Friday Night Lights--The Best Drama on TV

Until recently, I was like many of you; I heard great things about this show but never sat down and watched a full episode. Honestly, I couldn't remember what day it was on; since NBC seemed to make a practice of changing its time slot like they were playing a game of three card Monte. Plus, I wondered if it could really be as good as the movie. Well, thanks to the magic of TIVO, I can enthusiastically state that this series is even better than the movie (probably only time besides M.A.S.H that can that be said). The way it makes football the glue that ties the whole town together is just truly amazing. I cannot say enough great things about the acting, directing and especially the writing! This is not only a great show for the present time, it's a classic show that ranks with the best dramas of all time -- with the likes of NYPD Blue, Law and Order, and The Sopranos. I only wish they had a show like this when I was in high school going through some of the same stuff they so eloquently tackle on a weekly basis. The acting job Klye Chandler and Connie Britton do as Coach and as parents to seemingly the entire team is truly one for the ages; just wish my high school coach was like Coach Taylor as I may have been inspired to have gone out for the team. I highly recommend everyone (especially families with teenagers) to make time to get hooked on Friday Night Lights. It will be time well spent together as a family, and it tackles real issues like teenage sex, rape, underage drinking, the War in Iraq, steroid use, and countless others in a real world way and not a soap box manner that so many other shows fall victim to on TV today. My only wish is for NBC to pull the plug on ER and give "Must See TV" a show worthy of being labeled "Must See TV". Pairing two shows like The Office and Friday Nights Lights would bring back the days of Seinfeld and ER (when it was a fresh cutting edge show) and make Thursdays a great night for NBC again.