Jason Sudeikis’ football coach-turned-fútbol coach in the Apple TV+ sitcom ‘Ted Lasso’ is back on the field — er, pitch — but this time the clueless American is a little different. No, he’s still got his ‘stache and a bearded assistant coach, but this Lasso is really nice.
That’s by design, co-creator Bill Lawrence told TheWrap ahead of the series premiere. And the reason for the personality shift is bigger than the beautiful game itself is in Europe.
“The perception of what Americans are abroad right now is– it’s a bummer when you hear it firsthand,” Lawrence, who had previously shot another series in Prague, said. “It’s literally overweight idiots with guns on their back. That’s not from me, it’s from other people. So we started to really obsess with what’s the version of the clueless American — when we’re doing some fish-out-of-water stuff and...
That’s by design, co-creator Bill Lawrence told TheWrap ahead of the series premiere. And the reason for the personality shift is bigger than the beautiful game itself is in Europe.
“The perception of what Americans are abroad right now is– it’s a bummer when you hear it firsthand,” Lawrence, who had previously shot another series in Prague, said. “It’s literally overweight idiots with guns on their back. That’s not from me, it’s from other people. So we started to really obsess with what’s the version of the clueless American — when we’re doing some fish-out-of-water stuff and...
- 8/14/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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