TVGuide Still Loves FNL

Roush again slobbers all over FNL (which is returning tonight)   Not that I'm complaining. Heh.

Quote:
NBC sent me screeners of this and next week’s episodes so late I was forced to screen them in the office, and while watching them, it was all I could do not to bawl in public, like that little girl on American Idol this week. Friday Night Lights moves me like no other show. It reminds me of where I came from and of what it truly means to keep one’s eye on the ball. And yet, as wrenching as the show can be, it’s also terrifically entertaining, with plenty of dry wit, edge-of-the-seat suspense, sexy romance and even the occasional laugh-out-loud moment.

TVGuide Still Loves FNL

Roush again slobbers all over FNL (which is returning tonight)   Not that I'm complaining. Heh.

Quote:
NBC sent me screeners of this and next week’s episodes so late I was forced to screen them in the office, and while watching them, it was all I could do not to bawl in public, like that little girl on American Idol this week. Friday Night Lights moves me like no other show. It reminds me of where I came from and of what it truly means to keep one’s eye on the ball. And yet, as wrenching as the show can be, it’s also terrifically entertaining, with plenty of dry wit, edge-of-the-seat suspense, sexy romance and even the occasional laugh-out-loud moment.

TVGuide Still Loves FNL

Roush again slobbers all over FNL (which is returning tonight)   Not that I'm complaining. Heh.

Quote:
NBC sent me screeners of this and next week’s episodes so late I was forced to screen them in the office, and while watching them, it was all I could do not to bawl in public, like that little girl on American Idol this week. Friday Night Lights moves me like no other show. It reminds me of where I came from and of what it truly means to keep one’s eye on the ball. And yet, as wrenching as the show can be, it’s also terrifically entertaining, with plenty of dry wit, edge-of-the-seat suspense, sexy romance and even the occasional laugh-out-loud moment.

Kevin Reilly of NBC Talks about 30 Rock and FNL

NBC's Kevin Reilly talks about 30 Rock and FNL  (which just happen to be my favorite new shows of the season)

Re: 30 Rock's Chances of Renewal
"I really like its chances. We are playing with the [Thursday] schedule, which I hope doesn’t backfire, but I’ve been feeling for a while that the audience profile flowing out of ‘The Office’ would be better matched [to ’30 Rock’] than ‘Scrubs,’ so we’re going to flip [’30 Rock’ and ‘Scrubs’]. 

Re: FNL
Re: Skakey Cam:   "if you look at it, it has evolved a little bit over the season. The way television is done, you’re kind of set on a certain path, and then episodic directors come in every week to try to recreate that. Particularly in a first season, when you’re trying on different directors for size, for some of that first batch of episodes, we had guys trying to mimic it, by being very herky-jerky with the camera and just trying a little too hard to be artsy.  I remember there was a terrific scene in the diner, but [the director] shot the whole thing through the blinds. And I just said, ‘I’d like to actually see the people.’ And all the producers agreed. So we did settle it down a bit. "

Re: Demos and Ratings: the main thing is, I feel like the show, there are a lot of people, women in particular, [who should try the show]. This is a women’s show. At its core, it’s a women’s show. Unfortunately, I think a lot of women felt the football wasn’t for them and didn’t get on board. {...}  It’s been so clear to me that [the marketing for] the show ended up confusing people in terms of what [the public thought] it was supposed to be.

Re: Renewal:  Well, it depends. If you want me to put my emotional hat on, my lover of TV hat on -- it’s 100 percent. If you want me to put my business hat on, it’s 55 percent. Let all those factors weigh in, and [its chances] are somewhere in between.”

Kevin Reilly of NBC Talks about 30 Rock and FNL

NBC's Kevin Reilly talks about 30 Rock and FNL  (which just happen to be my favorite new shows of the season)

Re: 30 Rock's Chances of Renewal
"I really like its chances. We are playing with the [Thursday] schedule, which I hope doesn’t backfire, but I’ve been feeling for a while that the audience profile flowing out of ‘The Office’ would be better matched [to ’30 Rock’] than ‘Scrubs,’ so we’re going to flip [’30 Rock’ and ‘Scrubs’]. 

Re: FNL
Re: Skakey Cam:   "if you look at it, it has evolved a little bit over the season. The way television is done, you’re kind of set on a certain path, and then episodic directors come in every week to try to recreate that. Particularly in a first season, when you’re trying on different directors for size, for some of that first batch of episodes, we had guys trying to mimic it, by being very herky-jerky with the camera and just trying a little too hard to be artsy.  I remember there was a terrific scene in the diner, but [the director] shot the whole thing through the blinds. And I just said, ‘I’d like to actually see the people.’ And all the producers agreed. So we did settle it down a bit. "

Re: Demos and Ratings: the main thing is, I feel like the show, there are a lot of people, women in particular, [who should try the show]. This is a women’s show. At its core, it’s a women’s show. Unfortunately, I think a lot of women felt the football wasn’t for them and didn’t get on board. {...}  It’s been so clear to me that [the marketing for] the show ended up confusing people in terms of what [the public thought] it was supposed to be.

Re: Renewal:  Well, it depends. If you want me to put my emotional hat on, my lover of TV hat on -- it’s 100 percent. If you want me to put my business hat on, it’s 55 percent. Let all those factors weigh in, and [its chances] are somewhere in between.”

Kevin Reilly of NBC Talks about 30 Rock and FNL

NBC's Kevin Reilly talks about 30 Rock and FNL  (which just happen to be my favorite new shows of the season)

Re: 30 Rock's Chances of Renewal
"I really like its chances. We are playing with the [Thursday] schedule, which I hope doesn’t backfire, but I’ve been feeling for a while that the audience profile flowing out of ‘The Office’ would be better matched [to ’30 Rock’] than ‘Scrubs,’ so we’re going to flip [’30 Rock’ and ‘Scrubs’]. 

Re: FNL
Re: Skakey Cam:   "if you look at it, it has evolved a little bit over the season. The way television is done, you’re kind of set on a certain path, and then episodic directors come in every week to try to recreate that. Particularly in a first season, when you’re trying on different directors for size, for some of that first batch of episodes, we had guys trying to mimic it, by being very herky-jerky with the camera and just trying a little too hard to be artsy.  I remember there was a terrific scene in the diner, but [the director] shot the whole thing through the blinds. And I just said, ‘I’d like to actually see the people.’ And all the producers agreed. So we did settle it down a bit. "

Re: Demos and Ratings: the main thing is, I feel like the show, there are a lot of people, women in particular, [who should try the show]. This is a women’s show. At its core, it’s a women’s show. Unfortunately, I think a lot of women felt the football wasn’t for them and didn’t get on board. {...}  It’s been so clear to me that [the marketing for] the show ended up confusing people in terms of what [the public thought] it was supposed to be.

Re: Renewal:  Well, it depends. If you want me to put my emotional hat on, my lover of TV hat on -- it’s 100 percent. If you want me to put my business hat on, it’s 55 percent. Let all those factors weigh in, and [its chances] are somewhere in between.”

FNL: That's so Brokeback

Bwha! I loved that line.
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FNL: That's so Brokeback

Bwha! I loved that line.
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FNL: That's so Brokeback

Bwha! I loved that line.
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