Despite all, the series has made it

Friday Night Lights, the series that started in 2006 and follows the life of a small town, Dillon, Texas, where football is everything, is currently into its third season. I still remember the day, when the series started, no one was even sure that if it will complete its first season. But, it did, and then came the second season. There were rumors that the series will be cancelled after the second season is over. But, here it is with yet another season and is going pretty good.

This is one of the rarest series that has been liked by the critics, as well. The critics were so impressed with the series that they were of the view that this is probably best sports related series on television. Virginia Heffernan for the New York Times wrote that ‘if the season is anything like the pilot, this new drama about high school football could be great — and not just television great, but great in the way of a poem or painting.’ Leave aside the critics there are people who are so much in love with the series. And, that can simply be seen from the sites that the fans have build up, that have been maintained by fans and where they keep all the positive things about the series. Now, this is the craze for football or is it the young boys in the series or is it both the factors together that is attracting people. No one can be sure of that. But, one thing is there that the series is being liked overall.

One thing that I still don’t get is that when the series was doing so well, why did they think of canceling the series. It was only after the protest from the fans that the channel decided to renew the series. Anyways, all is well, that ends well. I just hope that we get to see lots more of the series. And if anyone knows the answer to the question, please let me know.

Filed under: Friday Night Lights, Friday Night Lights Seasons, Friday Night Lights TV show | No Comments »