Friday Night Lights (2006– )

The trials and tribulations of small town Texas football players, their friends, family, and coaching staff.

Stars:

Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Aimee Teegarden

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 wins & 49 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kyle Chandler	...	Eric Taylor (76 episodes, 2006-2011)
Connie Britton	...	Tami Taylor (76 episodes, 2006-2011)
Aimee Teegarden	...	Julie Taylor (75 episodes, 2006-2011)
Taylor Kitsch	...	Tim Riggins (68 episodes, 2006-2011)
Jesse Plemons	...	Landry Clarke (65 episodes, 2006-2011)
Brad Leland	...	Buddy Garrity (64 episodes, 2006-2011)
Zach Gilford	...	Matt Saracen (62 episodes, 2006-2011)
Derek Phillips	...	Billy Riggins (59 episodes, 2006-2011)
Minka Kelly	...	Lyla Garrity (52 episodes, 2006-2009)
Adrianne Palicki	...	Tyra Collette (52 episodes, 2006-2011)
Blue Deckert	...	Mac Macgill (49 episodes, 2006-2011)
Louanne Stephens	...	Mrs. Saracen (44 episodes, 2006-2011)
Stacey Oristano	...	Mindy Collette (43 episodes, 2006-2011)
Scott Porter	...	Jason Street (42 episodes, 2006-2010)
Gaius Charles	...	Brian 'Smash' Williams (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Gary Teague	...	Teacher (33 episodes, 2007-2009)
Timothy F. Crowley	...	Coach Crowley (32 episodes, 2006-2011)

Storyline

In the small town of Dillon, Texas, one night matters: Friday Night. Eric Taylor has recently been hired as the head football coach for the Dillon High School Panthers, the town's pride and joy. Friday Night Lights displays the stress that the town gives the high school players to win, and the hope that the team gives to a small town, and how a team has its low points, its high points, and how they come together as a team on their way to victory.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | texas | high school | coach | football coach | 

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Taglines:

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

NBC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

F.N.L.

Filming Locations:

Georgetown, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Television, Film 44, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peter Berg, the creator of the series, cast Kyle Chandler and Minka Kelly in small roles in his film The Kingdom.

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Goofs

During the episodes showing Coach Taylor visiting, and subsequently working at, (the fictional) Texas Methodist University, the end-zones of the field have "Texas State" written on them.

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Quotes

Eric Taylor: Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Critics' Choice Nominees: Drama (2011)

User Reviews

I love this show

I don't understand why people have such a problem with the camera work. I find it truly original and I find that it really captures the whole scene- instead of just being pointed at the face of whoever is speaking.

Friday Night Lights is hands down one of the best shows on TV right now. The stories are interesting and the characters are complex- not just a bunch of pretty teenagers bemoaning their dating woes. I think relationships are portrayed about as realistically as they can be on TV. I hope it makes it to another season. I am not really a big fan of network TV shows either- but this one I will not miss.