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  1. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    Landry is a 16 year old boy who likely is a virgin. Tyra is a woman. No other facts are necessary to explain his motivation. Throw in that she's ridiculously smoking hot and older than him and he'd be willing to overlook the fact that she's been in prison for killing 10 ex-boyfriends, let alone...
  2. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    One more good line from this ep I forgot to mention: "The other parents got their perps, why can't we get ours?" "Because I want our perp to sit in there by herself a little longer."
  3. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    Great game shots. Seeing Landry in the windowless establishment was priceless. He was also great with his advice to Matt about how to get Julie back. My favorite LOL moments had to be with Riggins mentoring the JV kids. Not sure how I feel about the resolution with Mac and Smash by the Coach...
  4. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    And then the coach would not deny that the reason he was black had something to do with him being a talented running back and not a qb.
  5. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    I disagree. Whatever Mac said, he owed the team an explanation. "You guys know me. The best player plays. We are a team and I give everything to this team. When I thought Voodoo was the best quarterback, I wanted him to play. I think the best chance for our team to win is with Smash at rb and...
  6. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    With serialized television, especially of a drama series, nobody wants to pick it up in the middle because they know they can catch up on dvd. Bill Simmons, a sportswriter for espn mentioned FNL this way. He tivoed the first few episodes, but deleted them before watching it because he thought it...
  7. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    No, she's hot. :) Ask a woman sometime (pick one in her late 20's or older) what she would think if someone called her handsome. Don't stand too close.
  8. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    The handling of the steroid issue was great. Better yet when you consider how many cliched stories we get about steroids. Very original. Coach does the right thing by benching him, but even his boy scout like ethics are compromised when he is faced with disclosing the reason and what it will...
  9. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    Anybody having any luck watching the episodes on nbc.com? My tivo decided to not record last week's episode "What to do while you're waiting" and I can't get them to play online. Tried both firefox and IE. When I hold the cursor over the links and click ... nothing. The tool bar says the link is...
  10. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    Great ep. It's Landry, not Lance, isn't it? I made the point after the last episode, but tonight solidified it even more -- the writers have done a great job saving the worst subplot of the first few eps, Lyla sleeping with Riggins. How boring would it be to watch Lyla and Street had they not...
  11. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    I'm interested to see what people thought of last night. No football. Coach and Mrs. Coach (hey, Saracen even calls her that!) are terrific with their quick dialog. Saracen looking less awkward, but still uncomfortable. That kid really plays the awkward teenager well. Smash takes another step...
  12. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    Last night's episode was the first one that disappointed me. I liked the Tyra/Street moments as they both caught their cheating boyfriend/girlfriend. The HS moments and cattiness was also good. As usual, Coach and Mrs. Coach were terrific dealing with their daughter's first date, her outfit...
  13. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    I thought the steroid subplot was sold pretty well. He put so much pressure on himself as the family's meal ticket and saw it as his only option. My only issue with it was that it kinda came out of nowhere. It would have been a little obvious, but maybe a weight room scene in one of the earlier...
  14. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    I saw Gatorade as a paid sponsor in the credits. Nobody else. It looks like UnderArmour may be one as well. They are a local company so it's nice to see them on the screen.
  15. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    Most every successful sports movie has followed a predictable formula of either a team with high expectations is dealt a blow through injury or a team of misfits learns to come together. Then they win the big game, big fight, etc. There are some exceptions, but most sports movies follow this...
  16. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    Yeah, Voodoo gave the impression he might be a decent guy when he made the choice. Maybe a slight bit of misdirection. Or maybe it's foreshadowing that at some later point he could be a team guy. I thought it was a horrible decision to put this show on opposite Monday Night Football. Turns...
  17. Charlie Campisi

    Friday Night Lights season 1 thread

    Good points, but since when do high school kids and their decisions make sense? It actually is very consistent that the kid made the wrong decision. As for Coach, a main theme of the show is about the pressure on the coach to win. He only got the job because he was tight with Jason Street. His...
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