For anyone who reads this blog with any regularity, it’s probably no surprise to hear that I’ve been throwing up a little in my mouth on a daily basis since the fate of Friday Night Lights sunk back into uncertainty. I love my favorite show. I want it to come back more than just about anything. And none of this promising news will appease me until everything is said and done and the cast and crew are back in Austin doing what they do best.

So if FNL does return, it’s going to be a part of some crazy cost-sharing deal between NBC and DirectTV. This will be another one of the many “landmark” moves you hear so much about these days because TV has gone crazy. Not that I’m complaining. I don’t care who’s paying for or it or what channel it’s on, as long as it’s actually on. And it’s looking like it will be. Everyone has been saying it, including some of the stars. I’ve even spoken with people at NBC who say it’s a done deal and that they’re just waiting to make the announcement. That announcement could come as soon as this Wednesday when NBC holds its pseudo-upfront. I’ve been deceived by the TV gods many times before, so forgive me if I don’t hold my breath.

On the whole, I’m just really confused by how the Fall 2008 season is taking shape. There are pilots, but there wasn’t really a pilot season. There are upfronts, but there aren’t really upfronts. NBC is renouncing the idea of a TV “season.” And FOX is already letting their place on the ratings throne go straight to their head. Remember the good old days when new shows just magically appeared in September and people treated FOX like it was the UPN? Times sure have changed.