Clear Eyes. Full Hearts.
I almost never post on LJ anymore, but I wanted to share something and make one last plea to anyone who might be reading this.
Salon has given its annual Buffy Award for the most underappreciated TV show to . . . you guessed it, Friday Night Lights.
If you aren't watching this show, why not?
If you've never even seen an episode, check out the wonderful picspams by winter_baby to see what you're missing. (She's done the first seven episodes so far.) How can a show about football -- FOOTBALL! -- be the most beautiful show on TV? I don't know, but it is. It's so beautifully shot, beautifully directed, beautifully acted.
Yes, I know, you hate football. So do I. But I love FNL.
If you are still mourning the loss of Everwood, or Once and Again, or My So-Called Life, or heck, even Party of Five, you owe it to yourself to try this show, at least two or three episodes. It isn't about football, it's about people. (People who love football, okay, but some of them hate it. So you won't be alone.) It doesn't have vampires, or demons, or serial killers on the loose, or strange and obscure medical mysteries -- it's just about regular people, living regular lives, and doing the best they can with what they have.
If you are already on the FNL bandwagon, what do you love most about the show? And what have you done to try to convince others to try it out? Any luck so far?
I get a lot of raised eyebrows and "I can't believe you of all people are watching a show about football. You hate football!"
I know! But doesn't that tell you something about how good it is?
Salon has given its annual Buffy Award for the most underappreciated TV show to . . . you guessed it, Friday Night Lights.
If you aren't watching this show, why not?
If you've never even seen an episode, check out the wonderful picspams by winter_baby to see what you're missing. (She's done the first seven episodes so far.) How can a show about football -- FOOTBALL! -- be the most beautiful show on TV? I don't know, but it is. It's so beautifully shot, beautifully directed, beautifully acted.
Yes, I know, you hate football. So do I. But I love FNL.
If you are still mourning the loss of Everwood, or Once and Again, or My So-Called Life, or heck, even Party of Five, you owe it to yourself to try this show, at least two or three episodes. It isn't about football, it's about people. (People who love football, okay, but some of them hate it. So you won't be alone.) It doesn't have vampires, or demons, or serial killers on the loose, or strange and obscure medical mysteries -- it's just about regular people, living regular lives, and doing the best they can with what they have.
If you are already on the FNL bandwagon, what do you love most about the show? And what have you done to try to convince others to try it out? Any luck so far?
I get a lot of raised eyebrows and "I can't believe you of all people are watching a show about football. You hate football!"
I know! But doesn't that tell you something about how good it is?