Writer Jason Katims on Friday Night Lights

My second-last Banff TV festival post is up on Blogcritics:

• The Unusual Life of Friday Night Lights
  "'It really hit me when you see the shots of all the stores and restaurants closing on game day, and everybody in town making their way to this place on Friday night — which is Shabbas, of course. That is really what it was to me. Football is this spiritual thing, this coming together of a community, which is what makes it so powerful and makes it such a great backdrop to the show. The show is ultimately about the people in this town, people trying to do better and make their lives better.'" Read more.