'Dad TV': What It Is And How It Became A Thing
Alan Ritchson in "Reacher," Kevin Costner in "Yellowstone," and Gabriel Basso in "The Night Agent." They have made their way through shows like Prime Video’s “Reacher,” Netflix’s “The Night Agent” and Paramount+’s “Yellowstone” while sitting on the couch together at 9 p.m. Over the past year, the term “Dad TV” has cropped up as a sub-genre to define the kinds of shows that Kirk and her husband tend to watch together. “I’m a little surprised though that those shows are classified as ‘Dad TV’ because maybe it’s more dad-friendly TV,” Kirk says. Culture critics like NPR’s Eric Deggans are quick to tell you that “Dad TV” doesn’t mean it’s TV that only dads watch. Deggans also says shows like Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” and “Shrinking” are too tied to the emotional arcs and relationships of the characters to be “Dad TV.” For him, a key feature of “Dad TV” is that the male protagonist has a hard time emotionally bonding with people and maintaining relationships.
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