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Article conveniently leaves out Severance, Invasion, Foundation, Ted Lasso and others because they don’t fit the “Dad shows” narrative. Really seems like the au

Article conveniently leaves out Severance, Invasion, Foundation, Ted Lasso and others because they don’t fit the “Dad shows” narrative. Really seems like the author just wanted to complain about the popularity of Masters of the Air? But their thesis just isn’t really grounded in reality.

madeofpalk 3y ago
Maybe with the exception of Invasion (there's not enough action), these are all Dad TV.
hciektnxn7 3y ago
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pvg 3y ago
Ted Lasso is peak Dad TV, hell, it's about a dad. Foundation is, at a minimum, Dad TVjacent.
- MBCook 3y ago
  Apple TV also has a much heavier sci-fi bent than any of the other services seem to. With the exception of Ted Lasso, which I agree with you on, the other series listed are all sci-fi. Maybe sci-fi is part of “dad TV”, maybe not. I’ve never never heard the term before today and honestly I read the article because I thought the title was weird to see what it was about. So good job hooking me I guess.
  - pvg 3y ago
    I think it depends on the sci-fi to some extent but Foundation is itself a highly dad book series (a publication history covering much of the boomer/gen x/millennials timespan, a massive dad cohort) and the TV show is sort of like HBO Rome in space.
- ShamelessC 3y ago
  All due respect, Ted Lasso is the antithesis of Dad TV. It’s a “sports” show about interpersonal relationships, growth, positive masculinity, and learning to love yourself and others. I kind of agree about foundation though, but only because it’s been kind of underwhelming and macho/action genre.
  - pvg 3y ago
    That's what makes it Prestige Dad TV. A more modern dad whose entire public personality and job hangs off a crystal lattice of dad jokes. While at the same time being a hypercompetence fantasy.
    - nothercastle 3y ago
      Agreed lasso is peak dad tv. Also season 3 is crap so it might be done
- nothercastle 3y ago
  All those in my opinion are dad tv. Dads with kids 2-10 in my office love those shows
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madeofpalk 3y ago

Maybe with the exception of Invasion (there's not enough action), these are all Dad TV.

hciektnxn7 3y ago

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pvg 3y ago

Ted Lasso is peak Dad TV, hell, it's about a dad. Foundation is, at a minimum, Dad TVjacent.

MBCook 3y ago
Apple TV also has a much heavier sci-fi bent than any of the other services seem to. With the exception of Ted Lasso, which I agree with you on, the other series listed are all sci-fi. Maybe sci-fi is part of “dad TV”, maybe not. I’ve never never heard the term before today and honestly I read the article because I thought the title was weird to see what it was about. So good job hooking me I guess.
- pvg 3y ago
  I think it depends on the sci-fi to some extent but Foundation is itself a highly dad book series (a publication history covering much of the boomer/gen x/millennials timespan, a massive dad cohort) and the TV show is sort of like HBO Rome in space.
ShamelessC 3y ago
All due respect, Ted Lasso is the antithesis of Dad TV. It’s a “sports” show about interpersonal relationships, growth, positive masculinity, and learning to love yourself and others. I kind of agree about foundation though, but only because it’s been kind of underwhelming and macho/action genre.
- pvg 3y ago
  That's what makes it Prestige Dad TV. A more modern dad whose entire public personality and job hangs off a crystal lattice of dad jokes. While at the same time being a hypercompetence fantasy.
  - nothercastle 3y ago
    Agreed lasso is peak dad tv. Also season 3 is crap so it might be done
nothercastle 3y ago
All those in my opinion are dad tv. Dads with kids 2-10 in my office love those shows

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