Miscellaneous

Friday Night Lights

By jeremyblachman

I don't know how many people are watching this season on DirectTV.  Not many, if I go by the number of comments at Television Without Pity.  But, gosh, everyone should watch when the season premieres next week on NBC, because it has just been terrific.  Tonight's episode, #12 of 13, was stunning.  Friday Night Lights, season 1 and now season 3, is the best thing ever.  Season 2 was screwy and uneven and not that awesome, but season 3 makes up for it.  There are some shows I watch and then feel pretty happy about the TV pilots I've been writing and the stuff I've played around with.  And then I watch an episode of Friday Night Lights and realize the ballgame can be played at an entirely different level.  (Of course, then I watch an episode of, say, Gary Unmarried and wonder why I should even try to play this sport if this is how success is defined, but that's for another post....)  I know no one's going to watch Friday Night Lights next week on NBC.  I know it'll probably get pulled before they even air the whole season, and there's no way it's getting a season 4.  But in a perfect world it would.  In a just world, it would have the highest ratings on TV and win tons of awards.  Stunningly awesome television.  You should be watching it.

Full post as published by Jeremy Blachman's Brand New Weblog on January 08, 2009 (boomark / email).