If you want to point unrealism (is that even a word?) how bout the coach coming home from practice, during the season mind you, while it's still light outside.

Steroids helps the team, while Riggins bowling and playing golf, and drinking beer with his alcoholic father hurts the team.



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Good point, Goose. Coach Taylor seems to have way more family time during the season than any football coach I've ever known.

Nitpick it all you want...but its still the best damn show on TV.

Imo, the realism of the acting (mainly Chandler as Coach, Gilford as Saracen, and Charles as Smash) more than outweights any plot unrealism.

i agree, still the best drama on TV imho. (at least for my taste)

Wow, pretty powerful episode tonight. Should be intersting to see how this plays out. I'm thinking Coach Taylor has to ask for McGill's resignation doesn't he?

Lyla shoulda kicked Tyra's ass. NOBODYand i mean NOBODY treats Lyla Garrity that way.

they should fight naked

He's probably laying it on a little thick, but here is a view of the series from one of the better critics at TV Guide.

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In my world of TV appreciation, which has to be flexible enough to include everything from guilty pleasures to reality shows, there are two types of top-tier TV. First and foremost, there are the great entertainments, hours of sheer pleasure and excitement, a category to which 24 and Grey’s Anatomy surely belong.

Then there’s the sort of TV that transcends TV, the occasional series that jolts us into a higher state of awe as we are introduced to characters and settings that seem so real, living lives that are so openly and honestly portrayed, that you can’t shake them from week to week. And regardless how long the show is allowed to survive, you know it’s something you’ll never forget.

Friday Night Lightsis that sort of show. Right up there with the best of HBO (The Sopranos in its glory years, The Wire any given season).

Thankfully, it looks as if NBC is giving the show a full run to play this gem of a season out. If that’s all we get, I can live with that. Because what we’re getting is exceptional TV. This week’s episode alone dealt with issues of race, gender, family and personal relationships with an absorbing intimacy, honesty and range of emotions that I defy anyone to find anywhere else in prime time right now. The tragedy, such as it is, is that more of America hasn’t discovered this wonderful show. In years to come, when people discover this show on DVD, they’ll wonder what they were thinking and where they were looking when Friday Night Lights was on its game. Which it is each and every week, at least for now.

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Wow, that TV guide critic is googoo over it!
I need to try to get a few more extra gigs if he is comparing it Sopranos and 24...

Now that the Panthers are in the playoffs can we please see more than 30 seconds of the football game.

This is still my favorite show on tv.

This show has really gotten me wrapped in. Great show that touches on all the points but doesn't seem to go too far over the edge of reality.

Great episode tonight!

Landry is hilarious. He was rockin' the Crucifictorious t-shirt, too.

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one reason why playoff games are usually on neutral ground. pretty good episode.

Definitely one of my top 2 episodes.

i dont watch this show very often anymore...but this was a good episode.

but isn't there a UIL "no practice, no play" rule?

holy shi*, this was an awesome episode. i think this was the best episode of the year imho.

serioiusly, if this show gets cancelled now, i'll go to NBC myself and beat the shi* outta someone.

btw.....best drama on TV now. not even close as far as i'm concerned.

I think the rule you're thinking of is "no pass, no play". Either way, it's ridiculous to assume those players would be in any way prepared after not practicing at all that week.

yep. Love the show.

Tyra would so kick Lyla's tight little butt!

Kind of sewn up nice and neat last night. Lost some edge there.

Was that playoff town similair to Vidor back in the day?

Coach Taylor is like Tony Soprano, getting hit from all sides.

Is Landry going to the prom with Tyra?

"I'm afraid of all three of you"

Greatness!

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The rule you are thinking about is that you must attend school on the day of a game in order to play. You can't be out sick all day, then play at night. All the black players were still in class.

Saracen's line to Coach Taylor's daughter was great: "You don't have to worry about me in one of those fights. I just stand in the back and yell stuff."

"'Friday Night Lights' is the best show on network television"

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/02/friday_night_li.html

Just another article about how the show kicks ass.

Best episode of the season by far! We finally got more that 30 seconds of game footage. I agree that this is the best drama on tv. The thing I like the most about the show is that all of the characters seam so realistic and are easy to relate to.

Riggins picking on the jv guys was pretty funny.

Quality episode.

I love the show, but is it just me or does it seem like weeks go by in between games? I know it's TV but I wanted to know what the TexAgs FNL fans thought.

"Inconceivable" condom brand is absolute genius.

Suck for Buddy Garrity.

Great episode although I don't care what excuse my daughter gave, coming home at 1:45-2:00 AM when she had an 11:00 curfew....she would have gotten a bit more talking to then what they did. Poor Coach Taylor, he never knows who exactly that knock at his door is gonna be.

Looks like Julie needs to quit hanging out with Tyra....next week's show looks good, and it was funny when Julie walked in on Buddy. I'm actually looking forward to this show more than Lost.

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I think what you saw last night was a couple of condensed days...2 tops.

Gig 'Em

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Like the movie and the book before it, the show isn't just about football, its about a football-obsessed small town. One of the things that has surprised me about the show is how well it's balanced football and non-football story lines. To be successful on TV you have to appeal to a wide audience, so the show tries to cater to women some also. That said, we only have 4 episodes left, and I expect them to be football heavy.

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I don't care what excuse my daughter gave, coming home at 1:45-2:00 AM when she had an 11:00 curfew....she would have gotten a bit more talking to then what they did.

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I too would probably be so relieved my 15yo daughter didnt have sex that I would have let it slide too...though it would have been addressed the next day, and if I know Coach Taylor, he'll take care of it.

It will be a crime if they don't renew this show for another season. It is the best hour long show on TV this year.