I wouldn't expect to get a lot more football. I used to work on the show, and they used to film as much as three full nights worth of game footage early in the season, and they're just not doing that anymore. Expect less and less actual game footage. That said, I think it's the best thing on TV.
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Well they are in the playoffs, so sooner or later they will be in the Spring Semester.
watching this for the first time...almost done with season 1.
I heard season 2 gets ridiculous because of a writers strike.
this may be unpopular but I already find a lot of this show to be ridiculous...lol. I think its that every single character has this larger than life conflict going on. all in all its a pretty depressing show overall. And the football games all play out the same exact way.
Lylas voice drives me insane.
I am pretty entertained though and definitely hooked.
I heard season 2 gets ridiculous because of a writers strike.
this may be unpopular but I already find a lot of this show to be ridiculous...lol. I think its that every single character has this larger than life conflict going on. all in all its a pretty depressing show overall. And the football games all play out the same exact way.
Lylas voice drives me insane.
I am pretty entertained though and definitely hooked.
Season 2 is absurd and it's hard to believe the series survived it. But it gets back into form. Been awhile, but think I liked the later seasons more than the first.
is season 1 is normal in comparison...I cannot imagine what 2 looks likeSJEAg said:
Season 2 is absurd
FNL is absurd in the same way Yellowstone is. Also super entertaining and you find yourself rooting for characters who you'd probably hate in real life.
thats a really good comparison. I feel the same way about Yellowstone. not even top 10 of my shows as far as quality, but I love to watch it. especially the earlier seasons.
I remember an interview, I think it was the director, saying something to the effect of "we want to make the perfect high school quarterback. And then we want to absolutely destroy him."
It made me immediately want to watch every episode.
It made me immediately want to watch every episode.
Season 2 is bad, it's like they forgot it was a football show. It gets back on track with season 3 and I think season 4 is the best. Season 5 is good until they completely botched the last three episodes.
Definitely gets better in Season 3 and onward, if I remember correctly. Some fun A&M representation in the series, as well.
Bruce Almighty said:
Season 2 is bad, it's like they forgot it was a football show. It gets back on track with season 3 and I think season 4 is the best. Season 5 is good until they completely botched the last three episodes.
I thought they wrapped things up as best they could under the circumstances. I probably enjoyed season 4 the most, but they're all fun watches (and season 2 is fun once you make peace with the fact that it's chaotic and makes absolutely no sense). Series finale was great, imo.
This and this. Everyone should watch it and just know that season 2 is nuts. They still advance plot points and all that so you can't really skip it either. You just turn into skid and ride it out.jeffk said:Bruce Almighty said:
Season 2 is bad, it's like they forgot it was a football show. It gets back on track with season 3 and I think season 4 is the best. Season 5 is good until they completely botched the last three episodes.
I thought they wrapped things up as best they could under the circumstances. I probably enjoyed season 4 the most, but they're all fun watches (and season 2 is fun once you make peace with the fact that it's chaotic and makes absolutely no sense). Series finale was great, imo.
TCTTS said:
Coincidently (and quite awesome-ly), this is a conversation I had with a friend/co-worker yesterday who I hadn't seen in a couple weeks. Keep in mind, I live in LA and work in the entertainment business...
Co-Worker: "You been watching Friday Night Lights?" (Knowing I'm a Texas guy and loved the movie)
Me: "You bet. You?"
Co-Worker: "Favorite show on TV next to Lost. Yeah, and a friend of mine is on it."
Me: "Oh, sweet? Who?"
Co-Worker: "You know the cheerleader girl? Minka."
Me: "WAIT. You're friends with Lyla Garrity? The brunette?!"
Co-Worker: "Haha, yeah. Minka's my girl." (As in "she's awesome," not HIS girl)
Me: "You've GOT to hook me up."
Co-Worker: "She's definitely not a good girl." (As in I'm apparently the "wholesome guy from Texas" and she's --
Me: "How the hell do you know her?"
Co-Worker: "I know her ex-boyfriend. And he's her ex-boyfriend because he's in jail now."
Me: "Good gosh. So when he gets out is he gonna kick my ass when he finds out I made out with her?" (Chances of this actually happening: .0001%)
Co-Worker: "Haha... I'll set something up. We can all hang out when she gets back in town. You know they film it in Austin, right?"
Me: "Yeah. And I'm holding you to that."
Co-Worker: "Don't worry, man. I'll set it up."
Anyway, I'll get more info soon (spending five days with him out of town next week on a job), so hopefully I can get more of a feel for what "definitely not a good girl" entails... and what the heck her ex-bf did to end up in jail.
[This message has been edited by TCTTS (edited 10/19/2006 7:30a).]
Well at that time it looks like he unfortunately got blocked by some guy by the name of Derek Jeter.
Tim Riggins, Matt Saracen and Luke Cafferty are all legends in my book.
KCup17 said:
Tim Riggins, Matt Saracen and Luke Cafferty are all legends in my book.
This is Vince erasure!
Can't forget about Vince and Hastings either.
Can't forget about Lance either.
I'm putting this in spoilers for the op:jeffk said:Bruce Almighty said:
Season 2 is bad, it's like they forgot it was a football show. It gets back on track with season 3 and I think season 4 is the best. Season 5 is good until they completely botched the last three episodes.
I thought they wrapped things up as best they could under the circumstances. I probably enjoyed season 4 the most, but they're all fun watches (and season 2 is fun once you make peace with the fact that it's chaotic and makes absolutely no sense). Series finale was great, imo.
My problem with the last three episodes is the same problem I had for season 2, they forgot it was a show about football. It was like they got to the end of episode 10 and was like "oh ****, we still haven't gotten to the playoffs yet, we'll just make it an afterthought". There were four games in episode 11 and no games in episode 12. The state championship was just a 1 minute montage in the last episode with the heavily cliched win it at the end with a 50 yard bomb, but we're not going to actually show the catch or celebration as we transition into the next year with the WR catching the ball in practice. It was incredibly disappointing, one of the worst series finales of all time, IMO and the season needed to be 3 episodes longer.
Wow. I could not disagree more. Don't really have to go into it point by point, because it's honestly just the opposite of how you felt. And that's okay!
I will add this though: I don't think it's really a show about football.
I will add this though: I don't think it's really a show about football.
It was great (but also terrible). Great cheap entertainment - love the way it was shot, but hate when a show like Kenobi is a shot in a similar fashion.
finished season 1
favorite character : Landry
least favorite character : Lyla. Cannot stand her or her voice.
I think the show is pretty ridiculous a lot of the time but its entertaining for sure.
favorite character : Landry
least favorite character : Lyla. Cannot stand her or her voice.
I think the show is pretty ridiculous a lot of the time but its entertaining for sure.
okay I am in season 2 and its an absolute **** show.
so Street went to Mexico for stem cells. Riggins calls Lyla down there to help talk him out of it.
there's a scene as they are leaving Mexico where they are in a bar and Lyla romantically kisses both of them. In front of each other.
WTF was that?
so Street went to Mexico for stem cells. Riggins calls Lyla down there to help talk him out of it.
there's a scene as they are leaving Mexico where they are in a bar and Lyla romantically kisses both of them. In front of each other.
WTF was that?
I'm pretty sure Season 2 is widely thought of as a bad season before they get on track in season 3.
gigemJTH12 said:
okay I am in season 2 and its an absolute **** show.
so Street went to Mexico for stem cells. Riggins calls Lyla down there to help talk him out of it.
there's a scene as they are leaving Mexico where they are in a bar and Lyla romantically kisses both of them. In front of each other.
WTF was that?
See it through.
And not just stem cells...shark stem cells!
it is...there was a writers strike. but that scene in particular was just so bizarre
Season 3 has a fantastic story line around Smash.
I was an extra in one of the episodes just to see what it was all about. Originally signed up to just be a fan in the football stands but one of the casting directors pulled me aside and had me actually on the sideline as one of the waterboys. I'm very glad too since I was able to actually talk to and interact with the actors/football players and got to eat their food (believe they had Chipotle burritos) that the fans weren't allowed to have.
The baby in the pink coat initially freaked me out since I saw it just laying by itself on one of the crew equipment boxes. Then I realized that it was a realistic looking doll. Then I freaked out again since it was a uncanny valley looking doll.
The baby in the pink coat initially freaked me out since I saw it just laying by itself on one of the crew equipment boxes. Then I realized that it was a realistic looking doll. Then I freaked out again since it was a uncanny valley looking doll.
Watched Vengeance (the BJ Novak movie) over the weekend and realized the grandma in the movie was the same actress who played Saracen's grandma in the show.
interesting how many of them became stars
but the three women really didn't become huge stars.
minka really has had no career- although she probably doesn't care after dating Jeter
the blonde really hasn't been in much
the younger daughter of the coach I thought was the hottest one of them all - but she hasn't been in anything which is shocking.
but the three women really didn't become huge stars.
minka really has had no career- although she probably doesn't care after dating Jeter
the blonde really hasn't been in much
the younger daughter of the coach I thought was the hottest one of them all - but she hasn't been in anything which is shocking.
There are people who say to just skip Season 2. They are liars. You have to do it to appreciate what comes next.
Santiago!
The Swede!
Santiago!
The Swede!
Yep. The show was not about football. And that is how they always framed it at the time.jeffk said:
Wow. I could not disagree more. Don't really have to go into it point by point, because it's honestly just the opposite of how you felt. And that's okay!
I will add this though: I don't think it's really a show about football.
Personally, it's still my favorite show of all time. I lived in the same neighborhood as the Taylors and Riggins houses, also near the Alamo Freeze. Fun times.
20ag07 said:
There are people who say to just skip Season 2. They are liars. You have to do it to appreciate what comes next.
Santiago!
The Swede!
Screw the Swede!
She's in some Hallmark movies my wife watches
LMCane said:
interesting how many of them became stars
but the three women really didn't become huge stars.
minka really has had no career- although she probably doesn't care after dating Jeter
the blonde really hasn't been in much
the younger daughter of the coach I thought was the hottest one of them all - but she hasn't been in anything which is shocking.
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