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TV Storytelling at its Very Best, Dec 13 2008
This review is from: Friday Night Lights: The Complete First Season (DVD)
It's hard to describe what a powerful series this is. From the very first episode the characters are so complex and genuine that you have to remind yourself that you're watching scripted dialogue. The acting is pitch-perfect and the set design and photography all deserve multiple Emmys. Don't let the football premise guide your initial decision to try the show or not (unless you happen to be a big fan of course), it's not what FNL is really about: real life, real pressures, and real relationships. It's truly fantastic tv and not to be missed.
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Go Panthers!, Feb 25 2009
This review is from: Friday Night Lights: The Complete First Season (DVD)
As someone who has never understood the love of American football, I have to say that this is the only show to ever make me actually want to understand the game. I actually watched the Super Bowl for the first time ever simply because I adored Friday Night Lights so much. I know it seems like this is just a series about a football team in high school, but it is so much more! A fabulous series, I can't get enough. In our family we have a screen writer, an academic and a teacher/business woman and all of us love watching the show.
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Clear eyes, full hearts, Can't Lose., Jan 24 2009
This review is from: Friday Night Lights: The Complete First Season (DVD)
This beautiful series will grab you by the heart and take you in and never let you go. The characters are very real to life and the emotional tone is high and honest. Football may be the original thread but this show is about how we grow every day of our lives. For anyone who grew up in a small town and left you will be reminded of what you are missing or perhaps escaped. For those who returned to that life you will know why you stay on. This is one of the few shows that makes me cry for the characters and their choices and rejoice in the glorious lives they lead. Don't miss Friday Night Lights - Season 1 is perfect.
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