A must watch series

I just finished watching the pilot episode of Friday Night Lights.  It was unbelievable.  Extremely high quality for a 7 pm show on a major network.

I’ll say it: it’s one of the best hours of television I’ve ever seen.

Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton were as exceptional as expected, but what’s shocking is how good the young actors are.  Although the characters are standard for a sports drama (gifted yet humble leader, trash talking back, “damaged” teen, guy in over his head, loyal girlfriend, man-eating sexpot), the actors—along with the writing—are making them much more than the clichés they could easily have been.

Yes, the show is about a football team. And, yes, the pilot is about the first game of the season.

But what is at the show’s heart is much more.  The last ten minutes of the episode should prove that to anyone who thinks this is “just a football show”.

Peter Berg has set the bar for what could be the best show of the season.

You owe to yourself to watch this show, and NBC is giving you plenty of chances to see it again.  The pilot is re-airing three more times before next Tuesday’s new episode. All times are CST.

Thurs, 10/5 from 10-11 pm on USA
Sat, 10/7 from 8-9 pm on NBC
Tues, 10/10 from 6-7 pm on Bravo (right before episode #2 @ 7pm on NBC)

[I am not an employee of NBC. I did not receive anything for the above post. I just really like this show.]