Friday Night Lights fixture Landry Clarke (Jesse Plemons), right, is a familiar face at Coach Taylor's new school
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Some of the original students remain, though FNL intends to cycle a few of them off this season as well. Former quarterback Matt Saracen (Zach Gilford) is trying to start adult life in Dillon, having given up art school in Chicago to care for his increasingly senile grandmother; the Taylors' daughter Julie (Aimee Teegarden) may out her parents as hypocrites when she insists on transferring to East Dillon over their objections. And tragic hunk Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch) is off to college--if he can overcome his low self-esteem and bad family history enough to tough it out.
Oh, yeah, there's football too, including, in the first episode, a game as dramatic and moving as any FNL has shown. But if you haven't yet watched--the first three seasons are on DVD--rest assured you don't need to know a tight end from a split end to love this show. Come to it with clear eyes and a full heart, and you can't lose.