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

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

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.