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Ted Lasso is peak Dad TV, hell, it's about a dad. Foundation is, at a minimum, Dad TVjacent.
by pvg 3y ago
Ted Lasso is peak Dad TV, hell, it's about a dad. Foundation is, at a minimum, Dad TVjacent.
- MBCook 3y agoApple 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 agoI 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 agoAll 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 agoThat'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 agoAgreed lasso is peak dad tv. Also season 3 is crap so it might be done
- nothercastle 3y agoAll those in my opinion are dad tv. Dads with kids 2-10 in my office love those shows