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Post by Mocha on Sept 29, 2021 17:38:10 GMT -5
This scene has the makings of a classic. Hannah Waddingham should get a second Emmy nomination for this.
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Post by bbg95 on Sept 29, 2021 20:29:41 GMT -5
This scene has the makings of a classic. Hannah Waddingham should get a second Emmy nomination for this. I don't think that was even her best scene of the episode. I thought the parallel retelling of her and Ted's experiences 30 years prior was the standout.
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 4, 2021 0:48:05 GMT -5
The latest Ted Lasso was quite an episode in which a lot of important things happened, which is why I find it amusing that so many journalists are obsessing over a fictional journalist burning a source. Yes, journalists wouldn't typically do that, but it's a TV show, so they took some creative license. Of all the people I know who watch Ted Lasso, the only ones who even noticed this breach of ethics were people with journalism backgrounds. Nobody else cares. With almost any profession, one will find that Hollywood either doesn't understand it that well or doesn't care to represent it accurately because it's less interesting to do so. Most of the time, that's fine, since the story won't be about something you have an expert knowledge of, and you won't necessarily recognize what's unrealistic (unless it's like the nuclear fridge in Indiana Jones V). But sometimes it does, and you just have to suspend your disbelief.
Edit: I mean, the whole premise of Ted Lasso is absurd. It's about a Division II American football coach being hired to coach a soccer team in the EPL. So these journalists swallow that just fine, but as soon as a fictional journalist does something that isn't 100% accurate, they freak out? Lol.
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Post by Mocha on Oct 4, 2021 17:36:07 GMT -5
The latest Ted Lasso was quite an episode in which a lot of important things happened, which is why I find it amusing that so many journalists are obsessing over a fictional journalist burning a source. Yes, journalists wouldn't typically do that, but it's a TV show, so they took some creative license. Of all the people I know who watch Ted Lasso, the only ones who even noticed this breach of ethics were people with journalism backgrounds. Nobody else cares. With almost any profession, one will find that Hollywood either doesn't understand it that well or doesn't care to represent it accurately because it's less interesting to do so. Most of the time, that's fine, since the story won't be about something you have an expert knowledge of, and you won't necessarily recognize what's unrealistic (unless it's like the nuclear fridge in Indiana Jones V). But sometimes it does, and you just have to suspend your disbelief. Edit: I mean, the whole premise of Ted Lasso is absurd. It's about a Division II American football coach being hired to coach a soccer team in the EPL. So these journalists swallow that just fine, but as soon as a fictional journalist does something that isn't 100% accurate, they freak out? Lol. I felt the same way when Trent Crimm revealed his source to Ted Lasso, but then everyone is probably assuming Nate shared the information on the condition on anonymity. We don't know that yet, Trent Crimm could've overheard Nate or heard it second hand.
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 4, 2021 17:43:28 GMT -5
The latest Ted Lasso was quite an episode in which a lot of important things happened, which is why I find it amusing that so many journalists are obsessing over a fictional journalist burning a source. Yes, journalists wouldn't typically do that, but it's a TV show, so they took some creative license. Of all the people I know who watch Ted Lasso, the only ones who even noticed this breach of ethics were people with journalism backgrounds. Nobody else cares. With almost any profession, one will find that Hollywood either doesn't understand it that well or doesn't care to represent it accurately because it's less interesting to do so. Most of the time, that's fine, since the story won't be about something you have an expert knowledge of, and you won't necessarily recognize what's unrealistic (unless it's like the nuclear fridge in Indiana Jones V). But sometimes it does, and you just have to suspend your disbelief. Edit: I mean, the whole premise of Ted Lasso is absurd. It's about a Division II American football coach being hired to coach a soccer team in the EPL. So these journalists swallow that just fine, but as soon as a fictional journalist does something that isn't 100% accurate, they freak out? Lol. I felt the same way when Trent Crimm revealed his source to Ted Lasso, but then everyone is probably assuming Nate shared the information on the condition on anonymity. We don't know that yet, Trent Crimm could've overheard Nate or heard it second hand. I'm fairly certain that Nate contacted Trent. I don't think it's very realistic in real life in America (I've seen some people on Twitter suggest that journalism ethics are different in the UK, but I don't have personal experience with that). But I also recognize that it's a TV show, not a documentary on journalism. The other thing is that Nate is pretty sloppy to contact the journalist who probably has the best relationship with Ted. Use literally anyone else.
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Post by ironhammer on Oct 5, 2021 9:19:00 GMT -5
I felt the same way when Trent Crimm revealed his source to Ted Lasso, but then everyone is probably assuming Nate shared the information on the condition on anonymity. We don't know that yet, Trent Crimm could've overheard Nate or heard it second hand. I'm fairly certain that Nate contacted Trent. I don't think it's very realistic in real life in America (I've seen some people on Twitter suggest that journalism ethics are different in the UK, but I don't have personal experience with that). But I also recognize that it's a TV show, not a documentary on journalism. The other thing is that Nate is pretty sloppy to contact the journalist who probably has the best relationship with Ted. Use literally anyone else. I wonder how many Americans became new fans of the English Premier League because of Ted Lasso? I followed the League before Lasso, but not sure about you guys.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Oct 5, 2021 18:33:04 GMT -5
The latest Ted Lasso was quite an episode in which a lot of important things happened, which is why I find it amusing that so many journalists are obsessing over a fictional journalist burning a source. Yes, journalists wouldn't typically do that, but it's a TV show, so they took some creative license. Of all the people I know who watch Ted Lasso, the only ones who even noticed this breach of ethics were people with journalism backgrounds. Nobody else cares. With almost any profession, one will find that Hollywood either doesn't understand it that well or doesn't care to represent it accurately because it's less interesting to do so. Most of the time, that's fine, since the story won't be about something you have an expert knowledge of, and you won't necessarily recognize what's unrealistic (unless it's like the nuclear fridge in Indiana Jones V). But sometimes it does, and you just have to suspend your disbelief. Edit: I mean, the whole premise of Ted Lasso is absurd. It's about a Division II American football coach being hired to coach a soccer team in the EPL. So these journalists swallow that just fine, but as soon as a fictional journalist does something that isn't 100% accurate, they freak out? Lol. I thought it was interesting to see the opposite reaction online, that they were "shocked" that Trent did the "Right" thing (viewers that is, not journalists) and that they were glad to see that he did, even knowing the consequences that a journalist could suffer from it One comment I saw went along the lines of "based on the subject matter, it was the right thing to do. If someone is having panic attacks and then you make them think they can’t trust either by making them be suspicious of EVERYONE around them it would be so much worse." A journalist piped in after that comment saying it was the right choice as a human and a friend.
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Post by XAsstCoach on Oct 8, 2021 1:32:29 GMT -5
Started Game of Thrones again, and just as captivating as the first time around.
About to get to the Red Wedding...Red Wedding, Theon/Winterfell, Stannis Baratheon/Blackwater all were hard to watch again but have to. Should be better from here on.
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Post by Mocha on Oct 8, 2021 11:55:12 GMT -5
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Post by yoda on Nov 3, 2021 13:58:42 GMT -5
Three episodes into The Detectorists, an older quirky British sitcom. I like it so far. I have been watching the ad supported version on The Roku Channel. www.imdb.com/title/tt4082744/
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Post by yoda on Dec 20, 2021 15:21:28 GMT -5
Finished Detectorists and would recommend it to anyone who can find it on their devices. Recently got Paramount+ free for a year. Finished The Good Fight. Pretty absurd series but I can't help thinking how Hoolie's head would explode watching it and all of its "veiled" politics. Also watching The Mayor of Kingstown with Jeremy Renner. Pretty gritty series but I like it. Not for the squeamish.
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Post by XAsstCoach on Mar 14, 2022 21:55:50 GMT -5
Law & Order started again a couple of weeks ago, and they're taking stories directly from the headlines with a twist.
First episode remarkably similar to the Bill Cosby saga.
Second episode reminds me of the female CEO that was arrested for peddling fake something. I forget her name and company she created.
Watching the third one now, maybe something to do with Gabby Petito
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Post by BearClause on Mar 14, 2022 22:45:03 GMT -5
Law & Order started again a couple of weeks ago, and they're taking stories directly from the headlines with a twist. First episode remarkably similar to the Bill Cosby saga. Second episode reminds me of the female CEO that was arrested for peddling fake something. I forget her name and company she created. Watching the third one now, maybe something to do with Gabby Petito Elizabeth Holmes. The thing that fascinates me most about her was that she apparently faked a super deep female baritone voice. I guess the idea was that she thought that it sounded more authoritative. However, there's lots of early recordings demonstrating that she had a fairly normal vocal range for a woman. And often she would forget to fake the voice and drop back into her normal speaking voice.
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Post by azvb on Mar 14, 2022 23:03:35 GMT -5
Inventing Anna. Really fascinating.
Why does the fbomb need to be dropped every other word? Do people really talk like that? Or maybe I live in a bubble?
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Post by BearClause on Mar 14, 2022 23:39:20 GMT -5
Inventing Anna. Really fascinating. Why does the fbomb need to be dropped every other word? Do people really talk like that? Or maybe I live in a bubble? Depends on who. I remember one guy who was a star sales manager at a company I worked with. He was dropping F-bombs left and right in regular conversation. He was allowed to do it though.
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