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Not really. by commiepinko	Sep 20th, 2007 02:33:39 PM
At least I didn't say first.
"The state pennant"? by Darth Busey	Sep 20th, 2007 02:42:10 PM
Did you used to get stuffed into a lot of school lockers, Herc?
Nope. Sure don't. by chrth	Sep 20th, 2007 02:44:38 PM

Is Connie Britton one of the swimsuitees? by Abin Sur	Sep 20th, 2007 02:51:02 PM
Then MAYBE I'll watch that part.
Not even if YOU paid me. by Internet Thug	Sep 20th, 2007 03:04:33 PM
show is balls.
no. no i dont by ShiftyEyedDog2	Sep 20th, 2007 03:14:48 PM
and from the looks of the talkback so far, no one else does either. This is one of those shows critics keep trying to shove down our throats. TAKE A HINT! We aren't watching and don't want to!!
No. I don't want to watch it on my computer for free. by snowpuff	Sep 20th, 2007 03:14:59 PM
When PR people ask you to post this stuff, you should tell them about something called "backlash." As in: "My readers will probably laugh at this and express a complete lack of interest in the show. This might undermine what you're trying to achieve."
Are all people on this talkback by Quin the Eskimo	Sep 20th, 2007 03:18:01 PM
so into their snob identities they can't like a GOOD show?
Is it porn? by PervOmatic	Sep 20th, 2007 03:20:26 PM
Of Course we don't want to watch that boring crap.
What a stupid question... by Boondock Devil	Sep 20th, 2007 03:21:22 PM
Why would I want to watch a really well written/acted show for free? That's just outright silly, man. The first season DVD set is a helluva deal btw. Got my wife hooked on the show and I'm looking forward to the new season. Can't remember who mentioned it before but they nailed it when they said that this show might have "the finest trim" on television right now too.
This is a terrific show people... by Rickey Henderson	Sep 20th, 2007 03:26:12 PM
In fact it's the greatest sports-related show ever made. You're really missing a lot if you're not watching this. But hey, if you jackasses would rather watch an acerbic British guy belittle dreadful singers on a reality show then who am I to critique you?
20 Buck for 11 eps. Hell of a deal by Quin the Eskimo	Sep 20th, 2007 03:26:47 PM
if you don't insist on being an asshat.
22 eps sorry by Quin the Eskimo	Sep 20th, 2007 03:28:18 PM
whoops
You couldn't even pay me to watch this by indyjonez100	Sep 20th, 2007 03:32:54 PM
Well, maybe $100, I do need me some beer money.
Wow by Chilli815	Sep 20th, 2007 03:36:05 PM
You guys want to see a show that respects characters, watch this. And I'm English, to me American Football is a crap version of Rugby, and considering I find Rugby crap, that's saying a lot... but this shows so good it makes you care about these people, and their love for the game is infectious.
This show also shows by Quin the Eskimo	Sep 20th, 2007 03:39:30 PM
what God is to Americans without sneering at them through a Hollywood filter.
If you don't like Friday Night Lights your're a douche by slone13	Sep 20th, 2007 03:53:44 PM
Good day.
Excellent by shoe1985	Sep 20th, 2007 04:25:57 PM
Excellent episode, I am excited to see what the season holds for us. These morons putting the show down probably have never seen the show. It isn't just about football, but the people built around the game and their lives.
This show is pretty fucking great by Charlie Murphy	Sep 20th, 2007 05:13:06 PM
fuck all those who've never seen it and say how shitty they think it is. also, the video is only available "in certain areas". cocksuckers.
FNL is fantastic by Leafy McPlantsalot	Sep 20th, 2007 05:35:16 PM
last year i kept waiting for it to fall off but it just kept getting batter. Hope it can keep it up. Great great show
better by Leafy McPlantsalot	Sep 20th, 2007 05:35:29 PM
not batter
For the Love of Xenu by Birdys Piano Teacher	Sep 20th, 2007 05:44:40 PM
Please watch this show! I need it to stay on the air past Christmas.
No One Should Be Proud by Birdys Piano Teacher	Sep 20th, 2007 05:49:10 PM
Of not liking this show. Go back to your Michael Bay DVDs, ruffians.
Wow! by codymr	Sep 20th, 2007 05:59:38 PM
Had no idea how much people hate this program! Thing I don't understand is why even bother to waste your time and comment on the talkback. weird. Personally, I think this is a pretty good port from book to film to TV. The cast is a little too pretty, but the show is well written, acted, shot and directed. My question: Living north of the boarder, why can't I access the link to the season premier. I get a message saying something like: "The content you are trying to view is not available in your reagion." WTF?!
All The People Hating on FNL by dancinggopher01	Sep 20th, 2007 06:18:12 PM
Didn't play football. True story.
The only people who diss this show... by DonMagicWan	Sep 20th, 2007 06:24:16 PM
have never watched it; have no neck; and consider an evening with honey and almond Jergens plus 10-second porn clips a good evening of exercise and sports.
I hate on football and sports in general... by Ellipsian	Sep 20th, 2007 06:30:43 PM
...but fuck y'all dismissive bitches who hate on FNL without ever watching it (and by "watching it", I don't mean you dildos who glimpse a scene or two and are done). This was easily the best new show last year...man is everyone missing out.
bacci40, don't be silly by slone13	Sep 20th, 2007 06:45:11 PM
There's not such thing as a double douche. You're allowed to not like Californication.
You guys are nuts. This is one of the best shows out by Mazzke	Sep 20th, 2007 07:15:32 PM
Like Buffy, it's one of the few shows that is 100x better than the movie that spawned it. The characters are just so compelling and real. One of the best shows on TV. Strangely enough, it remind me of Deadwood at times. There's just a very gritty, real feeling to it all.
There is one man to call for this show... by theonecalledshoe	Sep 20th, 2007 07:28:47 PM
and he is Matthew McConaughey. If not him then the immortal John Madden.
it's a GREAT SHOW people! by yanksno1	Sep 20th, 2007 08:02:49 PM
Best new show of last season. Way better then the movie. And I liked Hero's (watched it all season), but in terms of quality it was better then Hero's. It really was the best new show of the season and critics loved it. Luckily NBC brought it back , even if it is on Friday nights. I don't really care about watching it online (though it's pretty cool we can) but give it a chance. You'll probably like it.
One FNL Criticism by mjgtexas	Sep 20th, 2007 08:31:31 PM
The one negative thing I will say about the show is it is every bit idealistic about football as Studio 60 was about writers. Buzz Bissinger's orginal intent was to view a world where coaches make 100k while the veteran math teacher barely makes it past 30, assistant coaches in private called the black players niggers when they made mistakes, and where a community meets in a tax payer funder palace to watch kids run across a field...contrast that to the tv incarnation, as it plays like how football should be rather than the very grandiose enterprise it currently is...that said, I rank it right behind Lost as my favorite program. I suppose the trials of redneck youth is more digestible to stomach than snotty comedy writers.
Fantastic episode as usual by jimmy_009	Sep 20th, 2007 09:04:38 PM
My only complaint is Tyra/Landry storyline. I think it stretched the limits of reality that this show is usually good at recognizing. It would have been much more belivable had they called the cops. Otherwise a good start to the new season. And those whiners that won't watch if you paid them are probably just Studio 60 people still feeling bitter about their crappy show not making it past one season.
Tyra & Landry Was DUMB by mjgtexas	Sep 20th, 2007 09:20:58 PM
Yhea, instead of calling the cops for killing a rapist in self defense, go River's Edge and drag it out the entire season. Big mistake...but I still love Jesse Pleamons. He definitely should headline his own Apatow movie.
Never NOT wanted to watch anything more by PlayerHater_of_the_year	Sep 20th, 2007 09:32:37 PM
than this show. ever. And I'm including 'Saved by the Bell:Hawaiian Style'.
ASSUMPTIONS and HYPOCRITES by ShiftyEyedDog2	Sep 20th, 2007 09:39:24 PM
I love how people attack you if you dont like this show, assuming youre an idiot who only likes michael bay, or american idol, or other lowest-common-denominator stuff like that. the truth is, i like a lot of shows, both highbrow and low. I just couldnt get into it. if other people enjoy it, more power to them, but for me it just didnt hold my interest. sorry if that makes you all defensive. you may now resume pushing your opinions on everyone else, and criticizing them for pushing their opinions about the show... hypocrites.
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY! by tango fett	Sep 20th, 2007 10:21:37 PM
I haven't watched Friday Night Lights yet (I plan on starting to though), but any show that has bands like Explosions in the Sky AND Brand New (my favorite)sounds good to me. so, is it better than the movie? in fact, does it have anything to do with the movie?
Just watched it by Leafy McPlantsalot	Sep 20th, 2007 10:39:23 PM
Loved a lot of that episode. Soem new directions, some old favorites. That being said the Tyra/Landry stalker storyline was really over ripe. kind of got me scared. I love landry going for tyra but man, that attack was really soapy.
damnitall by Deadwood Dan	Sep 20th, 2007 10:48:21 PM
it won't let us Canadians watch!
GREAT EPISODE!.. by Go24Day5	Sep 21st, 2007 12:41:00 AM
Clearly some great performances in this episode, hopefully Emmy worthy next season. Connie Britton, Adrienne Palicki, Chandler and Landry's character all deserve praise. Not a big fan of Lyla's whole new angle. I do like the 'tough new coach' and I think Eric Taylor will come back very shortly and work under this coach as an assistant until this new coach gets fired or players rebel against him.
Since you asked, no. by Harry Weinstein	Sep 21st, 2007 01:31:21 AM
So obvious, and yet completely obligatory.
So, the first 10 posters on this talkback.... by zer0cool2k2	Sep 21st, 2007 08:47:53 AM
are all the stereotypical "living in your mother's basement, 40 year-old virgin" types apparently. you hate this show (probably without ever having seen it), because you hated high school, hated the quarterback and the head cheerleader (although you wanted to bang one of them), and never played a sport in your life. Get over it! This is a well acted, well made series about so much more than high school football. There's even a geeky smart kid for you to identify with. And yes, hotness abounds from the coaches jailbait daughter all the way to his smokin' wife. This show needs support, unless you'd prefer it be replaced with "Dancing with a fifth grader".
The show is fucking garbage. by NapoleonDynamite	Sep 21st, 2007 09:47:11 AM
I watched about th first ten episodes. I loved the book. I loved the movie. I love football. The TV show is shit. The book was a terrific expose of how how unhealthy the obsession with high school football can be in rural Texas but it also showed ho exhilirating it can be. The movie did a good job of capturing all that and Billy Bob gave one of his best performances as the coach. The TV show is just teen melodrama dogshit with no edge and barely any football. It's no different that ONE TREE HILL or THE OC once you get past the football gimmick. The worst part of the show is that saccharine, cutie pie romance between the saintly quarterback and the coach's obnoxious, frigid daughter. There is absolutely no chemistry between those two (I get a strong lesbo vibe from the actress who plays the daughter. Maybe that's why). I hate the wife too, for that matter. I basically hate the coach's whole family, including the coach. I want to see a show about football not some insipid family drama. I guess this show really appeals to 13 year old girls but as an adult male, it does nothing for me.
Neither the wife nor the daughter are hot. by NapoleonDynamite	Sep 21st, 2007 09:51:49 AM
The wife is old and fat and looks like she won't give head. There's something vaguely repellant about the daughter. I'm not sure what it is. I just get the sense that she's not into dudes. She pings my gaydar every time she's on screen.
Hmmmm.... yeah frigid 15 year old girls by zer0cool2k2	Sep 21st, 2007 10:08:45 AM
often approach their overly shy boyfriends and say "I think we should have sex". Both Connie Britton and aimee Teegarden have lovely breasts. Napoleon, maybe you're more into the Kate moss type. Don't fear the bosom, man! They are your friends. If you want more football, watch football. There's always the NFL network.
best drama on tv by riotinmyskull1	Sep 21st, 2007 10:18:39 AM
hands down this is the best drama on television. anyone that's dismissing the show w/o actually watching a couple episodes is missing out and judging superficially just because it's a show that centers around high school football. i'll admit the concept doesn't exactly scream "geek" but shouldn't good writing and acting be something any geek worth his salt should appreciate?
Napoleon... by zer0cool2k2	Sep 21st, 2007 11:31:05 AM
Leave Aimee alone.... She's a HUMAN BEING!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaa........
zer0cool2k2 and his idiotic rants by ShiftyEyedDog2	Sep 21st, 2007 12:02:13 PM
I am one of those first ten posters. 1)I live in a very nice house of my own, thank you 2)...with my beautiful wife with whom I have plenty of sex 3) I have seen the show 4) I've played sports Yet, as I already addressed in my post "Assumptions and Hypocrites" you make these snap judgments about me and lash out just because a show doesn't work for me. YOU, on the other hand, fill your posts with things like "hotness abounds", "jailbait daughter", "smokin wife", "lovely breasts" and "don't fear the bosom" as reasons the show is great. Who's the loser? I think it's obvious: zer0cool2k2
WWRD by Barry Egan	Sep 21st, 2007 12:11:17 PM
What Would Riggins Do? Hilarious.
Boston Legal over this? by Barry Egan	Sep 21st, 2007 01:02:25 PM
That's just nuts.
Shifty by zer0cool2k2	Sep 21st, 2007 01:11:10 PM
Are you afraid of breasts too (so much that you're repulsed by even the word on your computer screen?). I'll admit my defense of the show may be as much a "snap judgement' of a poster as "This show sucks" is of the show. Every show is not for every viewer, but that doesn't mean it "sucks". I'm sure there is a lot of quality programming (relatively speaking) that i never bother to watch. however, I don't make random posts about the poor-quality of a show, just because it's not one of my favorites. FNL is a well, made well acted, quality show> (Which I managed to mention in between my juvenile comments about the female anatomy). BTW, those comments were in response to Napoleon Dynamite's comments about two female characters on the show not "doing it" for him. An argument which I find stupid as a reason to hate a show. Ironically, Napoleon does at leastgive some reasons why the show doesn't work for him, as opposed to just saying, "This show blows donkey" or something to that effect. Were I writing a letter to the NY Times TV critic, I wouldn't use phrases such as "hotness abounds", but c'mon man this is Aint It Cool, so lighten up. BOOBS, BOOBS, BOOOOOOOBS!!!
This is one of the best shows on TV by silver screen surfer	Sep 21st, 2007 01:26:17 PM
Boston Legal? Give me a break.
Actualy I take it all back by PlayerHater_of_the_year	Sep 21st, 2007 02:39:58 PM
I just watched 'Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style' And thats some gripping teen drama! It realy exposed how pathetic small hawaiian towns are with their obsession with highschool sports. Seriously if the highlight of your life is watching teenagers playing achildrens game its time for the poison kool-aid. SUCK IT JESUS!
Your all wrong by Zadrock	Sep 22nd, 2007 02:23:21 AM
Actually, no you aren't. If you hate the show then it doesn't work for you. If you love the show and it works for you, great. I love the show. I live in the midwest and played football as well as basketball and baseball. Just because I was active in high school doesn't mean that I don't know what I'm talking about. FNL is a show about life growing up in a small town and all the hardships that come with it. Yes, there is football. But football is used the same way that the mob is used in the Sopranos. The meat of the show is in the characters and their personal lives. Feel free to judge all you want but atleast give it a chance first.
Great, show, but the new ep worries me. by clockpolitiks	Sep 25th, 2007 11:11:14 AM
I didn't really like the premiere all that much. Tyra pulls into a cop station with the rapist right behind her, and doesn't yell at the cops at all. Once Landry killed the guy I got very nervous about where this show is headed. It has always been a little soapy, but that almost took it over the edge. Overall, it was kind of a depressing episode. Hopefully it will get better.

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