Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way (Blu-ray)
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on August 22nd, 2024
“I hope he fails miserably. See, my ex-husband truly loved only one thing his entire life: this club. And Ted Lasso is gonna help me burn it to the ground. I want to torture Rupert. I want him to feel like he’s being fucked in the ass with a splintered cricket bat, just in and out, over and over in a constant loop.
It likely started with Saturday Night Live. The show was roaring in the 1970’s, and along the way some ideas that made great 3-minute skits got appropriated for movies and even television shows. A few of them have become classics. The Blues Brothers is one fine example. Most have retreated into obscurity. I can only think of a two examples where something like that became a dominant force for years to come. In the 1950’s, Jackie Gleason was hosting his own variety show called The Jackie Gleason Show. One of the skits was about a bus driver named Ralph Kramden.
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