Comments on: Friday Night Lights Freak

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:54:01 +0000

Totally awesome show. Grew up and live in Texas, very true to life. I LOVE the less than dramatic, understated story lines that make the characters real. No one is perfect, everyone has their problems. Just like real life. Not to take away from the show…the characters are all enjoyable and they are probably some of the most “real” characters on tv, the ones you tend to wonder what will happen to them this week.

From a woman’s perspective…the football is great and a good reason in itself to watch, if you like football. BUT ~ the women’s issues are addressed too… natural birth (how many shows have emergency usually c/section births…the biggest drama here was dad almost didn’t make it in time), breastfeeding, post-partum period, dealing with CPS, all portrayed very realistically. Not preachy, doesn’t make you feel like you’re not living up to some ideal or something.

I like the ways they’ve dealt with race and politics and other issues too. They always seem to show the good and bad of both sides of any issue they deal with.

I’m making it sound kind of dreary, it’s really not…it’s one of the best shows on tv IMO.

Thanks for highlighting it. I was so glad to find out it was still on in 2009!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:52:12 +0000

I am a newcommer on-line. I wanted to share my excitement about FNL.
I was so sick when this show was off during the writters strike. This is my favorite show on television. I can not wait till it comes on. You can go to on demand, tv entertainment, abc. There you are able to rent the entire first, second, and current seasons for a small fee for each episode. Keep watching so they continue to show FNL next season

By: Fight for Lights: Mandatory Reading » Give Me My Remote

Fight for Lights: Mandatory Reading » Give Me My Remote — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:10:37 +0000

[...] Lights Needs You Wednesday Night’s “Friday Night Lights” Makes My Night” Friday Night Lights Freak Share this postThese icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover [...]

By: Raven

Raven — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:21:23 +0000

I am a late comer to the series as well. I did not have time in my schedule. I live in San Antonio, Texas and saw they were looking for extras on the set. Being an actor myself I decided that I should jump on the wagon and sign myself up for a day of filming. Well, that one day turned into the entire week of filming for episode 16. I am so ready for this to air so I can see if I got any time on screen. I am a reporter down on the field. There is a fight scene between the teams and the press goes wild with it. So, hope to keep you guys up to date and make sure we keep the ratings and veiwership going up or it will not be picked up next season.

By: Carli

Carli — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:06:04 +0000

I tell myself I’m not gonna cry every episode and then Matt Saracen goes and gets me EVERY TIME!! Zack is amazing in this role.

By: kilwiggle7

kilwiggle7 — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:35:13 +0000

Matt Saracen outdid himself this evening… Zack Guilford is an outstanding actor- the scene where he is talking to Coach Taylor in the backyard was amazing. I felt myself wanting to just give the kid a much needed hug through the television. Just absolutely outstanding.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:57:20 +0000

as a very recent high school grad I can tell you that high school games are played on Friday nights (hence the entire premise of the show) and NBC decided to air on a day other than that since the initial audience for the show was the exact same group of people that would be at Friday night games. phew that was long-winded and sounded sort of preachy, but I just wanted to help with the confusion.
Now if only Matt Saracen had been on my team…I would have gone to the games He is probably the most adorbale thing to hit prime time. (too bad I have to flip between FNL and Beauty and the Geek tonight…it’s a guilt pleasure!)

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:47:09 +0000

Just like most of you I caught on to this show late. I saw part of an episode here or there, but never could fit it in to my viewing schedule. However, I also caught the BRAVO marathon over the holiday. I was glued to the couch. I kept trying to get up because I had errands to run, and I would stand watch a few more seconds, and then jut plop right back down, unable to pry myself away! I will definitely be watching tonight and every week in the future.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:10:36 +0000

Thanks for highlighting this awesome show GMMR. I hope more people will tune in tonight. Matt Saracen is my new TV boyfriend.

By: mg714

mg714 — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:05:02 +0000

It is a little confusing that it doesn’t air on Fridays, but if it did, it probably would get even less viewers than it does now since Friday isn’t a big TV night. I think if NBC does a better job promoting the show and its new timeslot, more people will hopefully tune in.

Will NBC air any NFL playoff games? They should take advantage of that and promote the show then. During last Sunday night’s game on NBC, they hardly showed any promos for it that I remember. Why does NBC insist on promoting shows like that new Grease reality show and Deal or No Deal but won’t spend enough on quality shows like FNL? At least NBC has stuck by it for a full season, so I’ll give them credit for that.

By: GMMR

GMMR — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:28:32 +0000

Did I say college games were played on Friday? I missed that. And thanks for the heads up on the ABC typo.

By: John D'arc

John D'arc — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:23:43 +0000

college games are never played on Friday.

and the show is on NBC, not ABC

By: kilwiggle7

kilwiggle7 — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:24:48 +0000

mg, i totally agree with you that it has filled a void caused by the loss of Everwood. the relationships portrayed by the taylor family are honest, real, and sincere. have i said that i LOVE matt saracen?

By: GMMR

GMMR — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:50:51 +0000

Ha ha…I was being ironic Russ Yeah, I know about Friday Night football, but I just thought it might be easier for people to remember the show if it aired on Friday.

By: Russ

Russ — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:22:10 +0000

It’s called FRIDAY NIGHT Lights because high school football games usually occur on… Friday nights.

By: mg714

mg714 — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:13:54 +0000

I’m so glad you’ve highlighted this wonderful show today, and I’m so excited for the new episode tonight. I also was a latecomer to the show and caught up with the episodes online. I really hope the show can gain some more viewers to get it to a second season. Even if you’re not into football, don’t worry – this show is really about small town life and the relationships among all the characters.

The one character GMMR didn’t mention was Julie Taylor, Coach’s daughter, who I think is great as well, especially in her relationship with Matt Saracen. I adore those two together and I am looking forward to seeing how their relationship progresses over the course of the show. I’m especially interested to see how Coach Taylor continues to deal with their relationship, especially with Matt being such a big part of the team.

I really have fallen in love with this show and I hope more and more people come to feel the same. It’s a quality family drama that has helped fill the void caused by Everwood’s cancellation.

By: kat

kat — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:42:29 +0000

We caught FNL the week before christmas and thought, why aren’t we watching this show? It’s so good. Thankfully Bravo ran a marathon of the entire season which we DVR’d.

I certainly has lived up to all the hype. It made my 10 ten list

By: kilwiggle7

kilwiggle7 — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:28:43 +0000

I totally agree with you about this series. I jumped on this bandwagon late as well, but I spent the holiday break catching up on all the episodes. Matt Saracen is definitely my new favorite boy on tv. I think I am just going through some VM and Logan withdrawl.

I’ve been telling all my friends to watch, and hope that they will. There are two minute replays of each episode, so you can spend just about 25-30 minutes watching updates of each (with the pause for the oh so necessary advertising).

Friday Night Lights has found one new viewer in me, that’s for sure!