Last updated on January 30th, 2023 at 10:27 pm
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Perhaps because of a few of the names involved, it’s hard not to watch the first season of the new Apple TV+ dramedy “Shrinking” and not think of “Ted Lasso.” Like “Ted Lasso, “Shrinking” is co-created by Bill Lawrence (of “Scrubs” and “Cougar Town”), and one of its other co-creators and co-writers is Roy f**king Kent himself, Brett Goldstein. And like “Ted Lasso,” the lead character of “Shrinking” is trying hard to keep a positive mindset about him even as his personal life is spiraling. But “Shrinking” steps pretty far away from the delightfully and mercilessly positive “Ted Lasso” early on. Despite a somewhat rough pilot episode, “Shrinking” soon becomes one of the strongest, most charming, and winning shows Apple TV+ has offered to date…
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