Friday Night Lights - The First Season

Brilliant

This show is not about football, it's about a town and the people within it. Unfortunately, there are still people out there who would be interested in the show that do not watch it because they feel it's only about a high school football team. They are missing a well-written, well-developed television series that takes a stab at many real world issues that a community goes through. Great show. August 11, 2008

NOT WHAT I EXPECTED

Friday Nights Lights was definately not what I was expecting I was lead to believe it was going to be One Tree Hill with Football (which I must say I was looking forward to, being that I love that show). When I started watching though it was very clear I was mistaken. It took me a while to get into but after a couple of episodes I was hooked. The way it is filmed gives it a doco/reality feel which at times feels like your actually in their world, like your there. I will say though the Coach's family stories can become a bit much they start to get on your nerves a little but the rest of it LOVE IT. August 2, 2008

Friday night ligths season 1

Great series about a small town in the USA and how dedicated they are to their football team. Very interesting characters and storylines hard to stop watching. July 13, 2008

LOVE IT such a Hit

I bought this for hubby and I's 3rd anni. He loved it. ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. Its something we can watch together since there is both a Dramatic story line and a Football story line. Great for the whole family. Our children would all pile in the bed with us and watch the Whole dvd. I am so sad they cut the show but this fall its coming back on Directv.... cant wait will MOST DEF> BUY SEASON 2 June 19, 2008

Brilliant.

It's a great pity that here in Australia only a handful of episodes of this show have ever made it to air and even then only at 10.30pm or later. It's a pity because this is one of the best shows to come out of America in years. American football is at best barely appreciated here mainly due to the popularity of our own version of football as well as two codes of rugby. Yet much like the West Wing where American politics served more as a back-drop to a brilliant character driven series so too does the football act as a backdrop here. A mainly unknown bunch of young actors plus two brilliant veterans in Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton drive storylines that deal with sporting accidents and life-changing decisions,drugs in sport,relationships,sexual assault,teenage angst,etc. Peter Berg,Brian Grazer and Jason Katims are the combined force behind 22 episodes and keep a tight rein on the quality throughout. I liked this so much I bought Season 2 at the same time and watched all 37 episodes within 6 weeks! Do yourself a favour and buy them both too! June 17, 2008

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