A few months ago I got hooked on the first season of Friday Night Lights. I was a fan of the movie, directed by Peter Berg, who also executive produced the TV show. The show is impressive because it seems so real, even though it’s a TV drama and accordingly a lot of crazy shit must happen to all the characters to keep it dramatic. But the acting is solid and pretty much all the characters are really likable. I especially like the coach and his wife, who have one of those marriages that makes you envy fictional characters (kinda like how I thought Chun Li from Street Fighter II was really hot when I was a kid). I also like the shy, stuttering quarterback; he’s the hard-working underdog cliche, but the show doesn’t overplay it.
I downloaded what has been released so far from the second season (15 episodes), and have plowed through most of it so far. One thing that has popped into my head, though: how come so many older women in the show end up sleeping with high school dudes? If the show was about older dudes sleeping with high school girls, I doubt NBC would be broadcasting it.
Check out the show though, it’s good TV.
Shows you need to watch:
The Wire
and
Flight of the Conchords
Mikkel, don’t be telling me about the wire, son!
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I have watched the just completed 5th season twice already. Best show I have ever seen.
Have Season 1 of Flight of the Conchords but only enjoyed the first episode. Have to wrap up what is out there so far of Friday Night Lights, first!