Friday Night Lights - Patrice Sarath

The Writing Life — Friday Night Lights and Gordath Wood

One of the reasons I like Friday Night Lights is because the writers think like I do, or I think like they do. In Friday’s episode, young quarterback J.D. McCoy is in the throes of first love and his dad can’t stand it. He’s losing control over J.D. The kid Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 16 yearsMarch 30, 2009 ago

Gordath Wood

The best television show you aren’t watching

Why do so many of us gush about Friday Night Lights, even though the vast majority of television viewers don’t know what they’re missing? It’s not the football, Lord knows — how many last-minute wins are there in that sport anyway? (Cardinal fans everywhere are weeping, I know. Sorry…) And Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 16 yearsFebruary 9, 2009 ago