Friday Night Lights

Our summer TV project for this year has been decided. Previous years have included Alias Seasons 1-5 and The Shield Seasons 1-3 (We watched Season 4 first and then went back). We've heard great things about Friday Night Lights. Hopefully it won't be cancelled by the time we complete the past seasons as it's been teetering on the verge for the last year or so I think. Don't all the best shows get cancelled? (Arrested Development, Freaks and Geeks to name 2). Last night we put in Season 1, DVD 1 which had Episodes 1-4. The pilot episode was awesome. The film style is almost documentary-like. You are immediately attached to the characters, especially the Coach and his wife. The frenzy of football in the community is like celebrity stalking. It's non-stop and overwhelms everything. No one is interested in talking to the Coach and his family about anything else. It's the most important topic of conversation everywhere - in school, on the radio, at restaurants, at social gatherings, etc. Nothing is taken more seriously.

Needless to say, we got sucked in and, yes, we watched all 4 episodes in a row. That was 177 minutes of Friday Night Lights in 1 sitting from the time the kids went to bed until almost midnight. I expected we'd watch 2 episodes, but then "what was 1 more?" and then "if we watch the last one, we can return the DVD before the weekend for the 2nd DVD of Season 1". Why the hell not. I'm quite tired this morning...