They took the macho out and put girly chat in. The first season was strong with a push-back against the locker room power of male sport.
It was so good watching a Yank take on the sacred chapel of British football. The material wrote itself. The delightful confusion of muscle boys trying to work out Ted's naive belief in positive joy was a strong juxtopositioning.
The swearing versus the corn-bred jolly optimism firstly sank when the boss lady bonded with a WAG. Then it weakened into chick-flick fashion and tears! Shrieking and best friending, scenes without any males lost the power.
Went woke, went up in smoke.
It was so good watching a Yank take on the sacred chapel of British football. The material wrote itself. The delightful confusion of muscle boys trying to work out Ted's naive belief in positive joy was a strong juxtopositioning.
The swearing versus the corn-bred jolly optimism firstly sank when the boss lady bonded with a WAG. Then it weakened into chick-flick fashion and tears! Shrieking and best friending, scenes without any males lost the power.
Went woke, went up in smoke.