The cast of TED LASSO celebrating their win for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (February 27, 2022)
I know people felt like Trent Crimm, formerly of The Independent did the journalism community a disservice by burning his source but editing an article after it has been printed and not adding a disclaimer or adding that the article has been edited is also shady boots. This is about you, Teddington Nub News.
Teddington News journo Stuart Higgins interviewed TED LASSO’s Brendan Hunt (Coach Beard) on June 1st. The notable thing about the article is that Hunt confirmed that series three would be the last for the show.
That led fans to shout, cry and rend their garments. However, the article was reposted with an edit to Hunt’s remarks and no further clarification from the writer about the prior article.
I’m just going to work on the assumption that series three is, indeed, the final season and they want to do a formal statement instead. What also makes me thinks this is the end is that Nick Mohammed had a video interview recently and the interviewer asked him what he believed about TED LASSO and amongst his responses, one was, “All good things come to an end.” Then he quickly added, “Who knows if this time around is the last time.”
We’re still knee-deep in awards season. While the U.S. has had to watch pre-recorded virtual TED LASSO panels or Zoom interviews,
the UK will get an in-person Q&A on June 12th moderated by Trent Crimm. No, not by James Lance, but Lance in character as Trent Crimm.
On June 14th in New York Juno Temple will be on the panel for her Paramount+ limited series THE OFFER. Joining her on the panel will be costars Miles Teller, Matthew Goode and their showrunner Nikki Toscano.
Series 3 of TED LASSO is halfway done with shooting
and as we are deep in the For Your Consideration period for the Emmys, cast members are doing interviews. There have been recent video interviews with an assortment of the cast and none have been very forthcoming about what series 3 will hold, but co-creator Brendan “Coach Beard” Hunt did say one thing.
Yes, 3 is the magic number for the show. Conceived as a three season show they creators are sticking to their guns and pulling a Willie Nelson : going out on a high!
But as Colin told Richard, “Smile because it happened.” I’m glad they are ending it as they intended. I really believe a fourth series would have made storytelling suffer a bit as the show was already written in their minds. Yes, they adjusted when inspiration struck, but they still had all the beats planned out. Another season would mean starting from scratch and I think it would have lost a bit of the magic.
As I wrote, it’s the FYC period and pre-pandemic the big games in town were always the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences events and Netflix and Amazon’s installations.
Netflix went big on SQUID GAME and STRANGER THINGS
The first full on FYC period since 2019 has found more players in the game with Apple+ and NBC Universal holding events.
NBCU’s FYC House is a great addition. They also had a pop-up at outdoor mall The Grove.
Apple+’s Grove pop-up that had booths and little treats from PACHINKO, SEVERANCE, WECRASHED, SCHMIGADOON and TED LASSO. They were out of pink boxed biscuits when I was there so I got Earl Grey tea with shortbread ice-cream.
As WB produces TED LASSO, WB is having their own event for the show under their WB Tour umbrella. I have had so many problems attempting to RSVP for the event that I assume it’s sold out and they just haven’t slapped a SOLD OUT notice on it. But I’m not too put out by it because it was a pre-recorded panel. Which is madness because people are schlepping through weekday traffic in BURBANK for something they should have just sent out links to people can watch at home. Not very Ted Lasso of them.
They are so funny for this. Trent Crimm surely to bring the heat!
