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Friday Night Lights Snags Two More Seasons



My prayers are answered. Coach Taylor, his hot wife, Tami, and the merry band of miscreants in Dillon, Texas will return for another two seasons. Tip of the beaver pelt to Hollywood reader Rich M. for yesterday's update from Variety linked here.

"Friday Night Lights" fans were handed the equivalent of a Super Bowl victory on Monday as NBC and DirecTV confirmed that the ensembler has been renewed for two seasons.

The new pact covers the show's fourth and fifth seasons, which will consist of 13 segs apiece. It continues the innovative partnership between the Peacock and the satcaster that saved "FNL" from cancellation this season, the third for the Peabody-winning series revolving around a high school football team in a small Texas town.


My wife also loves this show. So does everyone else I know who has ever watched it. The real question is, why don't more people watch? Is it because guys don't watch many dramas and women think the show is exclusively about football? That's the only reason I can think of. Because right now this is the best written show on television. Every character is exquisitely rendered, complex, yet engaging. It's just what great television should aspire to be.

I've been telling my wife for a while that I need Coach Taylor to follow me around and pep me up when I need it. "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose."

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Posted by Clay Travis at 1:40 PM

2 Comments:

Anonymous Jennifer in GA said...

I love that show. I can't decide if I want Coach Taylor to be my husband or my father. He's just that awesome.

March 31, 2009 2:21 PM  
Anonymous Garrison in CO said...

I also love that show! I can't decide if I want Principal Taylor to be my wife or my mistress. She's just that hot!

April 1, 2009 2:22 PM  

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