Friday Night Lights

There are some nice touches here, things like the idiots calling in on the radio shows and "for sale" signs on the family's lawn after a loss. But overall I was disappointed. I haven't read the book so I don't... Full review

I have to say first of all that I had high expectations for this movie. I heard it was supposed to be a very realistic film about high school football. Having heard that, I had in mind a high school equivalent... Full review

The reason Varsity Blues is so much like Friday Night Lights is b/c VB is a fictional story which was written 10 years after the true story of FNL took place in Odessa, TX in 1988.The game faces worn by... Full review

"Gentlemen. The hopes and dreams of an entire town are riding on your shoulders. You may never matter more than you do right now. It's time."—Coach Gary Carter addressing his team.For years, the Buzz Bissinger's book "Friday Nights Lights" has... Full review

It was full of plot holes, inaccuracies (doesn't the time-clock stop for injured players or loss of helmets in Texas football games?) and not so much redemption (So Your Dad Beats the Crap out of You? Well, do something right... Full review

This is a very dark sports movie. It's about fanaticism, the great weight of importance certain people place on sports. Sports fans often regard their teams as extensions of themselves. In "Friday Night Lights," the entire town of Odessa, Texas... Full review

This movie was very disappointing in that several elements of the book were wrongly done. The main story is the same but there are several flaws that hurt the movie.1) Boobie Miles gets injured in the beginning of the story... Full review

This movie is not what you might expect. It is not your typical sports movie, where a disparate team comes together to triumph over adversity as the music swells with a dumb sense of pride. This is a movie about... Full review

I don't think I've ever enjoyed Billy Bob Thornton's character in any movie as much as I did here. For once I didn't find him totally obnoxious. FNL was a great drama which used that same gritty style in 8... Full review

This movie was phenomenal in every way. It had incredible performances under a great director with a fantastic story to back it up.It tells the story of a high school football team in Texas through the course of their 1988... Full review

Apparently the new series "Trauma" (8 p.m., NBC) comes from the minds that brought us "The West Wing" and "Friday Night Lights." Unfortunately, the talents behind those superior shows must have wanted a change of pace because realism, credible dialogue... ... Full Article

Watching Trauma isn't a traumatic experience, exactly -- just a little disappointing in what's proving to be a better-than-average fall season of TV premieres. Not all new series can be as slick, sexy and spectacular as the promos suggest, as... ... Full Article

Series premiere tonight at 9 on WHDH (Ch. 7). NBC's new medical drama needs some emergency aid. "Trauma," from executive producer Peter Berg ("Friday Night Lights"), focuses on first responder paramedics and the crises they face on the streets of... ... Full Article

You think they'll bring back the lockbox joke? ... Saturday Night Live will premiere with four consecutive new episodes, and the hosts and musical guests for each have been announced. ... Full Article

WE WERE ABOUT to leave the house to go see "My Sister's Keeper" when my wife handed me a box of Kleenex and advised me to stock up. their own lives," says Steven Freemire, a Walnut Creek family therapist. ... Full Article