From the power struggles within a wealthy family's media empire, to 'the opposite of toxic masculinity', what does the popularity of Succession and Ted Lasso say about us — and what are we all going to watch next?
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleIt has been a week since the curtain closed on two of this era's most popular television programs, Succession and Ted Lasso.
"For every Ted Lasso, there had to be a Succession," said Daryl Sparkes, a senior film lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland. "Even with the horribleness of one group and the saccharine sweetness of the other group, we still found something that we could relate to that kept us coming back every week," he said.According to Alex Bevan, a senior lecturer in digital media at the University of Queensland, part of the appeal of the two programs was the era in which they were made.
"And on the other hand, you had the emergence of the gangster film and portrayals of violence that was so shocking to the American public at the time, they felt like they had to self-censor."Dr Bevan said the Shakespearean themes at the core of Succession helped give the series broad cross-generational appeal.
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