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Friday Night Lights
TV Series (2006 - 2010)
Eric Taylor, a first-time high school football coach, finds himself helming a stellar team that has a real chance to make it to the top. The stakes are high, the reward is sweet, and the pressure is immense. Can Eric take his boys all the way while keeping their morale and morality intact?
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05x13 Always Aired: Feb. 09, 2011The Taylors face several decisions that could change their lives forever. [continue reading]
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The fifth and final season had 13 episodes, Friday Night Lights finale took place on February 9, 2011. The final season will be available on DVD beginning Tuesday, April 5th.
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Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Oct. 03, 2006
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
60 min.
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- Connie Britton and Brad Leland both had roles in the original Friday Night Lights movie, also directed by series creator Peter Berg. Their roles were identical to those they have in the…
[show]Connie Britton and Brad Leland both had roles in the original Friday Night Lights movie, also directed by series creator Peter Berg. Their roles were identical to those they have in the series, the coach's wife and a football booster respectively.
[hide] - SPOILER: In 2003, while "Friday Night Lights creator and executive producer Peter Berg was still doing research for the previous movie version of Buzz Bissinger's book, he attended a high…
[show]SPOILER: In 2003, while "Friday Night Lights creator and executive producer Peter Berg was still doing research for the previous movie version of Buzz Bissinger's book, he attended a high school football game between San Antonio Madison High School and Westlake High School in which David Edwards, a 15-year-old defensive back for Madison, was paralyzed after a collision with a Westlake receiver. Berg took that incident as the inspiration for Jason Street's storyline in the TV series. David Edwards, who after his injury became a motivational speaker, died in 2008 of pneumonia, three days shy of his 21st birthday.
[hide] - Donald Glover drew inspiration from Smash Williams for his character on Community. "When you think of the former high school football star, you think 6-foot-2, white, meathead as the model…
[show]Donald Glover drew inspiration from Smash Williams for his character on Community. "When you think of the former high school football star, you think 6-foot-2, white, meathead as the model for that kind of character. Since I'm not 6-foot-2 or white, I just thought about what I could bring to it. I thought about Smash Williams from 'Friday Night Lights', like the cocky quarterback, and played around with that".
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