Winter's Cumin' Streaming 24' - Ted Lasso - Seasons One to Three

Ted Lasso is a gem of a TV show. One gem I had completely passed over. Despite it landing during those dark 2020/2021 days.

Apparently it concluded the end of May last year. Online and viewing the episode "So Long, Farewell" it does feel a lot like a swan song.

Developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly, based on a character Sudeikis portrayed in a series of promotional media for NBC Sports's coverage of England's Premier League.

Across the three seasons on Apple TV+, Ted Lasso, an American college football coach, is unexpectedly recruited to coach a fictional English Premier League soccer team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience coaching soccer. 

The team's owner, Rebecca Welton, gained ownership of the team in a divorce from her unfaithful ex-husband, Rupert. She has hired Lasso secretly hoping he will cause the team's downfall and devastate Rupert, who cared more about AFC Richmond than anything else. Ted's charm, personality, and humor begin to win over Rebecca, the team, and those who had been skeptical about his appointment.

The show is an awards machine for Apple TV+, it's first season (alone) was nominated for 20 Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the most nominated first-season comedy in Emmy history. 

Sudeikis, Waddingham, and Goldstein won for their performances, and the series won the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Sudeikis also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series.

Even President Joe Biden, was photographed with the cast holding an AFC Richmond jersey, and First Lady Jill Biden in the Oval Office on last March.

Last episode from over a year ago's spoiler below. That said I only just caught up on this gem of a series!

As So Long, Farewell kicks off, Richmond can win the league if they win against West Ham and Manchester City loses or draws their final game. 

News hits that Bex is divorcing Rupert over his infidelities. Ted has informed Rebecca that he and Coach Beard will be going home. Rebecca considers selling the club. 

Nate becomes assistant kit man under Will; he later tearfully apologizes to Ted. Trent gives Ted and Beard a draft of his book. Roy and Jamie fight over who gets to be with Keeley, but she turns them both away.

During the game West Ham takes a two goal lead; at half time the players reveal they all have pieces of the believe sign and they put it together before returning to the pitch. 

Richmond equalize the score. Rupert assaults the new West Ham manager and gets jeered. Sam scores the winning goal and Richmond finishes second in the league. After Rebecca farewells Ted at the airport, she runs into the man from the houseboat in Amsterdam. 

Beard stays in England and marries Jane. Roy becomes Richmond's manager and starts sessions with Dr. Sharon. Ted asks Trent to change the book's title, The Lasso Way, because it was never about him; Trent retitles it The Richmond Way. Beard, 

Roy and Nate put the Believe sign back up. Ted returns home and coaches his son's soccer team. The series is as sweet as apple pie. It's heart warming, like a big hug from a long lost friend. I enjoyed the first season whilst I was travelling in Vietnam, the second continued to be cute, whilst season three had some warm moments, however the longer episodes slowed the comedy quickness from the first season.

Overall this is an outstanding series from Apple TV+. Still top this day in their top viewed. This will be hard to top in my quarter two, Winter's Cumin' Streaming 24' blog series. Tomorrow or Thursday, the Starz, historical UK romp, Mary & George! It's almost like Three Women again with lots of penis!