11/07/2006

Friday Night Lights

I hated football in High School. I cannot accurately describe HOW MUCH I hated it. I hated all the players, all the cheerleaders, the spirit days, being expected to cheer on the team. HATE. There was a lot of football at my school, as well - it had (has?) a long tradition of provincial championships and all that good stuff. I was a goth theatre geek in a small town, and I went to a farmer school. If you were already inclined to hate, there was a lot there to complain about.

(Oddly, I had no issues at all with dating my super-hot 6'5" Catholic-school basketball playing boyfriend. Perhaps it was the super-hot part. Anyway...)

So, I am surprised that I want to see Tim Riggins kick ass and go pro so badly that I am looking forward to seeing actual football next week.

I am surprised that I like the show just that much. Well played, NBC.
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3 comments:

ME said...

I can admire FNL for its many fine qualities but it just doesn't do it for me. But at least it is a quality show, and heaven knows we need more of them. As DMc and Epstein discussed previously, also great to see a show that has the stones to deal with prayer, God and religion in a meaningful and realistic way.

12:38 PM
TV Minion said...

I have actually found that interesting as well - I'm not at all religious, but the way it is treated feels very organic to me, part of the emotional landscape.

I felt Joan of Arcadia addressed a lot of those things well - but no one would call it all that realistic. ;)

8:02 PM
ME said...

Exactly. When anyone does religion it is either over the top (7th Heaven) or weird (Joan of Arcadia - though I did like what that show was trying to be).

I know people who have religion and God as everyday parts of their lives and I've yet to see a tv show that really captures that reality authentically. FNL is pretty darn close, but still a bit short.

2:03 AM

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