"BECAUSE I'M A CRIPPLE AND I WANT TO LISTEN TO NIRVANA NOW!" the Friday Night Lights TV series thread

lol @ buddy knowin all the eastside ppl

this was a stellar goddamn episode

Landry's sad, charming attempt at getting people to like his music/him was great.

really has me encouraged for the rest of the season

Treading carefully here, haven't seen any of season 4: will it eventually air on NBC? If so, when?

It's supposed to show up on NBC in the spring season, just like last year. But NBC's so batshit now, it makes me think there's no guarantee of that happening.

I think they're actually planning on a summer NBC airing, which is kind of WTF considering it's about high school football.

that episode was extraordinarily well handled. good job.

Their best ever? Could be!

That was seriously heavy.

Yep, seriously heavy. What a great episode. Didn't flinch. Losing a parent, or feeling useless when it happens to someone you care about... don't think I've ever seen something on TV that was a s clear-eyed and full-hearted about that.

Even coach didn't have a big inspiring speech for Saracen when he breaks down, just "I'm gonna walk you home, son." Heartbreaking.

In other developments: JD continues his quest for a massive beatdown from somebody, anybody. Buddy is back in the boosterism business. Coach still thinks Landry is named Lance. Riggins passes up jailbait.

I know new guy has a terrible homelife, and it's hard to get out of, but I don't like where this grand theft auto idea is going. Also, ex-Dillon-nu-East farm dude... bravo for stranding JD in at a gas station, at night, with a paintball rifle. I hope the police picked his ass up. Furthermore, bravo #7 for slamming the door in JD and JD's dad's faces!

Yeah, I finally started liking Luke when he kicked those guys out of his truck and showed up shirtless in the convenience store.

So is East Dillon going to play against West Sillon this season or what? Obviously not in a play-off situation or anything, but maybe an exhibition game?

In the book, the two local teams play once a year.

How could they not?

Lyla's swift return and exit was disappointingly unsubstantial, but I like that #7 just took off. He's never done anything for himself as long as he's been alive.

Obviously East Dillon isn't getting to State, so the natural climax of the season would seem to be a Panthers/Lions game.

I think Lyla's appearance was good in that it reinforced how miserable Tim is when it comes down to it. Hopefully this will lead to him improving his situation, somehow. I saw a TV critic complain how Tim went from in the s3 finale saying that he didn't want to hold Lyla back to pretty much begging her to stay in this episode, but I thought it made sense considering his circumstances (shitty trailer, working at the not-quite-successful Riggins Rigs, pretty lonely apart from some one-night stands and the annoying daughter of his landlord begging him for rides).

I liked Luke from moment one. I like his earnestness, if that's the word. He apologized to Tami for lying about his address because he genuinely felt guilty about it! That's pretty great. Good dude.

Predictions: Lyla won't be back. Tyra will almost assuredly not be back. Saracen will be, if not later this year then next season.

I think Tyra is definitely not back this season, but she might be next.

Luke just seemed a little one dimensional to me at first - and I thought he was going to be a too-obvious Saracen replacement, the nice hard-working respectful kid who gets tossed all the bad breaks, but it looks like I was jumping to that conclusion too quickly.

As far as the Panthers-Lions exhibition game, I guess it does have to happen this season because Lions are going to State next year, right? They can't not.

wait, so is Saracen really gone? Because damn that happened fast.

I figured he just drove off to that school in Chicago. Maybe not, though.

yeah, i don't feel like he would leave julie without making it clear, but that last scene seemed like he was leaving.

never thought i'd say this but i wish they'd just move it along w/ gettin lyla (& saracen but less so) out of the picture

I thought the Smash and Street send-offs last year were both extremely good, as was Tyra's story. This season, Saracen's story has had peaks, but not all the time (which is why I'm kind of hoping he just took off). Lyla..pfffft, who cares.

I really hope Tyra does come back for a send-off next season, as she became one of my favorite characters by the time S3 was over.

Yeah, I love 7 but it was definitely past time for him to go - the last two episodes were the only time this season where his being on the show had any purpose. that bukowski sculptor artist subplot went nowhere. Shoulda had more raymond carver-esque hunting trips with riggins.

The only thing that didn't really make sense was him splitting on Grandma without saying goodbye. Can't really see him doing that.

Biggest flaw lately is the absence of Buddy. That dude ruled last season.

holy cow this episode rocked, not only because there were abt 40 storylines packed in there but that didnt hurt

so is riggins gonna become a shepherd?

ok I'm back on board - sn.3 sitting ready to watch right now, w/all the sn.4 eps stacked waiting :D

kyle chandler is god's own actor of course but I can't help thinking this role has spoiled him for anything else he'll be in subsequently

does anyone know if explosions in the sky still actively compose music for this show or is it all just re-used from the first season? not to diss them or anything but it's all remarkably similar sounding; perfect obv but very samey.

they've never composed for the show, just the film (bits of which they reused on the show, though i think most of their stuff is actually from their albums as opposed to the soundtrack). i think it's just w. g. snuffy walden making music that sounds like explosions (the opening titles, for instance).

nice user name thurman

oh shiiiii-.... wallace in s04e01!!

he grew up huh

REALLY digging the direction they're taking this in sn4 and really glad they have two seasons to develop it this way

is devon auditioning to fill the hole left in zooey deschanel's wake

jesus, episode 5 was incredible

which one is devon?

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oh lol, forgot she turned up after that one-episode arc last season.

she has the same emotionless drawl tht ZD patented

also doe-eyed, drownable

oh yeah WD obv

damn the 2nd season of this really sucked huh i mean the 1st season had its problems tryna pioneer the long form indie rock vid or w/e but the 2nd season was just total shambles

still have the dvd set of 3rd 2 go idk now tho

3rd and 4th seasons(so far) are a huge huge step up. just pretend the 2nd season never happened.

Yeah, the 2nd season was a wreck, but I think the 3rd season is actually my favorite.

I don't want to read all of this thread because I'm afraid of spoilers. That said, can anyone tell me when the next season I airing on real TV? I thought NBC was going to start airing it this month.

They pushed it back to Summer 2010 for NBC (but it's currently airing on DirecTV).

Oh man!

it makes perfect sense. summer is when people want to think about school and the football season.

actually, if Leno gets pulled and they've got five hours a week to fill, I think FNL might get moved up to Spring.

This is true.

this show is really terrible abt totally dropping plotlines and then pretending they never happened so