The New York Times Author: Ginia Bellafante Article Mentions
Author, Ginia BellafanteMentioned, Brett Morgen Mentioned, Buzz Bissinger Mentioned, Michael Moore Mentioned, Coach Inc. Mentioned, NBC Mentioned, The New York Times
@import url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/css/article/screen/print.css); Television Review - 'Nimrod Nation' - Nimrod Nation - Television - Review - NYTimes.com var google_hints = "Television,Documentary+Films+and+Programs,Sundance+Channel"; var google_ad_channel = "ar_arts"; December 3, 2007 Television Review | 'Nimrod Nation' Hoop Dreams and Ice Fishing in a Small Town By GINIA BELLAFANTE Nimrod Nation, an eight-part documentary with its second evening on the Sundance Channel tonight, is yet another reminder that if you are not watching Friday Night Lights, you should be. The new series takes its inspiration so closely from the NBC drama (and the Buzz Bissinger book on which it is based) that it almost seems to be rampaging on intellectua...(read more)
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... seemed to go very self-consciously looking for an America to which he was not accustomed. Mr. Morgen follows the Nimrods over a winter season, his camera lingering on northern Michigans icy terrain, as if to insist that we see the beauty in its seve ...
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