Friday Night Lights

The question in the minds of all observers of television mores is "Why has NBC renewed Friday Night Lights?" After all, the show has been universally panned for its awful film-making technique which have been described in various unflattering ways. And... Full review

What an amazing episode. Talk about the perfect season/series finale. Is yet to be known if there will be a 4th season but let me tell you, if the show ended with this episode I would be more then happy.This season... Full review

Creatively and commercially, Friday Night Lights was dead on arrival. The camera-work is so awful it made audiences leave the show before the first hour was over and they won't come back. Why in the world would anyone in their right... Full review

What is it with the Peabody Awards? They seem to have an unerring taste for badly made, low-rated shows (especially when they are made by NBC Universal!) Last year, they heaped their award on the unwatchable Battlestar Galactica and this year... Full review

I rarely watch TV, cause it is all crap, except 30 Rock, but I love football. I hadn't heard about this TV show before it was canceled so I was pleased when I was given the first season on DVD for... Full review

Why would anyone put a show like this on the air? I found it insulting, condescending and off-putting because of the ridiculous way it is filmed. What are we supposed to think? That this soapish re-hash is somehow "fresh" because the... Full review

We're supposed to give Friday Night Lights a chance because it got a Peabody Award... Well, after watching an episode, all I can say is that the Peabody Awards don't mean anything when it comes to quality television. This show is... Full review

After watching season 1 I could honestly say this show was worth a 9. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I felt it was a good departure from the every day sitcom and TV shows on broadcast television. Most of the characters were... Full review

The show is excellent! As a Texan and an ex high school football player here in Dallas it comes pretty close, except for one thing. This show is a drama, so why on earth would you shake a camera while filming??... Full review

The endless hype over Friday Night Lights got me to take a look at this show, and boy was it worth it!! I didn't know whether to throw something at the TV or laugh on the floor at the pathetically inept... Full review

Zach Gilford watces Saturday's Bulls-Charlotte Bobcats game at the United Center. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune) Zach Gilford wanted to acknowledge the crowd when he appeared on the United Center scoreboard Saturday, but the "Friday Night Lights" actor wasn't... ... Full Article

Z ach Gilford is sitting in the shadow of Austin fast-food joint Whataburger, watching his co-stars Taylor Kitsch and Derek Phillips shoot a scene of Friday Night Lights . ... Full Article

November 4, 2009 | 9:07 pm There have been plenty of desperate scenarios on "Friday Night Lights" over its first three seasons. Racial tensions, a paralyzing injury, a self-defense murder, questionable college recruiters, a bitter divorce and an unjust firing,... ... Full Article

AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Sunday, November 01, 2009 I walk onto the "Friday Night Lights" set on reporter day. All over the dilapidated East Dillon High football field, actors dressed as reporters wait to film scenes in which they will interview coaches... ... Full Article

"FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS" Thank you, Universe (i.e. all of you who watch TV shows that I like). Thanks to you, NBC, in a rare moment of brilliance, is continuing its partnership with DirecTV to bring us "Friday Night Lights." ... Full Article