To quote the fabulous Tami Taylor: Hey y’all!

I am VERY excited to be taking the field to announce our next TV Rewatch Project: Friday Night Lights!!

That’s right, it’s time to grab a glass of white wine (or a beer if you’re more of a Tim Riggins type) and journey with us to Dillon, TX to cheer on the Panthers, and more specifically, some of the best characters in TV history.

If you’ve never seen Friday Night Lights, the first thing we’ll tell you is that it’s actually not really about football. Your feelings on sports, in other words, will not actually affect how much you will love this show—and trust us, you will LOVE this show. The emotional highs (and lows)! The poignant and complex character arcs! The soaring thrill of victory and the agony of defeat! The relationships you’ll develop with people who are fictional but dammit, they feel so real.

If you have seen Friday Night Lights, we hope you’ll follow along with the Rewatch and join us each week in the comment thread to bow down to Tami, drool over Tim, and cry over Coach or Tami’s latest pep talk because they’re so damn inspiring!

And of course, just like with every TV Rewatch Project, we have a drinking game. Clear eyes, full glass, can’t lose!

The Official FYA Friday Night Lights S1 Drinking Game

Drink once every time:

  • You want to give Matt Saracen a hug
  • Tami Taylor drinks a glass of white wine 
  • Tami Taylor says “y’all”
  • Landry Clarke goes off on a tangent
  • You’re Team Tyra Collette
  • Buddy Garrity makes you roll your eyes
  • You think, “It’s JUST football, people.”
  • The quick camera cuts make you reach for the Dramamine

Drink twice every time:

  • The Panthers score a touchdown
  • Tim Riggins makes poor choices
  • There’s a classic Coach Taylor pep talk
  • Grandma Saracen says something sassy

Take a shot every time you hear:

  • “Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose!”
  • “Texas Forever.”

Finish your drink when:

  • Hands slap the Panther “P”
  • Jason’s incident happens
  • Book club admits they don’t read the book

See y’all on Wednesday, May 29th for the Rewatch kick-off. Game on!

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Sarah lives in Austin, and believes there is no such thing as a guilty pleasure, which is part of why she started FYA in 2009. Growing up, she thought she was a Mary Anne, but she's finally starting to accept the fact that she's actually a Kristy.