Let's hope so! But it appears that some of the show's behind-the-camera talent already has moved to other NBC series. I hope that doesn't hurt the quality of future seasons of FNL.
Take care,
PK
"You know why I love boxers? I love them because they face fear. And they face it alone." - Nick Charles
"First on the throttle, last on the brakes." - @MotoGP Twitter signature
That's fantastic. I had read a piece somewhere where they were speculating what plot lines they would go for next. Apparently there is some talk about the coach and his wife having problems. I would hate to see that, but I think they are setting something up with this line dividing the city up into two high schools.
They will definitely need some fresh faces since Saracen, Riggins, and the goofy kid that's in love with Tara will be gone. I wish they would follow these kids into college during part of the show. I'd love to see what Smash is doing in college.
sportdan30 wrote:Great to hear from you Badgun! Hope all is well with you and your family.
Likewise with you Dan. The family is great. Don't get around here much anymore and I hate it. Some of the best discussions I've had about sports and sports games, I've had right here. It's great to see the same core guys still here. Between work and my family, I don't do much internet anymore, but I'm gonna make an effort to get around here more as this has always been one of my favorite hangouts.
fsquid wrote:just watched the final episode on NBC. How in the feck are they going to keep going with the show? Seems like they'd have to turn over half the cast.
You can bet on that...tho a lot of the cast will still be in Dillon.
That's good news. I thought it was a goner again. Great show but as a Comcast subscriber I will have to go the way of the pk or wait until it's back on NBC.
I am a patient boy.
I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait.
My time is water down a drain.
I didn't think much of the robo QB and his Dan Snyder-esque father last season but their arrival really opened up the series with the whole re-districting story.
Of course there's going to be a storybook ending of sorts but the way they get there has interesting possibilities.
wco81 wrote:I didn't think much of the robo QB and his Dan Snyder-esque father last season but their arrival really opened up the series with the whole re-districting story.
Of course there's going to be a storybook ending of sorts but the way they get there has interesting possibilities.
I did find robo QB's personality to be much different from last year. It's as if they reinvented him which is a little bit unrealistic. Still, it makes for an interesting story line.
Nada, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are guest appearances over the course of the season. Riggins, Saracen, Julie, along with Saracen's friend are all back.
I was surprised that Landry was back as well as I thought he graduated too.
Dont get me wrong..I loved the show but a few things bugged me:
ROBO QB suddenly is a real pain in the ass.....wasnt he having trouble dealing with his father and dealing with his first true love...2 months of summer vaca and he's a real ass....
Hes named coach of East Dillon at the end of the school year but then no work is done to the stadium and he doesnt go into the lockeroom until August???
The way they divided up that school district is comical.
Home teams dont wear white in high school nor do they call the coin toss in HS football...its the away team (I ref HS ball)
Why the hurry to get to the first football game...seems like they crammed so much in...
I agree with Tony on many points. I thought Landry was a senior, too. Must have overlooked that.
And yeah, J.D. became a real sh*thead in a hurry. He was polite and humble even after he got the starting job as a freshman last year, beating out a senior (Saracen), but now he's an arrogant prick? Maybe it was the blows to the head he took from his father in the Applebee's parking lot.
The school redistricting was a joke, as was the lack of work done on any of the facilities at East Dillon High. Not very believable.
And there's one thing that's eating away at me about this show as it enters its fourth season: It's becoming WAY too moral, WAY too preachy. EVERY episode puts at least one or two of the main characters in some sort of moral dilemma, and it always features Coach Eric Taylor with some inspiring speech or moment in which he is depicted as the reincarnation of Jimmy Stewart in "It's A Wonderful Life."
One of the things that attracted me to this show -- besides the football -- in its first two seasons was the seemingly realistic depiction of high school kids, their relationships with their parents and the relationship between two parents trying to raise a teen-ager. There are warts, for the parents as well as the kids.
There's also an ebb and flow to these daily dramas that was depicted well the first two seasons. But now there's a major crisis, moral dilemma or Eric Taylor salvation job every damn episode. It's becoming cliched.
Peter Berg is slathering on the Velveeta a little too thick. Can't the characters just live as normal high schoolers and parents for an episode or two? Can't the show breathe a little?
Still, "Friday Night Lights" remains appointment TV for me. A high-quality show.
Take care,
PK
"You know why I love boxers? I love them because they face fear. And they face it alone." - Nick Charles
"First on the throttle, last on the brakes." - @MotoGP Twitter signature
fsquid wrote:For those of us not in DirectV land, NBC will start season 4 (?) on May 7. Hope it is worth watching.
It is...this season is really good. My wife is going to watch the season all over again. After last season's volleyball debacle, this season was a much improved FNL.
fsquid wrote:For those of us not in DirectV land, NBC will start season 4 (?) on May 7. Hope it is worth watching.
It's a good season, but there's not a whole lot of football game scenes. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seemed there was more of an emphasis on the drama. Still a very good season.
