Why Friday Night Lights Fails? #
January 20th, 2008 | In Worth Considering
Virginia Heffernan offers an interesting reason that Friday Night Lights — which is a critical darling — has failed to draw a large audience. I’m not sure she’s right, but the argument is interesting.
The fault of “Friday Night Lights” is extrinsic: the program has steadfastly refused to become a franchise. It is not and will never be “Heroes,” “Project Runway,” “The Hills” or Harry Potter. It generates no tabloid features, cartoons, trading cards, board games, action figures or vibrating brooms. There will be no “Friday Night Lights: Origins,” and no “FNL Touchdown” for PlayStation.