Friday Night Lights

Description: NBC / Drama / The series is about events surrounding the Dillon Panthers, a high school football team in the small town ... more

Friday Night Lights ... of Dillon, Texas. The show addresses many issues facing contemporary Middle America.

Newest Review: ... thing to criticise - even the theme tune is spot-on, conveying both caution and optimism, desperation and drive. But the show's greatest asset is, far and away, the main cast. Even with solid scripts and direction, a show is nothing without good actors. Thankfully, "Friday Night Lights" has them in spades. Rather than pick out "old Faithfuls" to represent the characters, ... more

... the creative team have tapped a well of thus-far unsung talent, and they are all the better for it. After just one episode, you can't imagine anyone but Kyle Chandler ever playing the part of Coach Taylor. Zach Gilford's Matt Saracen is shy and nervous b...more

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Friday Night Lights: Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose! (1139 words)
by - written on 11/04/08 (Very useful, 95 readings)
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In recent years, the States have come to dominate the quality TV stakes. While Britain has tended - admittedly not entirely - to continue its focus on one-off dramas and by-the-numbers procedurals, our friends across the Atlantic have been developing shows that redefine the very nature of television. The subscription cable channel HBO, home to "The Sopranos", "The Wire" and "Six Feet Under", is generally regarded as being at the forefront of this new era; but more mainstream hits like "Lost" and "24" suggest the public-at-large are growing increasingly happy with both depth and breadth in their televisual ... Read the complete review

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