Friday Night Lights--'Pilot'--10/03/2006
10-03-06, 07:49 AM
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Friday Night Lights--'Pilot'--10/03/2006
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Looking forward to it. The TiVo is set, although I'll probably be watching Veronica Mars live, and this later.
10-03-06, 08:03 AM
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I'm 
that this lives up the hype it's been getting.
I've already seen the pilot and it's good, I wouldn't say it's the best pilot I've ever seen, but it was good. I'm not a fan of football at all.. so this is going to really have to keep my attention.
I'm a huge fan of Kyle Chandler's and he deserves a good show.
that this lives up the hype it's been getting.I've already seen the pilot and it's good, I wouldn't say it's the best pilot I've ever seen, but it was good. I'm not a fan of football at all.. so this is going to really have to keep my attention.
I'm a huge fan of Kyle Chandler's and he deserves a good show.
10-03-06, 11:01 AM
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I'm interested in the show, but when was the last time a high school centered show lasted on a major network? I mean Fox, the WB, and UPN have had them. And maybe Fox is a major network now (at least when American Idol is on). But NBC, CBS, or ABC airing a high school show? It seems everytime they try the show gets canned in a season or two.
10-03-06, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Jericho
I'm interested in the show, but when was the last time a high school centered show lasted on a major network?
Anyway, I can't wait to watch the pilot. It's been getting some pretty good reviews.
10-03-06, 12:34 PM
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How is this series going to work? Are the seasons going to advance real years? If so..the main 'stars' will be gone in 1-3 years.
Or is just every season...the same football season or whatever?
Or is just every season...the same football season or whatever?
10-03-06, 12:49 PM
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How is this series going to work? Are the seasons going to advance real years? If so..the main 'stars' will be gone in 1-3 years.
Or is just every season...the same football season or whatever?
Or is just every season...the same football season or whatever?
10-03-06, 01:11 PM
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How many games are there in a normal high-school season? It would be interesting if each episode concentrated on a separate game with all the sub-plots just interweaving throughout. This would help to minimize the number of non-football storylines that I can see happening (an episode just about the winter formal, anyone?) and focus the show instead on what it's really about.
10-03-06, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by vududaddi
How many games are there in a normal high-school season? It would be interesting if each episode concentrated on a separate game with all the sub-plots just interweaving throughout. This would help to minimize the number of non-football storylines that I can see happening (an episode just about the winter formal, anyone?) and focus the show instead on what it's really about.
10-03-06, 01:36 PM
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I guess they'll be devoting 2 or 3 episodes per game then. Maybe for one episode, the team will have a scrimmage game against the local juvenile penitentiary (who, of course, just happen to be coached by The Rock).
10-03-06, 01:45 PM
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the layout for each episode of two-a-days (the reality high school football show on MTV) is basically:
first 3/4 - leadup to the game - practice, interactions with girlfriends and parents, some cheerleader scenes, etc.
last 1/4 - highlights from actual game on friday night
i'd assume this same kind of layout would work for friday night lights.
first 3/4 - leadup to the game - practice, interactions with girlfriends and parents, some cheerleader scenes, etc.
last 1/4 - highlights from actual game on friday night
i'd assume this same kind of layout would work for friday night lights.
10-03-06, 02:06 PM
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Reviews have been terrific, especially the NYTimes, I don't recall a times TV review quite as good as this one in a long time.
Looking forward to it.
Looking forward to it.
10-03-06, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by vududaddi
How many games are there in a normal high-school season? It would be interesting if each episode concentrated on a separate game with all the sub-plots just interweaving throughout. This would help to minimize the number of non-football storylines that I can see happening (an episode just about the winter formal, anyone?) and focus the show instead on what it's really about.
8-12. 8 with no playoffs..12 with.
10-03-06, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Boy Laroux
the layout for each episode of two-a-days (the reality high school football show on MTV) is basically:
first 3/4 - leadup to the game - practice, interactions with girlfriends and parents, some cheerleader scenes, etc.
last 1/4 - highlights from actual game on friday night
i'd assume this same kind of layout would work for friday night lights.
first 3/4 - leadup to the game - practice, interactions with girlfriends and parents, some cheerleader scenes, etc.
last 1/4 - highlights from actual game on friday night
i'd assume this same kind of layout would work for friday night lights.
How do you do that with friday night lights? I recognize some of the kids, so I dont think they are going to keep them for 1-2 years..then reshuffle and only keep the local town folk and coaches?
10-03-06, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Snowmaker
They should put this show on Fridays. It makes more sense.
10-03-06, 02:40 PM
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Yeah but with two-a-days, you have different stars each year.
How do you do that with friday night lights? I recognize some of the kids, so I dont think they are going to keep them for 1-2 years..then reshuffle and only keep the local town folk and coaches?
How do you do that with friday night lights? I recognize some of the kids, so I dont think they are going to keep them for 1-2 years..then reshuffle and only keep the local town folk and coaches?
10-03-06, 03:01 PM
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Also remember that if sophomores on the team get to play, that gives those characters 3 years on the show (it's extremely unlikely freshman would get to play anything but tackling dummies in their freshmen year), and juniors would get 2 seasons on the show if they did one football season per show season, which is the most reasonable route to go.
10-03-06, 08:16 PM
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Man, what a let down. With the exception of Studio 60 I expected this to be the best new show this season and what a complete steaming pile of unoriginal crap. I will give it two more episodes and I am out. From what I can tell it didn't take more than about 3.5 hours to write this pilot episode. 3 hours to watch Varisty Blues and Friday Night Lights (the movie) and then 5 minutes to rename all the characters and 25 minutes trying to convice Mack Brown to make a cameo.
What an uninspired, cliched, shallow, unoriginal turd.
What an uninspired, cliched, shallow, unoriginal turd.
