Kabeyun
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Hating positive publicity for a show they haven't seen is pretty silly, and smacks of a certainty born out of ignorance.
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Apple TV+ Hosts Ted Lasso 'Fan Experience' With Games, Performers, and Free Merchandise
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They are going to milk to death the only thing watchable on Apple TV+.. Apple is by far the most out of touch with what consumers want with Film, TV and Video Games. I remember an early Apple quote saying they wanted to make media for anyone from 7 to 70, which is like saying they are going to make media that nobody likes....
orbital~debris
macrumors 68030
🤣🤣🤣 if that’s the case what is all the content my family have been… watching (and greatly enjoying!) since Apple TV+ launched?
Sometimes a show the masses think is really good is actually a really good show.
People have been locked up for a year and a half. The character is lovable. It’s not a Scientology style cult (which is a ridiculous comparison). It’s happiness. Let people have their fun/ don’t engage if you don’t want to. It should make the world happy if people feel happier from a work of art.
I love the first series of Ted Lasso. I’m on my third watch. Second season is too early to tell but fine so far.
I don’t care that other people love the show. As you say that’s great. I’m concerned that Apple have now targeted it as a marketing device for their cult. Any input from Apple executives will almost certainly reduce the quality. I hope they had no input for the current season.
Apple doesn’t care about happiness. It doesn’t care about human rights. It doesn’t care about privacy. It doesn’t care about truth. It doesn’t care about justice. It cares about one thing; share price. If you trust Apple you are being fooled.
Keep Apple out of Ted Lasso please.
Lesser Evets
macrumors 68040
I got my free trial kicking a few weeks back, and the first thing I went to watch: TED LASSO!!
SO much has been said about, so much praise for, this show. I knew it wasn't going to be excellent, because modern audiences can't discern competent writing from new writing anymore. However, I was ready to be surprised...
I was surprised how sub-mediocre it was. The whole thing is filled with snark, insults, inept characters, a thin premise, and weak plots. Lots of puerile dialog... and the WHOLE OF BRITAIN comes off as an isle of complete anus!
The surprise was how many paid cheerleaders exist online to boost the shows lack of appeal.
SO much has been said about, so much praise for, this show. I knew it wasn't going to be excellent, because modern audiences can't discern competent writing from new writing anymore. However, I was ready to be surprised...
I was surprised how sub-mediocre it was. The whole thing is filled with snark, insults, inept characters, a thin premise, and weak plots. Lots of puerile dialog... and the WHOLE OF BRITAIN comes off as an isle of complete anus!
The surprise was how many paid cheerleaders exist online to boost the shows lack of appeal.
A MacBook lover
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This series is SO overhyped my Macrumors. It’s good/okay, not some award winner.
Apple, stop paying people to shill your show. If it’s good, it shouldn’t need marketing!
Apple, stop paying people to shill your show. If it’s good, it shouldn’t need marketing!
orbital~debris
macrumors 68030
Am I right in thinking that you presumed 'family' must mean 'with children'? Because it doesn't. For example: For All Mankind - watched over Christmas with my parents. Trying - my partner's parents. Same for Ted Lasso.
Many, many other Apple TV+ shows (shout outs to Servant, Lisey's Story, TMS, Little Voice, Tehran, Mythic Quest, Physical, Dickinson, See, Defending Jacob - amongst others) - with my partner.
And yes, Helpsters - with my children (it's a lovely show we can all watch together, my partner & I enjoy it, our children enjoy it and have re-watched a few times). Also Stillwater is delightful & Snoopy In Space is charming.
I will give you Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special. I did not find that magical in the slightest.
Cameront9
macrumors 65816
It's rated TVMA for a reason. It's not a kids show despite the mostly family-friendly feel.
Correct! Football is what they call the game in the UK … i think because the ball is advanced with the foot to drive the game, to score (use of head allowed too but not hands), to defend. And the ball is actually round which 99.99% of all objects in sports named “ball” are 🙂
jeffhayford
macrumors member
I've tried to watch a few episodes of Ted Lasso but the Brit accents in episode 3 were so thick that my wife and I both gave up as we couldn't follow the dialog. Judging from the popularity of the show, most people don't have that problem.
bbeagle
macrumors 68040
None of the Apple TV+ shows were created by Apple. Ted Lasso was produced by Warner Bros. Television Studios, which I'm pretty sure has created many other television shows.
Totally understand this, me even having opened up to what the show Ted Lasso is (took about three episodes to understand and get in the mood and realm of it) also get annoyed by how much Apple force-shoves content to our faces. Not only that, the tone and vibe of their ads and banners sometimes smell of high horse morals (which in reality the shows aren’t that much really, at least the ones I have watched). Can definitely see people developing rejection because of it.
Also, the Billie Eilish case, can someone explain in short form what’s up with that? A few weeks ago, I go to Apple Music on Mac to launch the New Music Mix on Friday’s… and get welcomed on app load a full screen height worth of Billie Eilish stations, essentials, albums, etc etc before getting to the “For You” stations. I counted about 10 at least. Go later that day on Apple TV and have banners side by side for Billie Eilish documentary or something (banners like they do for Ted Lasso). MR has had tons of articles related to the same theme.
I haven’t clicked nor hit play on a single thing about her… totally 100% up my face nauseating. I still remember the Bono days.
Maybe us as consumers can raise a flag on this, but maybe it’s a minority too.
Razorpit
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Spot on with you on both accounts. Took me a while to get in to Lasso and even longer for Mythic Quest, but glad that I did give both a continued chance. I think part of my hesitation to watch was from Apple trying to force it down my throat. It wasn't until after they went on to the next shiny object did I give them a chance.
As for Billie Eilish, I'd rather puncture my ear drums with rusty needles dipped in COVID before I ever hear one note from her. Between her, hip hop, and country, Apple really wants to get me listening to something I never will. (Admittedly old school hip hop was fun and ok. The new stuff is just mumble rap snd/or plain obnoxious. And that's coming from a guy who listen to G.G. Allen in the 80's. 😂)
jeffhayford
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Right but it doesn't say "Warner Bros." on the T-Shirt it says Apple TV+ maybe I'm just not into that much foods touching.