Sorry Max. I am actually behind - even though technically I'm ahead of you.

One thing I will say, and I've said this for a while. I really wish they had known they would have a full five year. Remember that they have to wrap up the series, so some of the stories are going to be odd or fast paced in order to get to the finale.

Julie: I'm not wild about the Julie storyline, but her parents are a huge part of the show, thus she has to be. One of the things I find most interesting is that Tami and Eric are so focussed on other kids' lives that their own daughter's life is such a mess. It's kind of ironic.

I don't get why they have never been to the college, why they didn't drive her, meet her roommate, etc. I don't like the TA storyline, and I don't see any chemistry with her and the TA.

Vince's dad. I love the angry Vince. This story has a lot of potential.

Jess. I like her as equipment manager better than as a cheerleader. I just finished the episode with her getting drunk at the party and fighting with Maura in the bathroom. I don't like Jess not having her father there. I was wrestling manager in high school and washed uniforms - jock straps and all. Ewww.

The Tami storyline is the one I find most unrealistic. I think I mentioned this earlier. She is now the counselor at the school where Luke & Becky both attend? I don't think she can just fix everything. I do think that school needs the counselor, I just don't see her fixing everything.

Love Buddy Jr. I agree with Puffy about him looking like Buddy.

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I was bummed that we didn't really get a wrap-up for Wade Aikman, Joe and JD. I guess Mack finally got his shot at being Panthers head coach, but it would have been nice to see it mentioned.

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LAST EDITED ON 06-13-11 AT 01:33 PM (EST)

Have you read the FNL book? I picked it up at the used book store awhile ago and just started it.

ETA: I thought of you during the Super 8 movie. Kyle Chandler in a sherrifs uniform. I thought you'd enjoy.

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I've read the FNL book-- thought it was an interesting read, though quite different from the movie and TV show.

WOOT FNL Finally got a best drama Emmy Nom along with writing, and acting for both Connie and Kyle...Let's hope!

I have to dvr the finale tonite to cry again OMH it was so good!!!

Not counting tonight's finale, I have four unwatched FNL episodes on the TiVo. Hopefully I'll have time to catch up soon.

I still have it from the 101 Network and have watched it more than once. Several scenes I've watched several times. I think Kyle should win the Emmy based on this episode alone - particularly his scene with Matt in his office.

I haven't looked yet to see how NBC did the timing of the Finale. It was about an hour, ten on the 101.

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Julie getting married at 18? Way too young.

I wonder if they actually did get married. I will have to go back and look for a ring. I assumed they did based on their plan, but I'm hoping they are just living together for now. One would think Eric & Tami wouldn't allow that, but they seemed to have given in a lot where Julie was concerned.

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What a series! What an episode! Excellent way to give a decent ending to a series, for a change. It was well-written. I especially loved the last 10 minutes. I hope to see repeats somewhere, starting from the beginning. I saw that the series starts over again on a channel that I don't receive.

I think it's ESPN. They were showing the first one last week.

I have
seasons 1 and 2 on DVD. I just finished 1 (for the third time) and am onto 2 (for the second time). I need to get the other seasons. I like to watch them while I work out at the house.

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And then I'll have my final opinion of this season.

The finale was a nice ending to an excellent series.

Agree, although they are not East Coast People!

Loved not knowing who won the game until you either saw the banner coming down or saw the rings. Wish we knew who caught the darn ball.

Didn't love Luke going to the service, although I think I liked Luke & Becky together.

Loved Tinker making the team. Loved Billy, Crowley and the other coach as Panthers' coaches. Don't like not knowing what happened to Mack.

Love Buddy as a panther.

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If there was one major arc I didn't like, it was the "recruitment" of Vince.

Vince was a junior, therefore he had a year and a half to make his school choice - until post-Season 6, had there been one.

With the gaudy stats he put up his junior season and a state title ring on his hand, he would have hundreds of schools chasing him before his senior season ever started. Yet the show made it seem he had only a couple chances to get into school. With his talent, Not a chance.

And for the school that passed on him (I can't remember the name of it) and helped his dad start to go off the deep end, their actions were ludicrous. It's recruitment, not the NFL draft. And it's a verbal commitment, not a signed-in-blood contract. And it's not even for this year's signing class. I say all that to say this. The school leaked to Vince that they wanted one hot shot QB in next year's class and it would be him or one other kid, whoever said yes first. This is crap on so many EVERY level. The school would sign the top 5 hot shot QBs if they could, if for no other reason than that nobody else gets them. Also, a year+ away, there is no way they've narrowed AND limited their offers to one of two QBs. Plus, the school isn't stupid. They know these kids change their minds more often than they change their underwear. There is no way they are going to tick off one recruit by taking away an offer just because another "says" he's coming to that school in a year and a half. And finally, in regards to signing multiple QBs, another reason to take them both if you can is because you have no idea how your first choice will pan out - get's hurt, can't learn the system, flunks out of school, etc. Why would you not want an equal player as his backup already in place?

So, did story arc to you really tick you off in regards to being unrealistic?

Yes, I didn't really like it either. It reminded me a little of Season 1 when Smash was a junior and was trying to make "The List." Then he starting shooting up in order to make the list, etc. I think they obviously couldn't do that, and they were trying to do something different - especially to integrate his father.

I didn't like any of his father's storyline at all. Well, except for the part where he beat the crap out of the guy that had given Vince the money.

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