Aug 01,2011

Peter Berg Tells TCA Panel That An FNL Movie Script Is Being Written!

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Friday Night Lights exec producer Peter Berg is confirming what TVLine told you last month: He wants to bring the franchise back to the big screen, with Emmy nominees Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton reprising their roles as Coach and Tami Taylor.

“We’re writing a script,” he told reporters at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour following a panel for his NBC reboot of Prime Suspect. “We’ve been meeting with [fellow FNLEP] Jason Katims for the last couple of weeks. We have a real good script idea. We want to do it. We’re very serious about doing it. We intend to do it.”

To read the rest of this article go to: TVLine.com

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Jul 19,2011

Video: The Ultimate Coach Taylor Pep Talk

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Jul 17,2011

Grantland’s Oral History of Friday Night Lights

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Hopefully most of you are familiar with Bill Simmons (The Sports Guy) from ESPN. He’s a huge fan of Friday Night Lights, and often has Peter Berg on his beloved B.S. Report podcast. In the past few months Bill launched a pop culture-sports hash up site that folks like Chuck Klosterman and Malcolm Gladwell contribute to. This past week one of the writers created an oral history of Friday Night Lights with quotes from cast and crew members. It’s not only sentimental, but a beautiful glance at a wonderful show. Please check it out at the link below, and start crossing your fingers for the Emmys!

Grantland.com

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Jul 17,2011

Pete Berg Wants to Make Another FNL Movie With Chandler and Britton

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Friday Night Lights may be coming to a theater near you — again.

Executive Producer Peter Berg, who directed the original film on which the NBC series is based, confirms to TVGuide.com that he is developing aFriday Night Lights movie. A man of few words, Berg merely states, “I am,” when asked if he’s developing the film to continue the story of Coach and Tami Taylor (Kyle Chandler andConnie Britton, respectively).

News of a possible film came out on Thursday when Grantland.com editor in chief Bill Simmons tweeted, “Peter Berg told us he wants to do anFNL movie with Chandler/Britton off the final episode.”

To read the rest of this article go to: TVGuide.com

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Jun 13,2011

Friday Night Lights Nominated for 2 2011 TCA Awards

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Outstanding Achievement in Drama
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
Justified
Mad Men
The Good Wife

Program of the Year
Boardwalk Empire
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
Justified
Parks and Recreation

SOURCE: TVLine.com

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May 21,2011

Aimee Teegarden Wins Best TV Actress of the Year at Young Hollywood Awards

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The cast of Pretty Little Liars made the biggest splash in the TV categories, winning the Cast to Watch award (from presenter Katerina Graham) and inducing a cackling fugue state among the YHA’s tween-filled audience. “I love you!” hollered one balcony tween, interrupting Troian Bellisario at the microphone. Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, and Shay Mitchell faithfully stood by and waved at hollerers. Aimee Teegarden also picked up a trophy for TV Actress of the Year for her work on Friday Night Lights, a show that all good people still miss.

To read the rest of this article go to TVLine.com

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May 20,2011

Quotes from Episode 5.06 “Swerve”

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Billy (to a defeated, drunk Luke): When was the last time you enjoyed playing football? Were you worried about scholarships when you were eight years old?
Tami: She’s humiliated and ashamed.
Eric: She better be!
Tami: Our daughter is broken right now. She needs our compassion.
Coach Taylor: It’s come to my attention that all of you branded yourselves with – what was it? A salad fork?
Hastings: It was a hanger, sir. Mr. Kingmaker, sir.
Jess: I’ve gotta run
Vince: Yah me too – 3 miles!
Jess: Oh, well try not to trip over your ego when you’re running!

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May 20,2011

Compilation Post of Reviews and Podcast for Episode 5.06 “Swerve”

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As is custom, this is a compilation of all the posts from when this episode first aired on DirecTV. Enjoy.

NY Magazine Reviews Episode 5.06

Friday Night Lights Fan Podcast #47 Review of Episode 5.06

HitFix’s Alan Sepinwall Reviews Episode 5.06

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May 14,2011

Entertainment Weekly’s Ken Tucker Reviews 5.05 “Kingdom”

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The Lions went on a road trip this week on Friday Night Lights, amped on their own team spirit and the blunt advice from Coach Taylor on how to avoid trouble on the field with their away-game opponents, the racist Rangers: Stop “playing with vengeance”; stop making “mental mistakes”; and “stay away from dumb, gentlemen.” As always, Coach offers words we all might live by. That, plus some classic Kyle Chandler moments, when you think he’s going to be sincere and then, poker-faced, he lets Coach go over-the-top with the same even yet vehement tone: “My way is the right way, the good way… The way to salvation!”

To read the rest of this article go to watching-tv.ew.com

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May 13,2011

Compilation Post of Reviews for 5.05 Kingdom

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NYMag Reviews Episode 5.05 “Kingdom”

HitFix’s Alan Sepinwall Reviews 5.05 “Kingdom”

Friday Night Lights Fan Podcast 46 Review of 5.05 and Chat with Matt Lauria

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