes before giving up.

Am having same currently with Alma's Not Normal. The reviews are stellar but I just don't find it all that amusing, well written or insightful tbh.

I didn’t know anything about it before watching it and I loved it! Absolutely joyous. I sort of get why people like football now, which I wouldn’t have thought possible.

I loved it ... and I've got a massive crush on Ted 😍

I loved everything but the growl...

ME TOO!

That’s what I loved about it.Kind gentle humour. I watch a lot of dramas with violence and murders so I need to watch something like Ted Lasso as well to cheer me up and make me laugh.

It's not zero sum, there are plenty of well-written programmes without violence and murder. Gentle is fine, naff and mawkish is not for me. The nadir was the Christmas episode, just dire writing.

To start with I enjoyed it but the Juno Temple character was so coarse it spoilt it for me and I don't consider myself a prude as such, Maybe I am?

It's the sort d tv that works a treat to balance your blood pressure after, say, several episodes of Ozark

My favourite characters were Sam and Jamie, his character development was just lovely

Found Rebecca's best mate highly fucking irritating however.

If you are after tv which leaves you stressed to the ceiling however, Ozark is Absolutely Epic

I didn't really get it either. I watched all of season 1 and some of season 2 so gave it a good go but then ditched it. Hannah Waddingham is great and so gorgeous but I just didn't care about any of the rest of it. Not for me

It’s wonderful. Stick with it.

I felt the same as you @TheOtherAgentJohnson . Absolutely loved the first series but the second was too sentimental for me and the Christmas episode was the final nail on the coffin.

It’s a shame as I grew up in Richmond so particularly enjoyed the locations!

Loved it! Loved Roy Kent!

Oh I loved it. Better than Schitts Creek

Give it a couple of episodes, it warms on you