swilts t1_it9uh33 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 12:14 AM

Reply to comment by LymanHo in Apple Should Be Giving ‘Acapulco’ the ‘Ted Lasso’ Treatment by rmaloney3

Sell me on Trying, what’s it about and why do I like it?

wengerslasagna t1_ita3430 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 1:23 AM

It’s about a couple who is looking to adopt and their lives. Its a beautiful heartwarming and brilliantly funny take. Every character is well fleshed out and there are some fantastic side characters. If you want something warm and completely without any malice watch the show.

Kaiser_Allen t1_ityr6v2 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 8:27 AM

You left out the important part: They’re looking to adopt after trying to conceive so many times and failing. Hence the show’s title.

LymanHo t1_ita8gfo wrote on October 22, 2022 at 2:06 AM

Everything wengerslasagna said in their comment. It’ll make you laugh and cry. Just so heartwarming and charming but not sickly sweet. It has the right amount of everything. Really well written, you fall in love with their extended family and side characters in a way I think is rare on most tv shows. If you’ve seen the Australian drama Offspring, I like to tell people that if you put Ted Lasso and Offspring in a blender, Trying is what would come out.

genevriers t1_itayoen wrote on October 22, 2022 at 6:43 AM

Ooh yes it does have a really similar vibe to Offspring

LymanHo t1_itd0xzj wrote on October 22, 2022 at 6:30 PM

I think the setting plays a big part in that. I grew up in Melbourne and the areas of Collingwood/Fitzroy/Brunswick used in Offspring are a very similar vibe to Camden. But it’s in the writing too, how you’re gradually introduced to this quirky extended family that are sometimes quite difficult people, but who would ultimately do anything for each other.