They've, imo, already gone one amazing show in 'Ted Lasso'. The premise doesn't sound like it should work. A comedy based on old American soccer commercials? But somehow it really, really works.
Episode 5: “A Dark Quiet Death” takes a left turn so bizarre that for 5 minutes I thought my AppleTV had switched to an entirely different show. When I finally realized it was the same show in a different time, place and with different characters I was like OK, that’s it, I gave it enough of a chance, time to stop watching.
But just before I tapped the menu button, Doc and Bean drew me in enough to watch longer, and longer, until I reached the end.
By the end I decided A Dark Quiet Death was one of the best tv episodes I’d ever seen. I wasn’t crying, you were crying! my eyes were just very, very dry and tired, and sad.
And even though the story returns to present day in the very next episode, every episode after A Dark Quiet Death was imbued with a great deal more meaning. And an understanding that making games isn’t just a fun way to make a living. Sometimes it’s an expression of things you really care about, and an attempt to communicate those feelings to others.
Although check out the special Quarantine episode, #10 I think. That was my favorite.
Also, it's just gorgeous footage and Ewan McGregor is pretty entertaining.
Ted Lasso was great too.
I just wish Apple would bring back 20-25 episode seasons from the golden age of TV.
That’s when shows became part of your life, rather than a friend that shows up for a couple months every couple years.