East Dillon Lions wide receiver Luke Cafferty (Matt Lauria) welcomes
Hastings Ruckle (Grey Damon) to the team.
Count me as one of those tiresome folks who's always going on about what an amazing television show Friday Night Lights is. The little drama about the coach and players of a small town Texas high school football team feels almost like a documentary, with its intimate, hand-held camerawork and seemingly improvised scenes. And you wouldn't think it would be so riveting given the subject matter (High school football? Really?), but it is indeed riveting.
Anyway, if you've never seen it I recommend renting the first season on DVD – watch a couple episodes and you'll be hooked.
The main problem with Friday Night Lights has never been quality, but rather it's sort of hard for audiences to find the damn thing. Right now Season 5 is airing exclusively on Direct TV Channel 101. Just like last year,...
Hastings Ruckle (Grey Damon) to the team.
Count me as one of those tiresome folks who's always going on about what an amazing television show Friday Night Lights is. The little drama about the coach and players of a small town Texas high school football team feels almost like a documentary, with its intimate, hand-held camerawork and seemingly improvised scenes. And you wouldn't think it would be so riveting given the subject matter (High school football? Really?), but it is indeed riveting.
Anyway, if you've never seen it I recommend renting the first season on DVD – watch a couple episodes and you'll be hooked.
The main problem with Friday Night Lights has never been quality, but rather it's sort of hard for audiences to find the damn thing. Right now Season 5 is airing exclusively on Direct TV Channel 101. Just like last year,...
- 12/15/2010
- by Dennis Ayers
- The Backlot
"Friday Night Lights" kicks off its final 13-episode run on DirecTV with "Expectations."
And as East Dillon seems to be on the rise with a devoted guidance counselor, a handsome new student and an organized football team, the last vestiges of our formerly beloved Panthers leave town for college.
"Fnl's" return always makes our TV fall, so this last outing is clearly bittersweet -- much like everything that happens to the poor saps on this series. As they say, spoiler warning:
"I'm actually gonna miss this place"
Julie's (Aimee Teegarden) awkward roommate-intro phone call really set the tone for her and Landry's (Jesse Plemons) departure -- though we already know she's not actually going anywhere. Everyone else either left the series off camera or under different circumstances, so it was appropriate that we got that we finally got to experience that surreal last night in the hometown. We still remember...
And as East Dillon seems to be on the rise with a devoted guidance counselor, a handsome new student and an organized football team, the last vestiges of our formerly beloved Panthers leave town for college.
"Fnl's" return always makes our TV fall, so this last outing is clearly bittersweet -- much like everything that happens to the poor saps on this series. As they say, spoiler warning:
"I'm actually gonna miss this place"
Julie's (Aimee Teegarden) awkward roommate-intro phone call really set the tone for her and Landry's (Jesse Plemons) departure -- though we already know she's not actually going anywhere. Everyone else either left the series off camera or under different circumstances, so it was appropriate that we got that we finally got to experience that surreal last night in the hometown. We still remember...
- 10/28/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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