tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post6772616858424109562..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Friday Night Lights: Gone in 180 secondsAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-81176401990344466252009-02-24T20:45:00.000-05:002009-02-24T20:45:00.000-05:00Taylor's not new to Dillon. He's just new to being...<I>Taylor's not new to Dillon. He's just new to being head coach. He was Street's coach all through Pee Wee football and has been the Panthers' QB coach since Street got to high school.</I><BR/><BR/>And yet there's definitely some wonkiness with this issue of how long the Taylors have lived in Dillon. At the end of season 1 (avert your eyes if you're not there yet), Julie complains about moving a lot and about how she had dreaded moving to Dillon. If Eric had been in Jason's life since pee-wee, Julie would have lived there since the age of 4 or so--too young to care where she moved--and would have no real memory of ever living anywhere else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-5337641778206963302007-09-23T21:16:00.000-04:002007-09-23T21:16:00.000-04:00I just got into this series thanks to Netflix seas...I just got into this series thanks to Netflix season 1 on DVD, so yes, I see I am EIGHT MONTHS late in getting into this blog, but I must say I can't believe not one person has commented on how terrible the acting by Matt and Julie is, making their whole relationship so unbelievable. Everything else is so real to me (esp the Taylor's) but I am dying to see a scene where I feel like Matt is a real person and not an actor. The closest I got to a real relationship moment was when he and Julie were joking around at the lake house after they (thank God!) decided not to have sex. Julie has such a bad attitude all the time, mostly without reason. I really want to like Julie and Matt's character, but I'm having a hard time believing them. That said, I LOVE this show and am so glad it is being picked up. Connie Britton makes me tear up nearly every episode. She's the bomb!audreynandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911469750378058431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-91708623661972574192007-03-02T13:33:00.000-05:002007-03-02T13:33:00.000-05:00Smash and Tyra did not have sex. They almost had ...Smash and Tyra did not have sex. They <I>almost</I> had sex. Smash's mom walked in on them and threw Tyra out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-88103296981298748362007-02-25T16:05:00.000-05:002007-02-25T16:05:00.000-05:00Matt's going to be lucky to get a scholarship out ...<I>Matt's going to be lucky to get a scholarship out of all this and spend four years on the bench while he gets a useful free education.</I><BR/><BR/>Alan, that could be, although it's probably too soon to tell; Matt is only a sophomore, after all, and if they win this year and he continues to improve his skills, he could grow into a star QB like Jason was on track to become. He's just a little further back on the path than Jason was. <BR/><BR/>Which is kind of what I meant: Matt is now the One with All the Potential, which used to be Jason's identity. He might go onto the big league, he might not...but he's got more of a future now than before Jason got hurt. College was probably out of his reach before, and it likely won't be now.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166689210558948213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-43934589183974969282007-02-23T15:39:00.000-05:002007-02-23T15:39:00.000-05:00Just went and checked the relevant scene in the pi...Just went and checked the relevant scene in the pilot (it's on my iPod), and Taylor's not new to Dillon. He's just new to being head coach. He was Street's coach all through Pee Wee football and has been the Panthers' QB coach since Street got to high school.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26468797965939957062007-02-23T12:57:00.000-05:002007-02-23T12:57:00.000-05:00Matt is becoming what Jason was, and yet Jason is ...<I>Matt is becoming what Jason was, and yet Jason is still there, wondering what he is now.</I><BR/><BR/>Kristen, I agree on the Jason point, but not quite on Matt. Yes, Matt is QB-1 with all the pressure and local celebrity that entails. But Street was on his way to being the starting QB at a major college and, presumably, making millions of pro dollars. Matt's going to be lucky to get a scholarship out of all this and spend four years on the bench while he gets a useful free education.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-24464555461002566532007-02-23T09:51:00.000-05:002007-02-23T09:51:00.000-05:00To the commenter who wants the coach to win an arg...To the commenter who wants the coach to win an argument once in awhile:<BR/><BR/>Have you so quickly forgotten the episode just a couple of weeks back when Mrs. Coach proposed the talks about race that went horribly wrong? There was a short scene where she confessed to her spouse that she had messed it up royally...and that he was right in his opinion earlier about it maybe being a bad idea.K J Gillenwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023089365553324315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-72775823321884620432007-02-23T06:56:00.000-05:002007-02-23T06:56:00.000-05:00OMG...your comment about the tattoo had me rolling...OMG...your comment about the tattoo had me rolling on the floor. I was thinking the exaxt same thing cause at least Jason´s tattoo story made sense. Hopefully tattoo girl´s brothers won´t come out of the dark and hit Jason in the next ep...Lost, that was just awful!<BR/><BR/>Were you really talking about Adrianne Palicki looking much older than the rest of the cast? I guess it´s just more obvious in her case because she has so many scenes with 17-year-old Aimee Teegarden. The majority of the cast is older than 23 with the exception of Teegarden and the wonderful Jesse Plemons so there´s a huge gap.<BR/><BR/>However Scott Porter does look extremely old. I am 23 and my university friends would just look as old/or young as Palicki, Zach Gilford or Gaius Charles but Scott Porter is definetly too old.<BR/><BR/>I was always wondering how the producers would handle Jason´s story as he´s living his very own life (or story-line) apart from the others. Other shows would quickly get rid of his character but I am sure the producers will have a great story line coming up for him. I hope so, after all his accident was the kick start of FNL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-68583684979190436992007-02-23T00:18:00.000-05:002007-02-23T00:18:00.000-05:00It's amazing to me the way everyone has their own ...It's amazing to me the way everyone has their own favorite moments in the show, and they're all different. There are that many great moments in a one hour show. My personal favorite was Matt's utter panic upon being told by Julie that he'd been busted the night before. <BR/><BR/>I have to say that I'm surprised by this, but I don't know that I'll be that upset if the show doesn't come back next year. This year has been sublime. I almost hate to take the chance that NBC will screw it up next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-45146852545873937172007-02-22T19:48:00.000-05:002007-02-22T19:48:00.000-05:00It's inconceivable to me [get it?] that this show ...It's inconceivable to me [get it?] that this show could get cancelled. It's just too good. We need a petition or something.<BR/><BR/>Typically, I'm not as wowed by acting performances as other people are, but Connie Britton was just fantastic. As I've said already today, she made ME feel guilty about not being a virgin, and I'm a 33 year old married man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14927429587455102312007-02-22T17:30:00.000-05:002007-02-22T17:30:00.000-05:00The scene where Saracen reacts to the cabin really...The scene where Saracen reacts to the cabin really got to me and it took until now to figure out why - the guy never gets a solo scene where we see the "real" Matt. Am I wrong about that? Everything about the character is put on him by another character (except his talent as QB, which we have to take on faith). What does this say about the actor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76438875385254912952007-02-22T16:31:00.000-05:002007-02-22T16:31:00.000-05:00Is there any chance at all that this excellent sho...Is there any chance at all that this excellent show will be picked up for a second season?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-46428791872395244662007-02-22T15:48:00.000-05:002007-02-22T15:48:00.000-05:00I disagree that Jason is separating off into his o...I disagree that Jason is separating off into his own show, or at least I disagree that that's a negative thing. I that's the <I>point</I> of his storyline, that without football in his life he is completely disconnected from the town, his friends and everything that's familiar to him. Every time he appears he's a reminder of how this all began, that shining QB1 hero they all looked up to now shuffled off into the corner and forgotten. He's a perfect contrast to Matt's stories, imo; if Jason weren't essentially cut off from everyone, Matt would never have the opportunities he has now to grow and find himself as he has been. Matt is becoming what Jason was, and yet Jason is still there, wondering what he is <I>now</I>.<BR/><BR/>I also don't notice the age differences like you do, I guess because again, it's part of the natural story to me: he looks older because he's growing up a lot faster than they are now. He's aged 5 years in the last 5 months, I think.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166689210558948213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26770439564709841512007-02-22T15:36:00.000-05:002007-02-22T15:36:00.000-05:00My only complaint: the writer's ought to let the ...My only complaint: the writer's ought to let the coach be right the next time the wife and he have a disagreement. The show is coming very close to entering that TV cliche where the wife is always on the side of right and correcting the husband.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-25138961456173502552007-02-22T15:08:00.000-05:002007-02-22T15:08:00.000-05:00Another lovely episode from a show that's really h...Another lovely episode from a show that's really hitting its groove; remarkably, it centers on a team in a football-crazy town that's deep into the playoffs, yet I never really thought about the upcoming game at all. As Alan noted, the sex stuff is really well-handled. The way Julie feels about losing her virginity seems true to me; for many, this particular rite-of-passage is something to get over with, not to look forward to, and I'm guessing that's especially true for women. Why not go through it with a nice guy like Matt? I'm wondering, though, why she felt sex was something she had to do. It's not as if Matt had any such expectations-- he seemed completely astonished by her proposal-- and there are no scenes to indicate that her peers were putting any pressure on her. Is 15 just the right age for this to happen now? Say it ain't so. <BR/><BR/>And, of course, any scene between Coach and Mrs. Coach is pure gold. Once again, it's Mrs. Coach who has to talk her irrational husband down. I think her parenting philosophy is a good one: At a certain point, parents are not going to be able to exercise as much control over their kids' lives as they used to. They just have to hope that they've given them the tools to make good decisions and that the lines of communication will remain open. <BR/><BR/>That said, my parents would have pulled a BLACK SNAKE MOAN on any of my sisters had they come home that late after lying about where they would be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-51050196078439137342007-02-22T14:09:00.000-05:002007-02-22T14:09:00.000-05:00From top to bottom, the best episode of TV I've se...From top to bottom, the best episode of TV I've seen in months. Pure brilliance. I was concerned when Tami saw Matt buying condoms because that is such a TV cliche, but the storyline that sparked with Julie and her parents was so well done that I can forgive one little cliche. Connie Britton is amazing, and she made me cry at least three times just by the look on her face.<BR/><BR/>I agree that Street seems like he is in a different show but I find Scott Porter so likable that I can't begin to care. I just want to see more of his journey, which I think inevitably leads him away from Lyla.<BR/><BR/>It's too bad the extra million viewers FNL picked up last week didn't stick around. They missed out on a great one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com