# Ted Lasso

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Ted Lasso and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its optimistic, warm tone and emotional pull. Critics say the tone can feel smarmy and that its success was partly due to circumstance.

## Why people recommend it

- Emotional impact and memorable quotes (2 comments): "Greatest thing that ever happened for my social life was hearing Ted Lasso quote" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46649986)) "Ted Lasso actually reminded me a lot of NEX in how it made me feel." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48172880))
- Great, ambitious show (2 comments): "Ted Lasso , Severance , and For All Mankind are huge stand-outs in their scope, depth, and ambition" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47865899)) "Ted Lasso is a great show" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151428))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Halt and Catch Fire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/halt-and-catch-fire.md): 166 recommend
- [Babylon 5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/babylon-5.md): 86 recommend
- [Silicon Valley (TV series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silicon-valley.md): 52 recommend
- [Andor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/andor.md): 52 recommend
- [The Wire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wire.md): 39 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ted Lasso", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ted-lasso/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).