Watch 'Friday Night Lights' Season 3 episode 3 live streaming - Online
Perhaps to herald the move to DirecTV, the third-season premiere of NBC drama - Watch "Friday Night Lights S3E3" Online clocked in with a slightly longer run time than is the norm for hourlong network dramas. And tonight's broadcast needed every one of its 50 minutes (most network shows finish at about 42 minutes).* For longtime viewers, "Friday Night Lights" made its DirecTV debut by opening with a blitz of revelations and surprises.
But this wasn't a show only for the in-crowd. "Friday Night Light's" third-season premiere was a starting-over of sorts, even referencing the very first episode of the series with its day-by-day format that leads to the big game.
It's a presentation that works well for the show and one the series should employ more often. It keeps "Friday Night Lights" on point, more directly revealing how football influences every aspect of the fictional working-class town of Dillon, Texas.
It's also a presentation that's beneficial to newcomers, bringing potential first-time viewers into the action by more easily defining everyone's place. And as Season 3 began, some key characters had their roles re-defined. The coach's wife was now his professional opposite as well, having been unexpectedly promoted to principal at Dillon High. The star football player, Brian "Smash" Williams (Gaius Charles), has now graduated, but he's entering adult life with a nasty knee injury and a lack of a football scholarship.
