Despite the grinch-like complaints of some, Ted Lasso‘s focus on character growth and relationships is one of its finest accomplishments. And for many fans of the show, this is most true when it comes to the blossoming friendship between Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) and Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster), something that played a major part in this week’s episode. Recommended Videos The pair began the series effectively as enemies, with Roy the outgoing, legendary player and captain who was losing his touch on the field, and Jamie the talented starlet who thought he didn’t have to work as hard as everyone else.

After 33 seasons of hilarity on the Fox network, The Simpsons are undoubtedly interwoven into pop culture. The legendary award-winning animated comedy series opened doors for many other animated television shows, some of which are still running themselves. And several of the show’s humorous, impressionistic and satirical elements over the years are still yet to be forgotten. Recommended Videos Take, for example, how the show has managed to — like clockwork after 33 years — poke a little fun at whoever is the U.

The anime industry has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 1907, gaining popularity in Japan in the ’80s, and later, around the early ’00s, around the globe. Granted, a fair share of anime series created during those time periods — such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, Sailor Moon, and Pokémon — went on to become smash hit phenomenons, but it’s apparent to everyone how much the quality of anime has improved over the years.

When it comes to the Pokémon Trading Card Game, there are many ways to rate the cards. However, even if you don’t know anything about how to play the game itself, the monetary value of the cards and their aesthetic appeal — or lack thereof — are two criteria that most people can grasp. Recommended Videos Therefore, we’re delivering to you our picks for the worst Pokémon cards ever, in terms of either their ugliness or lack of resale value on the collector’s market.

No matter what happens to Ryan Ferguson in this season of The Amazing Race, there is almost no possibility it’s as interesting or as frightening as the life he’s led before. The years between 2001 and 2013 seem more like a lurid suspense film than an episode of Reality TV. Ferguson spent a significant portion of those years behind bars – serving time for a murder conviction. Recommended Videos In a bizarre set of circumstances, then 17-year-old Ferguson was charged and convicted of murder based on the confession of his friend and classmate, Charles “Chuck” Erickson, who, according to Newsweek, began to have dreams that he had participated in the unsolved murder of a local paper editor.

It’s that time of year again! That magical time when your uncle says something weird and unexpected, and your grandfather falls asleep at the table again. We’re talking about Thanksgiving, of course. Recommended Videos If you have little ones running around, it can be hard to get them into the turkey time spirit of the whole thing, but fortunately there are songs to help with that. Thanksgiving songs are a tried and true tradition, and a great way to get everyone in the spirit of the season.

The old Norse-inspired Vinland Saga is a popular anime inspired by a manga of the same name, which draws inspiration from real historical events. The story follows the journey of a young man named Thorfinn, who seeks to exact revenge for his father’s murder. Recommended Videos The saga is told through separate arcs to help organize the various stories the writers want to tell. All the sagas are popular, as seen from Reddit posts, which prove that fans are divided on their absolute favorite saga.

Thrival Innovation + Music Festival has announced their full 2016 lineup, delivering a unique promotional video that uses pancake art to reveal the event’s talent roster. For its fourth annual event, Thrival has secured a number of top notch headliners, including The Chainsmokers, Chvrches, Ty Dolla $ign, Hudson Mohawke and more. Recommended Videos More than just a music festival, Thrival features three days of innovation themed programming, in addition to two days of eclectic outdoor music.

Netflix‘s new Mexican original series The Surrogacy, or Madre de Alquiler, is a powerful melodrama about a woman named Yeni who decides to become a surrogate for a wealthy and influential family in order to save her father from jail. Events escalate and years later Yeni finally finds out the whole truth. Recommended Videos The show is intense as it attempts to explore a subject as controversial as surrogacy. It has already made Netflix’s Top 10 in 22 countries since premiering on June 14, and if the success of other Latin American productions on the platform is any indication, it’ll only grow from there.

We’ve had Daryl Dixon on our screens for nearly a decade, but there’s still something that The Walking Dead has yet to explore: his love life. Norman Reedus’ character has had a few potential romantic interests over the years, but nothing has actually developed with any of them. We’ve been promised that the show could be about to finally dive into the question of Daryl’s sexuality in its next batch of episodes, though, coming in early 2021.