I loved Friday Night Lights, but I didn't watch it until the whole show was over and off the air because I thought I wouldn't particularly enjoy it. I grew up in East Texas. My high school was Friday Night Lights and I wasn't crazy about the experience in total, so I thought I didn't need to watch a TV show about it. I was wrong, FNL was amazing and, obviously, much more … [Read more...] about The One Thing Friday Night Lights Got Wrong
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Instant Take Two
The release of Songs from Instant Star Two gave me an opportunity to test out a theory I had when I reviewed the first soundtrack volume - does it make a difference when you hear the soundtrack for television episodes you've never seen? The answer is...not really. At least, not for me. For those of you who have not listened to my repeated pleas to check out Instant Star on The … [Read more...] about Instant Take Two
Veronica Mars Gets In Your Ear
Unlike a movie soundtrack where you have roughly two hours from which to choose music, a TV compilation has a whole season or two of music from which to cull a dozen or so songs. It's virtually impossible to make every fan happy because inevitably some meaningful song will be left off. In the right hands, a TV soundtrack can bring you back to the moments that made you fall in … [Read more...] about Veronica Mars Gets In Your Ear
Groove Through Garden State
Written by Velma I have, in my music collection, a rather impressive assortment of movie soundtracks, a good half of which are from cinema I wouldn't dare see. There's also the On the Line soundtrack, worse than the movie, if possible, but we won't go down the road of things one does at the height of fandom interest. The thing I love about movie soundtracks is they are … [Read more...] about Groove Through Garden State