Social media has gone wild over Ryan Reynolds’ new documentary series in which he and TV/movie star Rob McElhenney buy a Welsh 5th division football team in hopes of changing their fortunes.
It is still unclear why the two celebrities decided to buy Wrexham Football Club, but the documentary series Welcome to Wrexham on FX has generated a number of football fans in the US.
“Who would have guessed an American from Kansas is now a fan of a ‘football’ team in Wales,” one man tweeted, while another called the trove of documents ‘television. elite already’ after only one episode aired.
Some even compared the two stars’ efforts to improve the team’s rankings to the comedy Ted Lasso, in which an American football coach played by Jason Sudeikis is hired to coach an English football team wearing although knowledge of the sport is limited.
One woman says she’s losing hope that Ted Lasso will return for a third season, but Reynolds and McElhenney are filling that void.
Others online also said they hope the team ‘makes the rankings’ and calls it a ‘true story’, with one man saying it ‘shows you why sport is magical and who Men who do it give me goosebumps and make me well with tears
The Welcome to Wrexham FX doc follows Ryan Reynolds, right, and Rob McElhenney, left, as they work to improve the Welsh teams’ standings.
In a clip of the show posted online, McElhenney, right, expressed his concerns about buying the team, but Reynolds, left, assured him ‘It will work’
Some people online have compared it to Ted Lasso, a comedy series in which an American football coach played by Jason Sudeikis is hired to coach an English football team despite his knowledge of the sport. This sport is limited.
The docuseries follows Reynolds and McElhenney, best known for playing Ronald ‘Mac’ McDonald on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as they decide to buy a fifth-tier football team from a small town in Wales.
In a clip of the show that McElhenney posted online, the two actors are seen at the stadium debating whether to buy the failed team.
McElhenney, 45, told Reynolds that ‘there’s a real risk to us,’ going on to say: ‘There’s a version of the story where we’re the villains,’ to which Reynolds jokingly replied that ‘that’s usually the story in my head. ‘
‘YES [if] it doesn’t work, and then we go, “What are we going to do? We have to sell it.” And then we’re the bad guys,’ McElhenney said.
But Reynolds, also 45, seemed to refuse to think about that possibility, saying ‘F*** that,’ which McElhenney repeated to him.
“It will work,” Reynolds assured him.
In the end, the two actors decided to buy the sports team, vowing to make it fourth by the end of their first season despite their limited knowledge of the sport.
The show has received praise online from fans who are currently cheering for the fifth-place team
It remains unclear why the two celebrities wanted to buy the football club from a small Welsh town. They are pictured with some young fans at the stadium
The actors hope to bring the team (pictured) to fourth place by the end of their first season
However, the girls seem to love the idea of Hollywood giants buying wigs for their teams.
As Angie Han writes for The Hollywood Reporter, the heart of the ‘series’ really lies with the players, staff and especially the fans attached to Wexham.
‘Large portions of each episode are given to interviews by city dwellers who speak earnestly about what the sport means to them, or the communities they have found among the people. other fans, or simply what everyday life in Wrexham is like.’
But Han went on to write that the show has so far failed to provide an in-depth understanding of the fan and the town.
Nor does it show the backlash of two wealthy celebrities buying the club or from a mass layoff as they seek to improve it.
Much of the material focuses on the reactions of the horses and the players themselves
The two actors have so far relied on their celebrity to earn support for the team
Fortunately, Reynolds and McElhenney seem to understand their limits when it comes to running a football club, and instead focus their efforts on promoting the team.
Due to their celebrity status, the two were able to secure partnerships with TikTok, Expedia, EA Sports and Reynolds’ own Aviation Gin. They can also attract top talent with their own money and can pay to upgrade the Racecourse Ground – the oldest international football stadium in the world.
“It’s really a long ad for Reynolds and McElhenney’s new joint investment and a pretty savvy person,” Han wrote, as several people on social media said they were going to buy the shirt, Han wrote. Wrexham matches or ask about how they can watch matches in the US.
But, Han continued: ‘If Welcome to Wrexham seems polished for its own good, it will hardly be the first document to offer that criticism.
‘At least this leaves a warm and fuzzy feeling behind, and manages to spark as much affection for casual fans as it does for the beloved celebrities who have given they come here. ”
