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Just got through the late S1 episode of Friday Night Lights where the assistant couch says a bunch of ignorant racist things to a reporter and causes outrage in the town. Really great episode.

As someone who could not give less of a shit about sports, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this show so far, but I definitely feel like they’re playing it safe so far. Would really love for things to ramp up at some point.

 

Heh. Well. The second season certainly crosses the safe line…but probably not in the way you might be looking for. If no one’s told you yet, the second season got cut short due to the writer’s strike and honestly that was probably for the best in the end. So season 2 just kind of…stops. Season three shifts gears entirely and it’s really strong. The final three seasons were picked up by DirecTV in a deal with NBC where they’d air first on DirecTV and then later on NBC. As such, they’re shorter seasons and also my favorite run of the show. Once Michael B. Jordan shows up in season 4 and the show completely changes again, hot damn. I love season four.

 

That’s good to know. I did notice the length of each season is really random, varies a lot. Just curious what is your season ranking for the show?

 

HMMMMM…this is hard.

I think I’ll go with:

4 - I love this season’s arc so much and how it focuses on the little victories that are actually monumental. New cast members are great, and I just really dig the shift in tone.

3 - It’s hard to choose between 3 and 4 because 3 caps off the story for the original cast members so well and feels like a legitimate end to the whole thing while opening the door for the future. Everyone gets a moment to shine in the end and it’s emotionally satisfying.

5 - This is another ranking that’s hard for me to decide. I’d honestly put either 5 or 1 here equally because I love the way the show wraps out just as much as the way it begins. I’m giving 5 the edge though because narratively we get to see where ALL of the characters end up and it’s got just an incredibly well done finale. Plus it’s got Michael B. Jordan and I just love him.

1 - Like I said above I guess. I probably rank it lower just because it’s the longest season from a bygone era of television when everything was 20+ episodes which leaves a lot of room for filler.

2 - It’s not as bad as it’s made out to be, but…well…you’ll see. Pretty quickly too.

 

Oh and season 4 has one of the series’ best episodes, “The Son”. Hell of a performance from Zach Gilford in that one.

 

3,4,5,1………… 2.
I almost give 1 a boost over 5 because the pilot is so damn good but the season is just too long.

 

For what it’s worth, I chose to watch this show for its length bc I wanted something longer and complete to invest myself in, and I’m enjoying s1, so if most of the show is better than this then that’s great.

 

So... The Most Hated Man On The Internet. I honestly don't ever recall seeing that website, but, man... what a wild story. The poop water toothbrush, followed by butthole girl. WTF am I watching?

 

For FNL I’d probably go 4 > 1 > 5 > 3 >>> 2. The difference between those top four is very slim though.

 

Friday Night Lights is a treasure, wacky season two and all

 

I just heard of this paper girls show. Anyone check it out?

 

I still haven't finished Friday Night Lights, I took a break like... 3 years ago after the first 7 episodes of Season 4, so absolutely terrible that it's hard to imagine picking it back up again

 

watched the first three episodes before i took a break to binge the first season of The Americans. Pretty good!

 

I’m watching and ranking all five scary movies because that’s how life be like right now.

 

Currently going through The Americans. Once I'm done with this thinking about diving deeper into FX dramas on Hulu stuff. I started but never finished The Shield, Justified, and Sons of Anarchy, but I think thinking about maybe doing Damages since it's less episodes.

 

terriers

 

Watched the isanyoneup documentary and actually thought he got nailed for underage photos and not hacking. Can't believe he only got 30 months.

 

What service has that doc?

 

Netflix. It's called the most hated man on the internet. Only three episodes so it's pretty quick.

 

having to spend time in his mom's house without internet was probably worse than jail for him

 

I keep seeing Paper Girls at Barnes and Noble and end up getting something else (less expensive) from the graphic novel section. Maybe someday

 

I decided to start from the back to the front but scary movie 4 easily better than scary movie 5

they took a huge step down with it

 

Would love another iteration of it, but I'm not sure something like that would fly in today's world.

 

The Shield is probably in my top 5 shows ever.