TV is better without the TV

In Dillon, TX, everybody lives for Friday nights. That's because every Friday night they can pack in a 16,000 seats stadium and watch a bunch of hot 17-years-old-looking-25 guys yell "oomf" and "uuuh" while fighting for a ball. Then for the rest of the week they make sure those guys are correctly turned into idols and over-venerated so that when they graduate from high school they can fall into drug abuse or alcoholism, or both.

Jason is the star quaterback of the Panthers. During the first game of the season he breaks his neck and ends up on a wheelchair.
Young Matt, his substitute, suddenly has to deal with the attention and responsibilities that go with his new status.
Tim is Jason's best friend. He drinks a lot of beer and his hair is always dirty. That's because he's a rebel. He has an affair with Lyla, Jason's girlfriend and, no need to say, the cheerleaders' captain.
Coach Taylor, tired from Early Edition, (Demain à la Une) is very stressed out. It's not easy being a coach.

After watching Private Practice, Dexter, Brothers and Sisters and others, I sticked to Californication and Friday Night Lights, one because of its original story, the other because of its original aesthetics. Friday Night Lights is shot like a reality-tv show and looks a bit shitty because of that, but if you look closer you realize the shots can be quite complex. And after my trip this summer, I can understand a bit better what "small town" means in the States...

Quit the sandals, Taylor