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labellementeuseI acquired the Friday Night Lights pilot last night (like, a week before it starts airing on NZ tv, sigh) and as I finished the episode - which didn't really get me until the last five minutes or so - I thought, gee, I really can't start watching this show, because I'll have to learn stuff about american football. Like what a quarterback is.
People have previously attempted to explain this shit to me in terms of rugby, which is kind of wasted effort, since I know how rugby is played and I can follow a game but I don't know a flank from a hooker.
So of course I downloaded the second episode, and then the third, and now, well, now I am wiki-ing american football.
ETA: forward passes? I am blown away! And "lateral"/ "side" real passes are uncommon? Freakish.
ETA again: Oh, but this is hilarious: all that ridiculous padding they wear is designed to protect them from injury, which is fine, but since it was introduced, players actually tackle harder and more violently, resulting in more dangerous injuries. *snort* Job well done, then!
People have previously attempted to explain this shit to me in terms of rugby, which is kind of wasted effort, since I know how rugby is played and I can follow a game but I don't know a flank from a hooker.
So of course I downloaded the second episode, and then the third, and now, well, now I am wiki-ing american football.
ETA: forward passes? I am blown away! And "lateral"/ "side" real passes are uncommon? Freakish.
ETA again: Oh, but this is hilarious: all that ridiculous padding they wear is designed to protect them from injury, which is fine, but since it was introduced, players actually tackle harder and more violently, resulting in more dangerous injuries. *snort* Job well done, then!
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Date: 2007-05-11 10:46 pm (UTC)I have to say that it's much more exciting live, though, and with teams you have some sort of historical stake in. Football on the TV just doesn't do it for me.
(I have to catch up on FNL too, this summer. I was always planning too since about the middle of the season, like I'm spoiled as all get out for everything but I was way too occupied with other stuff to make the effort.)