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Ask Matt | 5/25/2007
If you could pick one pair of costars from any show on television that you would say has the best on-screen chemistry, w read more
Friday Night Lights: What Season 2 May Hold | Today's News: Our Take | 4/16/2007
If Friday Night Lights returns to NBC in the fall, fans shouldn't fear that the Taylors will split up — despite Season 1's cliff-hanger. Kyle Chandler ventured that Eric and Tami will work things out now that the Taylors are expecting an unexpected baby. "We can stab each other, kick each other or shoot each other," the actor said at L.A.'s Museum of Television & Radio on April 13. "But we're going to make it in the end."FNL executive producer Peter Berg says Season 2 would be less... read more
Ask Matt | 4/13/2007
Is there any way the TV Academy can overlook Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton for best actor/actress Emmys this year aft read more
April 11, 2007: Those Are the People I Want in Your Hearts | Friday Night Lights | 4/12/2007
“You feel different?” “I do. I do.” I do, too. Has there been a more sheerly exuberant episode of television this season than this? In a way, it was the perfect capsule of this show: Even if someone had never watched this show before, they could fall instantly into its rhythms and story lines just in this one hour. In fact, in looking at the whole season, both the pilot and the finale could be viewed as perfect one-offs. When I said last week that I thought the writers would... read more
Deep in the "Full Hearts" of Texas | Roush Dispatch | 4/11/2007
“Does it get better than this? I don’t think it does.” So says Coach Eric Taylor (the marvelously understated Kyle Chandler) as he shepherds his team, the determined Dillon Panthers, into Dallas’ Texas Stadium, where the kids even have assigned lockers. Awesome. Don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys? Not in this show’s universe.TV really doesn’t get better than Friday Night Lights, which airs its season finale tonight (NBC, 8 pm/ET), a rousing and... read more
April 4, 2007: Why Are You Gonna Jump Off That Cliff? | Friday Night Lights | 4/5/2007
Can I take a moment here to reiterate that I hate promos for shows I care about? Promos are supposed to give you a teaser to keep you coming back; they are not supposed to give away key plot points. In any case, next week’s episode looks fantastic, and that’s as far as I’ll go.The more I thought about it, the more I considered last week’s episode to be a high point in an exceptionally strong freshman season. Compared to that, of course, this week was going to be a bit of a... read more
March 28, 2007: This is Ours, Baby | Friday Night Lights | 3/29/2007
“Welcome to the most talked about football game in the State of Texas.” It should go without saying that most sports commentators — and most network promo people — are prone to hyperbole, but I don’t think that this particular commentator was exaggerating, nor do I think that last week’s preview of this episode, touting it as, “one of the most inspirational,” was off the mark.It seems that we so rarely get to see the Panthers actually compete, but those... read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/27/2007
He’s the coach. She’s the guidance counselor. Together, Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton of NBC's Friday Nig read more
March 21, 2007: Are We Comparing Girl Problems Now? | Friday Night Lights | 3/22/2007
I’m having a hard time choosing my favorite scene here. On the one hand, we have the four boys on the football field reveling in small-town glory. On the other, the father-daughter dance. It’s too tough, so I’m not even going to make an attempt because both scenes were so full of joy on a show that never hesitates to show us the awful consequences of just about any decision one might make. Tyra’s mom seems to have a knack of making incredibly private moments available to... read more
More Touchdowns for Friday Night Lights | Roush Dispatch | 3/21/2007
Reason to cheer: After several weeks off, we finally have NBC’s instant classic Friday Night Lights to kick around for several more weeks. The first of four new episodes that will close out the first (hopefully not the last) season begins tonight, and once again, it reminds us that Friday Night Lights is not just a show about football.It’s about family. It’s about community. It is, also, about football. It’s about a small town that lives for the game while also playing the... read more
Ask Matt | 3/2/2007
Please tell me Friday Night Lights is doing better in the ratings and may be renewed for next year. The stories on this read more
February 28, 2007: I'm Incredibly Hungover Right Now | Friday Night Lights | 3/1/2007
In the space of three episodes I’ve gone from hating to loving Tim Riggins. I’m sure I’ll hate him at some point again this season, but for the moment, I’m pretty enamored. When he taught little Bo how to throw a spiral, I thought I was going to crack my face open with my smile. Yes, there’s probably a little more going on there than just trying to be a good neighbor, but it was nice to see him doing something constructive to help someone else out (as opposed to... read more
February 22, 2007: Some Kind of Miracle | Grey's Anatomy | 2/23/2007
Where do I start? First, a little self-indulgence. This magnificent episode — part three of a three-parter – aired on my birthday. So, Shonda darlin', thanks for the beyond-awesome birthday present! OK, enough of that. How fabulous was tonight? We knew in our hearts that Meredith would live. I enjoyed reading the plethora of comments the last few weeks, some predicting that "if Meredith dies, maybe she'll continue as narrator à la Mary Alice on Desperate Housewives?” Nope.... read more
February 21, 2007: You Ever Watch the Nature Channel? | Friday Night Lights | 2/22/2007
Let me sum up this episode in one word: Mortified. That’s pretty much how Coach and Tami reacted to Julie and Matt’s decision. It also aptly describes Tim’s feelings toward his father and the entire town’s reaction to Tyra’s mom’s display of jealousy, but more on those two later. While I was pretty sure that Matt and Julie wouldn’t have sex, I am still beyond relieved that they didn’t. It seemed pretty obvious to me that she was doing this because it... read more
February 15, 2007: Drowning on Dry Land | Grey's Anatomy | 2/16/2007
I don't know about you, but it seems like all I've thought about all week is Meredith floating in the water. Oh, sure, Anna Nicole entered my thoughts. Idol mania is starting up again. Oscar fever is abounding. But I just could not get that little girl's face — her blank stare — out of my mind. Are you with me here? Oh. My. God. I fricking love this show. Let’s first talk about that ending! After Michael Ausiello and others let the cat out of the bag that Denny (Jeffrey Dean... read more
February 14, 2007: This Is Starting to Get Out of Hand Really Fast | Friday Night Lights | 2/15/2007
I had always heard that high-school football in Texas was a religion, but I didn’t realize it was something worth morally bankrupting oneself over. I cannot believe that those cops were willing to arrest Smash without a warrant for assault when the other guy tackled him in the end zone, unprovoked. Plus, if we want to be technical here, Tim threw the first punch — but they weren’t going to go after a white player. Why did it take a far more insidious form of racism to vindicate... read more
February 7, 2007: I Think You Got Your Story | Friday Night Lights | 2/8/2007
In the aftermath of Mel Gibson, Michael Richards and Isaiah Washington, did we really need yet another perspective on celebrities saying stupid, insensitive and utterly indefensible things? I was fatigued by it all (though I am still disgusted). However, after watching this episode, my appreciation for this gem of a show was yet again renewed. I’m not sure whether this had anything to do with the recent spate of somewhat similar incidents in the entertainment industry — certainly it... read more
January 31, 2007: Always Let Them Know You Have Options | Friday Night Lights | 2/1/2007
Jerks of the episode: Daddy Riggins and Matt Saracen. Yes, folks, that’s right, Matt Saracen. Sure, he protested a little, but then he fell into a hot tub and was reborn a jerk. We all knew it was coming, we saw the promos, and yet my love for him still died just a little. Like Julie asked, why did he lie? That just made it ten thousand times worse. He was always better than the rank-and-file Panthers, the ones who give football a bad name, and yet there he was, in a hot tub sandwiched... read more
January 24, 2007: It’s Never a Dull Moment with You | Friday Night Lights | 1/25/2007
Thank god the Panthers are going to the playoffs because now that the Eagles are out of the running, I need a team to cheer on. I’m not going to lie — I knew they were going to succeed A) because I get my TV Guide on Wednesdays, and the description for next week mentioned something about them having made the playoffs, and B) what were they going to do for the rest of the season if they didn’t? Nevertheless, it was certainly sweet to watch them win (and on a Matt Saracen-designed... read more
Ask Matt | 1/12/2007
With awards season upon us, I am shocked, appalled and even ashamed to see that Friday Night Lights has garnered only on read more