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I feel like I know those people.
Like Ive grown up with those people.
Iamone of those people.
Earnest interviews with die-hard fans are routinely deployed for emotional stakes.
The treacly music gives minorTed Lasso.
Im not immune toWrexhams pleasures.
But its hard to look past the synthetic quality of the entire affair.
Welcome to Wrexhamsits at the terminus of these trends.
Meanwhile, Wrexham AFC fans benefit from whatever publicity emerges from the show.
You have to admit, Wrexham is a feat of program development.
ButWrexhamisnt a work thatdocumentsin any meaningful sense.
To an extent, all sports docs are the product of negotiation with the powers behind the subject matter.
I gaze into the abyss ofWelcome to Wrexham, and I suspect I see the future.
