Friday Night Lights, Episode 7
Geez, next to these college recruiters, Sleazy Car Dealer looks like Mother Teresa. That and other observations coming up. But first: What on earth is Pantherama? Wurstfest with Chippendale dancers? If...
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Honest to goodness, we started a sheet on our Big Chief tablet entitled “Bad Ideas of the Week” and within the span of a few minutes, it was completely full: Coach’s Daughter getting advice on life...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights, Episode 9
If the folks at FNL were trying to tide us over until the new year — the show resumes new episodes Jan. 4 — they did a good job this week. Lots of plot conflicts were resolved, more or less. Thank...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights, Episode 10
Ah relationships. Don’t they pretty much suck? Let’s start from the end, where apparently Mopey Riggins’ history as a bad boy has doomed his love affair with Coach Taylor. (Ping-pong at 5 a.m. in their...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights, Episode 11
Don’t ya just love a happy ending? This week was full of them: Coach’s daughter comes clean about Mopey Riggins and his lack of evil intent, The Panthers triumph over the Evil Empire, er, Labribee...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights, Episode 12
This week’s theme is broken hearts and weepy scenes, pretty much in that order. Santiago returns this week, and so do the pachucos from his past, who get one heck of a party at (not-so-sleazy this...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights, Episode 13
So many questions, so little time: When did Quarterback Street buy a car, and how long did he expect to live on $10,000 before he got a job? How long did those Nobel Laureates, the Riggins Brothers,...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights, Episode 14
Y’know, there’s a reason we spend time with the DVR — or in some cases, the computer — to watch “FNL.” Man, we love this show. They don’t need special effects, unless you count a gimpy Landry suddenly...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights, Episode 15
%@*&^)*%$@#&^$+*#~%^$#*!!!!!!!!!!!! OK, we got that out of our systems. Maybe. Yes, that was the last FNL, maybe forever. The NBC Weasels aren’t behind the show, and there aren’t any more...
View ArticleGood news?
This all sounds very tentative, but we’ll take good news as we can get it: TV Guide is reporting that “Friday Night Lights” will be back for a third season, as part of a partnership between DirecTV and...
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