Season Premiere of FNL available now

[mwhip]

But not on iTunes ;)

http://tv.yahoo.com/falltv2007/friday-night-lights/show/38958/videos;_ylt=ApUSJ9MS6H8nuYvGeyFBLNxMO4t4

[Neenahboy]

For those of us who don't feel like dealing with Yahoo, would the YouTube download extension in Firefox work for this as well, since they're both Flash-based?

[atrac]

OK...it actually took me a minute. To those even less gifted than I, it's referring to "Friday Night Lights." ;)

[spikedavis]

2 minutes into this and I'm grinning ear to ear. I missed this show.

[jennifer]

Thanks for that, whip! I'm halfway thru and it's SO good :)

[Peter000]

Yeah, I wish I could have waited and enjoyed it in HD... But I COULDN'T dammit! I sat and watched it on my computer, and still thought it was good. :o

[TheDewAddict]

I'm so glad this is back!

[mwhip]

OK...it actually took me a minute. To those even less gifted than I, it's referring to "Friday Night Lights." ;)

Well fans of the show know what FNL is.

I watched but will still watch it again in HD. It's not like I have not watched season 1 like 3 times.

[Fahtrim]

This show is sooooooooooooooooo good. I tried watching the movie after season one, the movie pales in comparison by so much, it's not even believable.

[DVDerek]

The Sports Guy (Bill Simmons) wrote about Friday Night Lights in ESPN The Magazine this week and the story also ran on ESPN.com

I never bothered watching the show because I figured it wasn't long for this world. After his review I decided to watch a few episodes on the web. So far I'm enjoying it, even if it's completely formulaic at this point. The only un-cliche character right now is the coach, and that's enough to keep me coming back.

Hopefully the show survives a second season.

[DevdogAZ]

The Sports Guy (Bill Simmons) wrote about Friday Night Lights in ESPN The Magazine this week and the story also ran on ESPN.com

I never bothered watching the show because I figured it wasn't long for this world. After his review I decided to watch a few episodes on the web. So far I'm enjoying it, even if it's completely formulaic at this point. The only un-cliche character right now is the coach, and that's enough to keep me coming back.

Hopefully the show survives a second season.
You'll find that as you continue, the show is anything but formulaic. It becomes an excellent drama with very complex characters and amazing performances, and there just happens to be a little football thrown in. Personally, I think the football is the weakest part of the show. Not every football game can come down to a last minute play, but they feel they have to do this to make the show exciting. Therefore, the episodes that don't include any games are much better, IMO.

[DVDerek]

Okay - caught up through season 1 now. I'm doing my best not to click the link in the OP because I need to try and watch it with my wife (who can't believe she's hooked on a "football" show).

I don't know how you all managed to go all summer... Fantastic ending to season 1... (and they were best off leaving that deleted scene deleted, for those that have the DVDs).

[tomm1079]

damnit!

best show on tv i canw atch by clicking a link but i want to hold off to watch it in HD......

damn this thing they call the internet!

[Neenahboy]

Watched this a few days ago. Excellent for the most part.

I really hope Landry talks to the police soon. I'd hate for this to become a huge thing later in the season; they need to hurry up and redeem him soon.

[efilippi]

I'm looking forward to the new season as well, though I haven't watched the sneaked preview yet. I'll just wait.

Very good review of the show in this week's "New Yorker" http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/television/2007/10/08/071008crte_television_franklin
but the ending of the article is disturbing. ...but there’s a twist in the episode that is absurdly melodramatic and unbelievable, and will have enormous consequences. The plot thread could easily overwhelm the show and kill it.

Since none of you have mentioned anything about it, perhaps the writer is mistaken? I hope so.

[Neenahboy]

Since none of you have mentioned anything about it, perhaps the writer is mistaken? I hope so.

I mentioned it in my spoiler tag. FWIW, I absolutely agree with the reviewer's statement.

[Mabes]

I mentioned it in my spoiler tag. FWIW, I absolutely agree with the reviewer's statement.


Is this a twist that looks like it is designed to get ratings? When is the real premiere?

[jennifer]

Is this a twist that looks like it is designed to get ratings? When is the real premiere?

The real premiere is this Friday night, Oct 5.

[DVDerek]

I'm looking forward to the new season as well, though I haven't watched the sneaked preview yet. I'll just wait.

Very good review of the show in this week's "New Yorker" http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/television/2007/10/08/071008crte_television_franklin
but the ending of the article is disturbing. ...but there’s a twist in the episode that is absurdly melodramatic and unbelievable, and will have enormous consequences. The plot thread could easily overwhelm the show and kill it.

Since none of you have mentioned anything about it, perhaps the writer is mistaken? I hope so.

Great... sounds like FNL meets the OC... :(

[Magnolia88]

Since none of you have mentioned anything about it, perhaps the writer is mistaken? I hope so.

I haven't seen the premiere episode yet, because I prefer to watch it on my TV. But I know about this plot point b/c it's been written about extensively.

Imho, I don't think the writer is mistaken -- I've seen a lot of reviews of the first episode and there is a lot of handwringing over this particular "shocking" plot point. Many people are afraid it may be taking the show in the wrong (overwrought, melodramatic) direction. Imho, FNL has had a lot of "melodramatic" plot points and has handled them well, so I'm not as concerned as most and I'm willing to take a "wait and see" approach.