Books, Documentaries, Reviews: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Books, Documentaries, Reviews: January 23, 2012
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
John and I love stories. In the evenings, we watch movies or television series. We love nothing better than getting hold of a long television series which we can watch night after night. We don’t have to wait to see what happens next because we can always sit up later to watch and see. And there are no ads. And I can knit or sew quietly to my heart’s content.
We just finished FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS–which ran for 5 years. There are 76, wonderful episodes. We both loved the series.
Now, neither John nor I follow sports, and this series is about high-school football in West Texas. Only, it’s also about problems that people struggle with every day: politics, race, parenting, acquiring and keeping good jobs, and so forth. The characters are wonderful–not a stereotypical one in the bunch. The stories compelling, and we are still grieving that it’s really over, that we’ve watched them all.
Warning: watch the first episode, and you’ll be hooked.
Have you watched Downton Abbey? We watched the entire 1st season in a couple weeks and we are now hooked on season 2! You’d love it! -Lisa
Lisa
January 23, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Oh yes. Missed #3 last Sunday. Am hoping to pick it up before #4 next Sunday. We did love it!
louisaenright
January 25, 2012 at 10:41 am