Have you watched Friday Night Lights yet? Seriously, they take every football movie and roll it into this TV show. So far, they've done the following:
- The QB got hurt and the back up had to come in (Varsity Blues)
- The back-up QB led them to an improbable win (Varsity Blues)
- The key player is paralyzed (Remember the Titans)
- The coach makes them run in the rain in the middle of the night to bond them (Remember the Titans)
- The full back and half back don't get along, so the full back doesn't block for him. (The Program)
- Creepy older player who lives in the past and talks about past championships (Varsity Blues)
- A key player has a drinking problem (The Program)
- A starting QB who has a horse face and no acting talent (Varsity Blues...yeah, I'm talking about you on this one Dawson)
- Signs for the player that lives in the house in the front yard (Varsity Blues...though I think that may actually happen in Texas)
- There is a black, workhorse style running back (Varsity Blues)
- Someone feels that they should have blocked better when the QB got hurt (Varsity Blues)
- A new QB shows up in town when the starter has issues (Remember the Titans)
- Overbearing town folks who know a little too much about the team (Every high school football movie ever)
- The back-up QB has a crush/dating the "girl next door" type (Varsity Blues...a bit of a stretch, but it will morph into that)
And that's in 3 episodes so far. And I'm sure they're stealing from other football movies, but that's about all I've seen. It's ridiculous...but a good show, because those are all good movies...
But what are they going to come up with next? I mean, are they going to have a Latimer induced steroid issue? Is there going to be a fat white kid that bonds the team? Will Matt take them all to a strip club? The possibilities are endless (and by endless, I mean there is an end, when the writers decide to stop stealing from other football movies, but until then, there is no end) I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens, assuming NBC doesn't cancel the show...
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When will a scorned player get drunk with a few of the older creepy ex-players and throw trash at the coach's house? (All The Right Moves starring Tom Cruise as the scorned player, Craig T Nelson as, of course, the Coach, and Lea Thompson as the girlfriend. And it has the ever memorable Chris Penn as well.)
Or, when will a female soccer player become the Place Kicker. (Necessary Roughness)
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