If you want a show where you can truly connect to the characters and find yourself interested in what's happening in their lives; look no further. Forget about football for a second, this show is about friends, family and a community. The Taylor Family is at the center with Eric Taylor coaching the Dillon High Panthers. Coach lives and breathes football as his family can attest to as their livelihood is directly affected by it. We get to look at town in Texas where high school football is as big (if not bigger) than professional sports. The town closes down on Friday nights to attend these games. The football team is sort of an escape for most people from their daily lives. The show was on for 5 seasons and like most teen/family dramas you deal with more than just the focus of the series. Way more is going on in this series from family troubles to small town politics. I did not watch the series when it was on the air. I watched all seasons over the past month or so through Netflix and enjoyed every bit of it. I felt a little empty when the show was over because I was no longer seeing what was going on in the characters' lives. I realize it is just a TV show, but like high school football can be an escape for the people of Dillon; this show can be an escape for you.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.