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Opinion: Friday Night Lights – “After the Fall”

05 Nov 2009 08:11:31 PST

Written by Myles
Going into the show’s fourth season, the narrative was drawn as clearly as the zig-zagging border line: with two football teams in town, one led by our fearless hero and the other by the villainous interlopers, this season was going to be about the fight between the Lions and the Panthers. A...

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights, "East of Dillon": We happy few

28 Oct 2009 18:00:00 PDT

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
• Love that Tim once again finds himself in bed with a MILF. Did he and Lyla decided not to bother with the losing proposition of a long-distance relationship, or is this just Riggins being Riggins? • Louanne Stephens remains a comedy machine as Grandma Saracen. "Landry? Stop throwing the ba...

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'Friday Night Lights' season four review - Sepinwall on TV

28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PDT

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
In today's column, I review "Friday Night Lights'" fourth season, which is as terrific as I expected it to be, based on the clever ending of season three. After the jump, I'm going to briefly explain how I intend to cover the show this season.

Original story at sepinwall (Blogspot) .

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Opinion: Coach Taylor faces a challenge as 'Friday Night Lights' returns

27 Oct 2009 18:58:12 PDT

Written by Tempo
Julie Taylor (Aimee Teegarden) and Landry (Jesse Plemons) are still in high school, and a new roster of young characters joins the cast this season. If a few of them prove as memorable as Riggins or Saracen, "FNL" will be in good shape.

Original story at The Watcher .

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights - Connie Britton Interview

26 Jun 2009 15:48:05 PDT

Written by Jenny(noreply@blogger.com)
TVGuide.com: I want you to know that my wife got hooked on Friday Night Lights this past season — and I think it's largely due to the tactile and real performances given by you, Kyle Chandler, et al. Connie Britton: Aw, that's so awesome! That's what I'm talking about, that's what we need to do.

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights, "Tomorrow Blues": Something old, something new

10 Apr 2009 18:59:00 PDT

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
I joked at the end of season one that a renewed "Friday Night Lights" would feature NBC-mandated changes like murder mysteries and Tyra and Lyla working at a bikini car wash. We eventually got the murder (though it came from Katims, not NBC), and we got the bikinis, too, but the brief glimpse...

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Friday Night Lights news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Friday Night Lights news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts -- by dupzyk from friday-night-lights « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Opinion: Zach Gilford on Matt Saracen's 'Friday Night Lights' future -- by Tempo from The Watcher
• Opinion: Fans love 'Friday Night Lights,' but why aren't there more of them? -- from Columbia Daily Tribune
• Friday Night Lights: Season 3 Review -- from IGN
• Opinion: Can Friday Night Lights Get Any Dumber? -- from Friday Night Lights
• Off the Chart: thetvaddict.com Week in Review - DVR Playground -- from press release
• Opinion: Friday Night Lights, Twitter and Vanderbilt -- by vunews from friday-night-lights « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Opinion: Two New Seasons of Friday Night Lights Just Begging to Be Ignored Completely -- by Richard from Gawker: Trade Roundup
• Opinion: Friday Night Lights: Gosh, It’s Great -- by TheBigLead from The Big Lead
• Opinion: Friday Night Lights and unmet expectations -- by Jason Mittell from friday-night-lights « WordPress.com Tag Feed

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights, "Underdogs": Clock management

03 Apr 2009 18:59:00 PDT

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
The Panthers fall deep into a hole in the first half as the QB-Coach tensions get worse, then after a speech at halftime, the anonymous Panther defenders improbably shut down the opposing offense and Matt Saracen leads the team to an equally improbable comeback.

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights, "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall": Honor thy father

27 Mar 2009 18:59:00 PDT

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
Even though a lot of the Tyra/Landry material has been repetitive, I really like the easy banter the two characters have together, which only makes a moment like the one where Landry gives her a pep talk about all her hard work feel even sweeter.

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights, "Game of the Week": Showdown at Beer-thirty

13 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
Spoilers for "Friday Night Lights" season three, episode nine coming up just as soon as I pick a theme for the winter formal... Street is gone. Smash is long gone. Starting with "Game of the Week," we have five more episodes in the TV season and four more games, at most, in the football season. Shoul...

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights, "New York, New York": I'm rollin' here!

06 Mar 2009 18:59:00 PST

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
Spoilers for "Friday Night Lights" season three, episode eight, coming up just as soon as I peel down to my unadorned id... And annoying as the Tyra subplot is, it did give Connie Britton a lovely subtextual moment where Tami had to let Tyra know that she blew the college interview without ever...

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights, "Keeping Up Appearances": Show me the money!!!!!!

27 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PST

Written by asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall)
The random introduction of a new Panthers player, with a problem that was easily solved in an episode with virtually no tension and no inspiration felt pointless. Even Tami giving a nice speech about how wonderful Eric is -- followed by Eric opening the car door for a very self-satisfied Ta...

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights and unmet expectations

24 Jan 2009 10:52:13 PST

Written by Jason Mittell
Even more problematic are some of the new storylines moving forward. Tami becoming principal feels like a highly conventional television move - when you run out of stories, change a character’s job (even without rational explanation) to create new conflicts and situations. This move ha...

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Opinion: Season (Series?) Finale: Friday Night Lights - "Tomorrow Blues"

17 Jan 2009 11:11:06 PST

Written by Myles
Leaping forward about six months at the beginning of the show’s second season nearly killed Friday Night Lights - there was a sense that all the time we missed had been eventful for these characters, and their motivations had changed in ways that were not something that should happen off s...

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights - "Underdogs"

08 Jan 2009 15:51:24 PST

Written by Myles
If you are a fan of Friday Night Lights, “Underdogs” is going to be mightly familiar: as the Dillon Panthers head off to the State High School Football championships, there’s a quarterback having trouble keeping his focus on the field, there’s a road trip to the big game, and there’s a scen...

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Opinion: Taking a look at Season 3 of 'Friday Night Lights'

17 Dec 2008 09:16:53 PST

Written by Tempo
Photos: Zack Roerig and Adrianne Palicki; Gaius Charles and Kyle Chandler; Aimee Teegarden, Connie Britton and Kyle Chandler; Jeremy Sumpter and Whitney Hoy; Zach Gilford and Jesse Plemons. The third season of "Friday Night Lights" (8 p.m. Wednesday, DirecTV's 101 Network) is unfoldin...

Original story at Chicago Tribune .

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Opinion: Sat, Dec 6, 08 - Dexter, FNL, Burn Notice, Venture Bros., Rising Damp, Office, Corner Gas

09 Dec 2008 16:41:00 PST

Written by podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal)
06.00 Dexter 07.00 Friday Night Lights 08.00 Burn Notice 09.00 The Venture Bros. 09.30 Rising Damp 10.00 The Office 10.30 Corner Gas Friday Night Lights. Season 2, Episode 10. "There Goes the Neighborhood" Poor Tim Riggins. Guy just can't catch a break, can he? Most of this episode shows how the Taylor household adjusts to having Tim living there full time. And, to my surprise and delight, it adjusts pretty darn well. Eric, in particular, seems happy to have another male in the house. The Venture Bros. Episode 2. "Careers in Science" This isn't as funny as the first episode but it's got a much better story and gives you a much better sense of who these characters are.

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Opinion: Sat, Nov 22, 08 - Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Burn Notice, Rising Damp, Office, Corner Gas

24 Nov 2008 18:58:00 PST

Written by podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal)
Friday Night Lights. Season 2, Episode 9. "The Confession" Tami and Julie have more mother-daughter moments. It's good... Don't get me wrong. But haven't they done this already? Or is this different in some way too subtle for me to pick up on? Much, much better is all the stuff with Santiago and Buddy. I don't know what to think. After Buddy dropped the ball (ha-ha! a FNL joke!) with Riggins a few weeks back, I keep thinking he'll make a mess of things with/for Santiago. But, in this story, he appears to give some really good advice and Santiago gets to not only play at the end but also understand what it's all about: playing with/for your team. Powerful/moving storytelling.

Original story at A Briefing With Michael .

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Opinion: Tues, Oct 21, 08 - Prison Break, Friday Night Lights, Worst Week

27 Oct 2008 23:49:24 PDT

Written by RikerDonegal(podcast@mail2tv.com)
05.30 Prison Break 10.00 Friday Night Lights 11.00 Worst Week 11.30 Worst Week Friday Night Lights. Season 2, Episode 4. "Backfire" Average episode. We get to see how guilty Landry and Tyra are feeling, as various scenes show us how paranoid they have become. Julie finds out that her boyfriend is... a normal guy, who's not that interested in her. Lyla tries to help a kid who's just gotten out of prison and Buddy steps in to help her help him. Down in Mexico, Street and Riggins investigate the possibility of surgery on Street's spine. Highlight? Prison Break (Alex and Wyatt) Yet Another TV Review Podcast Yet Another TV Review Book Yet Another Film Review Blog

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights - Season Three Episode Three

16 Oct 2008 11:23:14 PDT

Written by Jerkwheat
Landry and Matt are having a J.D. centric conversation in the cafeteria (he's on the cover of Texas High School football! It's a three page spread!). Julie shows up and Matt spills his guts on how stressed he is over the whole situation. She finds him "adorable" when he rants. You luck S.O.B.

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Opinion: The plan for 'Friday Night Lights'

25 Sep 2008 02:40:51 PDT

Written by Alan Sepinwall(noreply@blogger.com)
Okay, after a lot of thought, and reading the comments here, and talking to other critics, I've decided that the only proper way to deal with the "Friday Night Lights" dilemma is to review the episodes as they air on DirecTV, rather than waiting to comment when the NBC run begins in February...

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights Season Three Spoilers

27 Jul 2008 22:56:13 PDT

Written by steve@iscribelimited.com (pantherpride4lyfe)
NBC and DirecTV hosted a luncheon with the cast of TV's best drama, Friday Night Lights, in which executive producer Jason Katims huddled up with a few journalists - such as Entertainment Weekly star Michael Ausiello - and basically outlined plans for the entire third season.

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights - Latest from Ausiello

20 Jul 2008 15:44:01 PDT

Written by DarkUFO(noreply@blogger.com)
If you're having a tough time coping with the impending loss of Gaius Charles' Smash and Scott Porter's Jason, wait until next year: Katims reveals that Tim, Matt, Tyra and Lyla are all entering their senior years this season. The knowledge that this may be their final year in Dillon will "a...

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Opinion: Friday Night Lights: Landry Clarke 2.0

28 Feb 2008 01:37:01 PST

Written by DD
Previously, in football- drama-town, Texas: Landry and Tyra killed her stalker and covered it up. Fans didn't like that so much. And yeah, a few other things happened--a Taylor baby popped out, Julie and Matt are on the rocks, Buddy Garrity's on a downward spiral--but seriously. Landry and...

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Opinion: 'Friday Night Lights' pulls out a win in the closing minutes of Season 2

22 Jan 2008 12:10:11 PST

Written by Tempo
Photos: Brad Leland as Buddy Garrity and Jesse Plemons as Landry Clarke; Connie Britton as Tami Taylor; Gaius Charles as "Smash" Williams; Plemons and Brea Grant as Jean; Zach Gilford as Matt Saracen and Louanne Stephens as Grandma Saracen; Taylor Kitsch as Tim Riggins; Kyle Chandler...

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TV Review: Friday Night Lights Season 1 Finale - "State"

15 Apr 2007 07:19:26 PDT

Written by Chris Beaumont
In 1988 the Odessa-Permian Panthers high school football went on an impressive run to the staste finals. The team's trip and the town's obsession with the sport is chronicled in the 1991 book, Friday Night Lights. In 2004 Peter Berg directed the big screen adaptation of the book, creating a...

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