I love this show. It's the one show all week that I can't miss. NBC needs to do the smart thing and put it on a night without American Idol or at least a different time slot.

I agree. I never miss this show. It is one of the best acted on TV. Hats off to everyone involved with Friday Nights. The people of Texas need to wake up and watch, before this show is cancelled.

Like you I felt like things were pretty rushed at the end. Like you, Smash was hurt?! Couldn't really tell. Hopefully, this great show is saved by the Peabody as you noted. As a realist, I would have also liked to seen Smash just short of the goal line. As a fan of the show, I'm glad he scored. Far too many of my favorite shows have been axed in the past decade ("Freaks and Geeks," "Ed," "Sports Night" to name a few). Hopefully, Dillon football will return to defend their title.

My question: Who is the new head coach? Mac Mcgill? Does that mean Smash transfers to play with Vodoo?

I really don't want to stumble upon ruining a future plot for someone (so I guess this is an "educated guess spoiler"), but if you've read the book you know that a chronic knee injury ends Boobie Miles' season and his hopes of a scholarship. I think that is where they're going with Smash's injury, it'll keep him out for part of next year (while a new hot-shot performs admirably in his stead).

Other than that, I just wanted to reiterate that the Taylors are the best/most realistic family on television. The chemistry between the two is amazing, and the scene where Tammy tells Eric she's pregnant was an example of why this show is so great.

Do the right thing and renew this show NBC!

This is the best show on TV. With all the garbage out there (that must be getting worse ratings) why can't we have our Friday Night Lights??!!

Great show! Now that I know there will be at least six more episodes, one would have to think(or at least hope) that Coach Taylor decides to stay in Dillon. The show would get ridiculous if they tried to have him move to Austin without his pregnant wife. Not to mention I think he is what makes the show, and trying to split time between him and the players in a different town would suck!

I can't express the anticipation that sets in every Monday knowing that all i have to endure is a few days of mediocre TV before i get to watch the best show out there! I live and was raised in Austin, TX. I played high school football for the most successful team in TExas in the '90s (the team that Westbury was modeled after) and i can personally attest that this show perfectly depicts not only the larger-than-life element of football in both small and large towns, but also the tiny nuances that only someone familiar with this way of life could recognize. Like the beautiful silence that Texas Stadium possesses as the teams walked the field the day before the game. The personalized name plates atop the Cowboy lockers (i still have mine from '96 State Championship). Peter Berg spent 6+ months shadowing my high school and few others around Texas to gain a true perspective on this phenomenon. It's not just something people go crazy about; it's much more than that. it's a way of life. it's a means for hightened camaraderie in a local community. if you've never been to a big game in TExas, there's nothing like it. it's not college ball, and it sure ain't the pro's.......it's Friday Nights in Texas, when the lights can be seen for miles!

Clear eyes, full hearts....CAN'T LOSE!!!!

Best show on TV. I wish it were five hours long every Wednesday night.

What a fantastic show. The best show on TV that people are not watching. I wish every teenager was watching this instead of IDOL.

They might learn a thing or two.

NBC stick with this show and maybe Tuesday's at 8:00 will help.

This show is amazing, the best show on TV dealing with so many issues. Not sure why more people aren't tuning in, but I will keep watching as long as it is on :)

A great show. It would be a shame for this show to go down so early because it has some of the best acting on TV right now. Unfortunately, it is all about the time slot. They need to find a better one and then promote it a little smarter too.

I love the show with the exception of the football scenes. The fantastic finishes lose their luster when they happen every week. I hope they make the football a bit more realistic next year. Otherwise, a near perfect show.

Have to disagree -- this is why the show isn't that popular...you could predict the conclusion of EVERY single plot line about 4 episodes ago -- absolutely no surprises. Plus, everyone is a stereotype, from the villan (of course, a cocky black kid) to the 100% virtuous Taylors. It's not that bad...it's simply nothing special, unlike the book.

Great show. Can't wait for next year. Acting and writing seemed to get better as the season progressed. A few things I'd like to point out however.
- Grandma Saracen is not only sane, but all of a sudden witty??
- are we to believe that Street is the one to give the "next year starts now" speech? Most of the team hated him for what he did to Riggins, he is either 17 or 18, He has been a "coach" for 2 whole games, and he coaches ONE GUY! In the real world Streets would be totally irrelevant to this team in the eyes of the other assistants, some of who had been there for years.
In the extra fishy Dept.... Streets "settles" his law suit with coach Taylor for far less than his family wants, then gets a coaching gig? Where's the investigation??? JT

great show, horrible final episode.
Obviously Street becomes coach after that last scene with him talking to the players. If that happens it will be a horrible move as it will take alot of the reality out of it.
Secondly, who's graduating? Are they really bringing Riggins back for another season? If so then this year he was the oldest 17 yr old, other than greg oden, I have seen. It'll be 90210 all over again.
Nice offense too, smash and riggins every play. They should have developed some more players.

the show itself is very good, but the football game was just silly. I know that it's not really a football show, but all these last-second, last-play, come-from-behind victories are past the ability to suspend disbelief. The championship game seems lifted straight from "Varsity Blues," the first project based on the FNL book, right down to the hook and lateral. Very unimaginative. I would have liked to seen the Panthers lose, see Coach Taylor go from dejected to elated over the pregnancy news, then have to try and keep his job, plus it would set up a season-long storyline about getting Dillon back to the game, redemption, yadda yadda yadda...

i think this episode sucked. yeah they won, which is what i wanted to happen, but it was so rushed that i found myself wishing they had lost so i'd at least feel a little more emotionally into the game. all of a sudden theres 6 seconds left. whats up with that?and isnt a finale supposed to actually conclude a season...aka wrap up all the plot lines a little bit. landry doesnt move any closer to tyra. the jason, lyla, and other chick love triangle is a mystery. riggins doesnt do anything note worthy.i feel like the reasons ppl watched this show every week werent given any attention in this "finale" and just left us wishing this episode was half as good as most of the previous ones.

Conflicting posts in the comments here.

JT thinks everything is predictable and then a poster a few msgs down is mad that they didnt say what happens.

It was a great finale and I disagree with it being too predictable. I didnt think Landry would ever be driving all of those girls. I didnt think that Coach Taylor wouldve shunned his wife for trying to stay in Dillon instead of moving with him to Austin. I didnt think that T. Taylor would have refuted Coach Taylor's decision to stay in Dillon after hearing of the pregnancy.

Looking forward to next season.

Jimmy K Says...

I love this show also and look forward to every episode w/ great anticapation. WE watch it as a family. Even my book reading wife Janet likes it and she usually hates TV.

Whats up w/ Jason Street getting paid to coach and he hasn't even graduated High School?

I see no way coach Taylor doesn't come back to coach Dillon. It's impossible.

That was the best season of television I have seen since West Wing was in its prime. For this show not to go AT LEAST one more full season will be tragic. Now I have season 1 coming out on DVD to look forward to.

Watching the episode, I got the feeling that the show was shot to be a 2 hour finale, and then got cut down to 1 hour by the powers that be. As a result, much of the football was eliminated, with only major points included, in order to ensure that all the rest of the show was included.

I am so glad this show is coming back. Sure it has its 90210/Melrose Place moments, but it is still better than most of what is offered on network television today. Besides, there's nothing wrong with the occasional 90210 moment. At least it's not The OC.

i think saracen and coaches daughter should be in a love scene show a little skin and at least a couple times this year and riggins should be doing the neighbor lady because sex sellls show skin and the cripple qb should be next head coach

saracen and coaches daughter should have som sex scenes and riggins with neighbor lady should have sex scenes every other week both of them sex sells