“Friday Night Lights”–Official Cowboy Pete series goes whole nine yards

“Friday Night Lights,” the series that we here at the Cowboy Pete TV roundup have made our official series–due entirely to the presence of star Scott Porter who is a genuine, dyed in the wool, convention-attending comic book fan–received a full season pick-up from NBC.

Furthermore, surprising many including me, NBC has also made a full season commitment to “Studio 60.”

Watch these shows, folks. Not that your support matters unless you’re a Nielsen family, of course, but at the very least you’ll be seeing some nifty programs. More detailed comments below:

COWBOY PETE’S TV ROUND-UP: DOCTOR WHO, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA

At this point I’m starting to wish that the series had been called anything BUT “Battlestar Galactica,” because ANYTHING that prevents people watching this–possibly one of the finest SF series ever–is truly unfortunate. And Doctor Who ain’t no slouch either. Spoilers below: