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Friday, October 27, 2006

What's your favourite book?

Hmm... Friday Night Lights, probably.

Right, right. Been meaning to read that. What's your favourite film?

Probably Friday Night Lights.

OK... Fine. And your favourite TV programme?


Oh at the moment? That'd be Friday Night Lights.

Like American football, do you?

Never seen a game. Has anyone pulled off the pocket-catch yet?


I overstate it, of course, but it seems like it's really hard to fuck up stories about small town, Republican, God-fearing, American jocks. Each version plays to the strength of its medium. The book is good on the socio-economics. The film is possibly the weakest of the three, but it features a great performance from Billy Bob Thornton (I've warmed to him considerably) and the DVD has a documentary which catches up with the original kids. The television series is my new favourite thing: it lives in the spirit of the thing, rather than the actual events, and allows its characters space. The cynical British viewer may find it a bit hokey, and be put off by the toasts to Texas and God; but cynicism can get boring after a while.


Jocks: beautiful

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