Don't know how often people end up flicking on to ITV4 but currently it's hosting one of the best shows on TV. Friday Night Lights (Weds 8pm, ITV4) is the spin off series from the recent eponymous movie, in turn based on a best selling book. It follows the ups and downs of a high school football team; crudely it could be described as 'redneck Dawson's Creek' - teenage small town americana without the naval gazing.
It features an excellent cast, has Peter Berg, Jason Katims and Brian Grazer as executive producers, and with the obligatory WG Snuffy Walden theme tune it is the sort of top class TV production that the US can do so well. The US make Dawson's Creek, the UK gets Grange Hill - the US get The OC, we get Hollyoaks. The nearest equivalent to Friday Night Lights I could think of in the UK is DreamTeam, or even worse, Jossys Giants.
One thing I don't understand is how this show - a ratings winner on NBC - has ended up on ITV4. It deserves a wider audience.
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