Latest reviews about Friday Night Lights, Season One

basstacklegirl says "quickly became my favorite new show of the year" about Friday Night Lights, Season One

basstacklegirl — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:13:47 GMT

I couldn't get enough of Friday Night Lights! This is one of the best shows to hit TV in a very long time. I was disappointed when it was dropped, and excited when I found it continued this year on directv. You can find this show this season on channel 101 on directv only. What I love about this show is the "realness" of each character. I substitute teach and I can see "every teen" in this show. You could take any one of these kids and put them in any high school anywhere and they would fit in. This is not your Beverly Hills 90210 spoiled brat mentality that your average joe can only despise. These characters are full of life and real problems. Don't we all wish our own kids high school counselor would take such an interest in our childrens lives as Tammy Taylor. This season I see Tammy, now as high school principle, battling the same situations I see in every community and school I've ever lived in and associated with... education vs sports. Why is there always funding...

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jmdobies says "Better Than the Movie, Almost as Good as the Book" about Friday Night Lights, Season One

jmdobies — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:47:49 GMT

NBC's Friday Night Lights is one of the finest hours of television out there right now, and its excellent first season is available on DVD in a five-disc set.

The TV series is based on the non-fiction classic by HG "Buzz" Bissinger about the 1988 Permian Panthers high school football team of Odessa, Texas and their quest for the state championship.

Bissinger's brother-in-law Peter Berg brought the movie to the big screen with Billy Bob Thornton as the head coach. Berg then developed Friday Night Lights as a television series for NBC, employing the themes of the book and movie in a fictionalized setting.

The team is still the Panthers, but now they're the Dillon Panthers. Dillon is apparently located somewhere in the "West Central Texas." Kyle Chandler plays Eric Taylor, the first-year head coach of the Panthers, and his character is a major improvement over the film. No disrespect to Billy Bob, but Chandler is a million times better in the role. In Thornton's defense, he was playing a...

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