Comments on: The Captivating Glare of ‘Friday Night Lights’

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By: Lori C.

Lori C. — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:36:00 +0000

I am a big fan of the show. I think the central characters of the coach and his wife are the most pivotal and show that good marriages endure. If/when this show "jumps the shark" and starts messing with Coach Taylor and Tammy's marriage, I will stop watching.

By: Sandi

Sandi — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:56:55 +0000

I am a TV addict, but FNL is the best show, ever. I grew up watching MASH and a lot of other hits that truly were great TV, but I have never loved a show more than FNL. I'm like a Pavlovian dog when I hear the opening tune. I am a female and not a huge football fan, but I think the amount of football is perfect. For those that might be turned off thinking it's a sports show it's not, because the show is not about football, it's about life.

When I found out it had been picked up for 2 (yes 2!) more seasons I wanted to do cartwheels. I can't wait until October!

By: Susan O

Susan O — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:02:39 +0000

continued…My husband encouraged our bookish son to join football in highschool. Our son played his junior and senior year. We went to every single home and away game, even though our son played a total of three plays in two years on the field. My son loved, loved, loved, the experience. He bonded with the other guys, learned about being a team, developed great leadership skills, and got an award for the highest GPA on the team.

We love that Coach Taylor seeks to make men out of his boys – in fact, this is more important to him than winning games. And we believe that this coaching, combined with the characters' life experiences, shows how young people can be guided to become decent , moral citizens.

By: Susan O

Susan O — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:01:49 +0000

My family has watched this show since the beginning. Everything positive that has been said on this thread is true. However, I love the whole football angle of the show. Football is big in our house because my husband grew up in a tough neighborhood in the Bay Area. He and his multiracial friends played football and won back to back State Championships. While the other kids in the neighborhood were breaking and entering, this coach was making men out of his players. My husband believes that his coach made the most important impact in my husband's life. continued …

By: A. Lurker

A. Lurker — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:02:57 +0000

Twenty-three hours after the first post – can't believe I'm the first to say it:

Clear eyes, full hearts – CAN'T LOSE!

By: astorian

astorian — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:13:12 +0000

But in many, many small towns in Texas, high school football IS the meaning of life! In such towns, there's little or nothing to do on a Friday night EXCEPT go to the football game. If you're an adult, you're a spectator. If you're s student, you almost HAVE to take part, as a player, a cheerleader, or a "band queer" (I didn't make up that phrase- it's widely used throughout Texas).

I grew up in New York City, where most schools don't even have football teams. I didn't know towns like "Dillon" (a fictional version of Odessa) existed. But they do.

By: 1LT JAF, USAFR

1LT JAF, USAFR — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:28:28 +0000

Love this show- I grew up in Austin and it is a lot like my life was back in the 1980s. Of good news: Berg is supposed to be directing Marcus Luttrell's "Lone Survivor" movie- so that will hopefully live up to his previous forays.

By: Black

Black — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:14:26 +0000

I have been so turned off by the dem networks that no matter what the new shows are, I dismiss them out of hand. I'm so used to values-bashing, hateful rhetoric that the networsk have cease to become entertainment options for my family out of sheer boredom. This is the first time I have read or heard a detailed description of this show. I think the reason why shows like this don't have enough ratings is the post traumatic stress disorder people have with both the hatred and pure lack of talent that inhabits hollywood right now, and things like this can slip through the cracks.
AKA Goode Family.
This is the first time I have ventured to even consider watching it. Good work.

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:51:02 +0000

The coach shows total commitment to his wife. The marriage is not played up as a utopia and it's not played down pessimistically. You see a bunch of teenage kids (and adults) screwing up their lives but the coach and his wife are always there for them. Marriage is subtly played as the building block for society in this TV show. Because the Coach and his wife work through their commitment to each other they can demonstrate to all the kids what real commitment and success is. There is no delusion of grandeur in this show that athletic ability is penultimate quite contrary, often times the episodes revolve around the humbling experiences the players go through when the shroud of vanity is yanked-out under them for the first time in their young lives.

I always watch it. And you can see every episode for free online at NBC . com