An Inspiration
I just finished watching Ted Lasso. It is an incredible show. The humour is great, the jokes are new, the characters are loveable and interesting, the story is great… I loved everything about it. Except that it has only 3 seasons. The writing is really inspiring, because it is so fresh and unexpected. Also it is filled with smart, touching and funny quotes. But not cheesy or embarrassing – that is a very difficult line to walk.
What is it about? In short: American college football coach Ted Lasso heads to London to manage AFC Richmond, a struggling English Premier League soccer team [Ted Lasso, IMDb].
I am in awe of the writing and direction. So, who made it? It was created by Brendan Hut, Joe Kelly and Bill Lawrence. I was actually surprised that it was created by men. I was sure that it was a more diverse direction crew. Turns out that there were many female writers too. Like Executive Story Editor: Phoebe Walsh and Staff Writers: Sasha Garron and also, Keeley Hazell, who has her name counterpart in the series. Otherwise, I do not think that the series could have understood women and their feelings so well.
The character writing was incredible. Taking a strong female lead, making her the antagonist and turning her into the saviour of all in one season is amazing. The show might be called Ted Lasso, but it is all because of Rebecca Walton.
A must-watch for everyone who wants to know how to tell a story, how to have perfect character development and basically how to make a masterpiece.
