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October 17, 2006
When Good Shows Get Bad Ratings
This is all too familiar at NBC and if history repeats, the Peacock network will be smiling widely months from now.
Here’s the situation: NBC’s crown jewel, “The Office,� was brought back for another season after receiving the worst ratings of any television show to get a second chance. Good television critics liked the quirky series that had to grown on the American public.
Here’s hoping the same thing happens with NBC’s “Friday Night Lights,� which airs its third episode tonight at 8.
The story about Texas high school football, and more importantly the characters involved, hasn’t lit up the ratings board. However, critics have universally determined the edgy, hour-long drama is one of the season’s best new shows. I agree.
Football is only the background of “Friday Night Lights,� which is really about a town full of steamy romances, ugly politics and real people with little money.
Give “Friday Night Lights� a chance tonight. It’s only two episodes in and here’s all you need to know: A young head coach takes over the Dillon Panthers, a team with New England Patriots-like pressure to win it all.
The star quarterback is paralyzed in the first game of the season and weight of the Texas football world is placed on his unprepared back up.
Meanwhile, boosters, the mayor and fans are up the coach’s “you-know-what,� constantly bothering him with advice.
Of course, the high school kids are beautiful and a few love triangles have developed. There’s something here for everyone, so don’t be shy, check it out tonight.
Posted by Andy Ravens at October 17, 2006 3:33 PM
Comments
I have yet to see a show that the actors are actually the teenagers they pretend to be. This may be close? Remember Dylan from 90210? He was in his 20's? It seems to me that these shows (for young adults) show the "oh so perfect life" of teens, (Sarcasm)...
Maybe it will catch a few peoples eyes but I don't see it going anywhere. There have been to many of these stories before.
Posted by: J-Mann at October 18, 2006 9:19 AM