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Friday Night Lights
The First Season DVD


9.4

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Friday Night Lights

Starring Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Zach Gilford, Adrianne Palicki, Jesse Plemons, Minka Kelly, Scott Porter, and Aimee Teegarden

The critics' favorite (but ratings-challenged) show is on DVD and includes a money-back guarantee.

GENRE(S):	Drama, Sports
CREATED BY:	Peter Berg
RELEASE DATE:	August 28, 2007
# OF DISCS:	5
# OF EPISODES:	22

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker

The five-disc DVD gathers the impressive 22 episodes. The flashy photography and frenetic editing push TV drama in stylish new directions.

IGN Eric Goldman

This DVD set isn't the best you'll find in terms of picture quality and extras, but when it comes to the most important content - the show itself--you'll be hard pressed to find a more engrossing DVD release.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

The Friday Night Lights set has remarkably informative documentaries, too, and deleted scenes that are so well-acted, and so memorable, you wonder how they were left on the cutting-room floor.

Boston Globe Tom Russo

Alas, for those who've already seen the episodes and don't plan to watch them again, the set doesn't offer much that's compelling.

Kansas City Star Aaron Barnhart

Though disappointingly short on extras (and missing some of the goodies from the NBC video Web site), the best soap opera on TV was all about the episodes anyway.

Washington Post Jen Chaney

The deleted scenes in this five-disc set provide further evidence of the solid work consistently done by the actors, particularly leading man Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton and Adrianne Palicki, who plays the troubled Tyra. Stalwart fans of the show--yes, there are a few of us out there--may be a little disappointed in the collection's generally limited extras.

The average user rating for this tv show is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 15 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Michael H gave it a10:
This is the best show on television for many years...maybe ever. The acting, directing, and writing are just phenomenal and they gel together into an almost seamless whole. I can't really put my finger on what element makes this show happen but it just works. Maybe this is a sign of an actual masterwork? Very occasional miscues and false notes, which only shows how consistently, organically excellent the rest of the show is...I would give it a 12 if I could.

Mark C gave it a10:
By far the best show on television right now. Great acting, extremely absorbing, very believable. I am a fan of Sopranos and The Wire, but this show is just more absorbing.

Dylan S gave it an8:
Not the best show on TV, but certainly in the top 10.

John D. gave it a10:
Sorry, there's nothing better on TV.

Jake C. gave it a10:
This show has heart.

Joe T. gave it a10:
The first drama seen in a long, long time - when were the first seasons of NYPD Blue & ER again? - that I'm excited to watch (and re-watch).

Quist gave it a10:
Very underrated. Better than most people make it out to be.

Friday Night Lights The First Season DVD

Friday Night Lights
The First Season DVD