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‘Friday Night Lights’ on DVD today
In these steaming, dog days of summer, what could be better than a total immersion in an entire season of one of the best dramas ever produced for television.
Yep, today’s the day you can purchase the first season of the Austin-filmed “Friday Night Lights” on DVD ($30). The boxed set includes all 22 episodes on five discs, plus a 22-minute making-of documentary and about an hour of scenes that didn’t make it onto NBC’s scheduled telecasts.
If you’re among the many who never knew what all the critical raves were about last season, the DVD will answer those questions. If you’re already a fan (and if you’ve ever seen the show, you are a fan), the DVD will get you pumped for the second season premiere, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 5.
This heart-warming and heart-wrenching family drama is more than just a high-school saga about football. It’s about a group of very real teenagers, their parents and the small town of Dillon, Texas, in which they live. There are universal truths and tragedies throughout, along with an occasional dose of humor — often supplied by non-football guy Landry.
Although snubbed by the Emmys (except for nominations for director/creator Peter Berg and casting), “Lights” boasts stellar performances by Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Zach Gilford, Adrianne Palicki, Jesse Plemons, and many more wildly talented young actors.
If you’re too lazy to head for Best Buy or any other DVD-selling outlet, you can enter a contest now for a chance to win the boxed set from Zap2it.com. Two winners will each receive the DVD box set. You must be 18 years or older to enter.
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By deb
September 9, 2007 3:59 AM | Link to this
THEY WON THE EMMY!!!!
Your minimal mentioning of the casting nomination makes me wonder if you REALLY did your homework... Did you know that 15 to 20 roles of the show were cast out of California and 150 to 200 roles were cast locally by BETH SEPKO CASTING. The California casting people were also nominated for ER, so did Friday Night Lights win because of them or because of the local casting talent of the two women at the BETH SEPKO CASTING OFFICE?
Thanks Ladies for sharing your talent with the rest of the world even though our town failed to recognize you.
By Andrea
August 29, 2007 11:47 PM | Link to this
People have nothing to lose by buying the DVDs -- even if they hate it. There's a money-back guarantee on the first season DVDs if they're bought this year. Go to http://www.fnlguarantee.com/ for details.