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Starring Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Zach Gilford, Adrianne Palicki, Jesse Plemons, Minka Kelly, Scott Porter, and Aimee Teegarden
This drama about high-stakes high-school football is based on the movie of the same name (itself based on the book of the same name by Buzz Bissinger). The film's director, Peter Berg, returns as an executive producer on the show.
| GENRE(S): | Drama, Sports |
| CREATED BY: | Peter Berg |
| FIRST AIR DATE: | October 3, 2006 |
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The average user rating for this tv show is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 192 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
David W. gave it a9:
Literally one of the best shows I have ever seen on a network. Solid acting and often very moving and inspiring.
Brent H. gave it a10:
This is the kind of show that will build in popularity as the" word of mouth" about how great it is, spreads. I bet it's already number 1 in West Texas.
Alex gave it a10:
This is a great show which I hope comes back into the programming.
Cindy B gave it a10:
This is one of the best shows on television. The writing and the acting are excellent. I look forward to watching the show every week.
mark gave it a10:
This show fits into that narrow category in which it is so good that you need to verbalize it to your viewing partner at every commercial break. It's not about football...but the football stuff is engaging as hell (I'm not a football fan). It's about human beings living together and it's delivered with superlative acting, scripting, production, etc. Sure there's eye candy but even the worst of them can act well. On most shows, tragedies like divorce/infidelity are delivered with excessive moralism and we're spoon-fed how we should feel about it. This one delivers it as it exists in life: complicated, and not one-sided. It's so good it even survives goofy plot twists b/c it's the rare TV program that's about how it's told, even more than what is told. My one criticism is that the hand-held camera can be a bit too self-conscious and over-done from time to time, it doesn't make you dizzy like some that employ this technique, it just needs to stick to genuine use, without accentuation. Some moments are so artful, painterly, and beautiful that it hurts. The last scene in the show my wife and I watched tonight (online) with Tammy and coach looking in the mirror after their evening out was pitch-perfect. It would be a real shame for this show to end...or would it? I hope that someone on cast and crew sees this and shares it around b/c the show is so good it really makes me want to thank and congratulate them all. Whomever plays Tammy and Landry in particular are phenomenal but it's really a tour de force. Tammy acts better just with her eyes than most other network actors can do with their whole bodies. I'll cut it here lest I sound too wacko to be taken seriously b/c of my gushing. Man, it's that good though.
Ana A. gave it a10:
i love this show its the greatest i hope they don't cancel it. I'm not the only one who feels this way.
David Ki gave it a10:
Consistently the finest shot, acted and written series on television. I eagerly look forward to each and every show.
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