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Smodphan t1_it8tntc wrote

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

Why do you like it? I am just curious to see if those reasons would be interesting and encourage me to watch

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laddiebones t1_it8uowk wrote

It’s a great, “feel good show,” it’s genuinely sweet and heartfelt, much like Ted Lasso. I just prefer the setting of Acapulco, and I don’t mind reading a few subtitles. In this case I enjoy stories outside of my life experience, plus I don’t really care about sports (I’m not saying sports is all Ted Lasso has to offer).

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magkruppe t1_ita4wpm wrote

Ted Lasso's setting really puts me off because its so damn unrealistic. Which would be fine if it didn't set up the premise of the show so seriously. I thought it was gonna be a somewhat wholesome soccer drama, and i can't reset my expectations of the show since I would have preferred a friday night lights vibe

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Ozlin t1_it9sps5 wrote

Not OP, but I really like the show because it has wonderful fun characters, a narrative structure that works well for the story, does a lot of good work in exploring expectations and stereotypes, has beautiful sets, includes some awesome Spanish covers of 80s songs, and generally has a positive vibe even when dealing with some deep feels. You do have to be willing to read subtitles, but it's not all in Spanish. There are a few tropes, but usually the show is aware of it and plays against them. It's one of those comedies that just has good vibes and a solid creative team.

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theavatare t1_ita3c33 wrote

The covers used to be a real thing for ecample look menudo chiquitita

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