Comments on: “Friday Night Lights”: Last Days of Summer (2×1) http://bluemag.com/2007/10/08/friday-night-lights-last-days-of-summer-2x1/ News & Reviews on TV, Film, Music, Games, Stuff... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:37:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Don http://bluemag.com/2007/10/08/friday-night-lights-last-days-of-summer-2x1/#comment-3213 Don Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:53:05 +0000 http://bluemag.com/2007/10/08/friday-night-lights-last-days-of-summer-2x1/#comment-3213 Couldn't one say having the star quarterback paralyzed in the opening scene is the twist of all twists? Okay I will capitulate to the stupidity of him making the team. And you're probably right about the execution of the scene. I'm just not ready to spot a shark in the water yet. Who knows what they have in store. Couldn’t one say having the star quarterback paralyzed in the opening scene is the twist of all twists?

Okay I will capitulate to the stupidity of him making the team. And you’re probably right about the execution of the scene. I’m just not ready to spot a shark in the water yet. Who knows what they have in store.

]]> By: Len http://bluemag.com/2007/10/08/friday-night-lights-last-days-of-summer-2x1/#comment-3212 Len Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:50:21 +0000 http://bluemag.com/2007/10/08/friday-night-lights-last-days-of-summer-2x1/#comment-3212 OK, let's split the baby and call it, in the absence of premeditation, manslaughter. If they were going to sell it, then sell it in a realistic way. Let the scene open up like a fine wine...it all happened at once. If they had to go there, he needed to sit there for a second...maybe after the guy saying something dismissive...but let him sit there wallowing in his humiliation, let him soak in Tyra's anguish and disappointment in him...then you've built up the rage of a person who lost his mind for a second. I guess if the twist was executed better, I would have minded less...Also, are we to believe that he went out for the State Championship Football team his Senior Year for the first time and made the team? And why is he on the team? OK, let’s split the baby and call it, in the absence of premeditation, manslaughter. If they were going to sell it, then sell it in a realistic way. Let the scene open up like a fine wine…it all happened at once. If they had to go there, he needed to sit there for a second…maybe after the guy saying something dismissive…but let him sit there wallowing in his humiliation, let him soak in Tyra’s anguish and disappointment in him…then you’ve built up the rage of a person who lost his mind for a second. I guess if the twist was executed better, I would have minded less…Also, are we to believe that he went out for the State Championship Football team his Senior Year for the first time and made the team? And why is he on the team?

]]> By: Don http://bluemag.com/2007/10/08/friday-night-lights-last-days-of-summer-2x1/#comment-3211 Don Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:44:08 +0000 http://bluemag.com/2007/10/08/friday-night-lights-last-days-of-summer-2x1/#comment-3211 I dunno. I am not convinced that it should be called a "twist"... to me a twist would be........actually Julie did it!!! To me this was more like a really gritty thing that might happen to a guy like Landry if he got over his head and fucked up really bad in one tragic moment. To me having it be actual self defense would have been lame, having it be borderline murder is more interesting. A lesser show would let Landry more clearly off the hook. We all saw the guy walk away. Also, setting it up for this to happen in sweeps is one thing... having this happen in episode 1 when you're trying to get new viewers? That is gutsy...gutsy like a gorilla maybe, but gutsy. I dunno. I am not convinced that it should be called a “twist”… to me a twist would be……..actually Julie did it!!!

To me this was more like a really gritty thing that might happen to a guy like Landry if he got over his head and fucked up really bad in one tragic moment. To me having it be actual self defense would have been lame, having it be borderline murder is more interesting. A lesser show would let Landry more clearly off the hook. We all saw the guy walk away.

Also, setting it up for this to happen in sweeps is one thing… having this happen in episode 1 when you’re trying to get new viewers? That is gutsy…gutsy like a gorilla maybe, but gutsy.

]]> By: Len http://bluemag.com/2007/10/08/friday-night-lights-last-days-of-summer-2x1/#comment-3210 Len Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:37:39 +0000 http://bluemag.com/2007/10/08/friday-night-lights-last-days-of-summer-2x1/#comment-3210 All of the episodes are available to view for free on nbc.com as well. I personally was disappointed by the season premiere of the best show on television. Landry killing the stalker (let's not call it "murder" just yet) was the sort of out of character, out of reality, unbelievably gimmcky plot cheating that lesser more poorly written and executed shows rely upon. The idea that there has to be a twist in itself is the province of cheesy Shayalaman movies...it takes us away from what is truly engaging about the show...believable characters dealing with realistic drama. With that being said, I'm not willing to give up on the show. One of the storylines I'm looking forward to is Street's continued development and recovery. I think he's an underrated star of the show and I'm glad to see him being brought more into the fold as opposed to a storyline on the side. All of the episodes are available to view for free on nbc.com as well. I personally was disappointed by the season premiere of the best show on television. Landry killing the stalker (let’s not call it “murder” just yet) was the sort of out of character, out of reality, unbelievably gimmcky plot cheating that lesser more poorly written and executed shows rely upon. The idea that there has to be a twist in itself is the province of cheesy Shayalaman movies…it takes us away from what is truly engaging about the show…believable characters dealing with realistic drama.

With that being said, I’m not willing to give up on the show. One of the storylines I’m looking forward to is Street’s continued development and recovery. I think he’s an underrated star of the show and I’m glad to see him being brought more into the fold as opposed to a storyline on the side.

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