Tag: Friday Night Lights
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10 Most Likeable ‘Friday Night Lights’ Characters, Ranked
Friday Night Lights is a football inspirational television show set in Dillon, Texas. Texas is the place of football, and people are passionate about how the game is played. These characters will forever sit with the viewers as one of the most inspirational shows on TV. The characters grow and become more likable as they…
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‘SNL’: Jenna Ortega Has a Chaotic Break Up Outside a Waffle House
Saturday Night Live had the right idea when they brought to life the chaos that can exist at a Waffle House establishment by tying it to a Friday Night Lights esque new show. Host Jenna Ortega plays a young girl who has been with her boyfriend (Marcello Hernández) since the 8th grade. She wants to…
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‘Parenthood’ Reunion: 6 Highlights from the Cast and Creator Q&a — Tears, Dancing, and a Revival Pitch
When “This Is Us” premiered in September 2016, “Parenthood” had been off the air for a little more than a year. Many dubbed Dan Fogelman’s new NBC family drama the heir apparent to Jason Katims’ critical darling, which was itself a successor to his NBC family drama “Friday Night Lights.” Some even mistakenly complimented Katims…
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Michael B. Jordan Looked At Friday Night Lights As An Actors Playground
I never would’ve believed that a show about football, or any sport really, would resonate with me on the level that “Friday Night Lights” did. There is little in this world that matters to me less than sports, and yet somehow this drama revolving around a high school football team quickly became mandatory viewing for…
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Early Edition Reboot Will Star Alice Eve As A Journalist Who Gets Tomorrow’s News Today
The “Early Edition” reboot pilot at CBS has found its lead in “Freelancers” and “Star Trek: Into Darkness” star Alice Eve. According to Variety, the actress will star in the series as an intrepid journalist who magically gets tomorrow’s news delivered today. The original version of the series followed Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights“) as a man…
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Emmy Predictions: Best Actor in a Drama Series — One More for Porter, or a First for O’Connor?
Last Year’s Winner: Jeremy Strong, “Succession”Still Eligible: No.Hot Streak: The Best Actor in a Drama Series category hasn’t seen a repeat winner in over a decade, and it won’t see one again this year. Bryan Cranston was the last to win back-to-back(-to-back) Emmys from 2008 – 2010, and while Jeremy Strong will return to defend…
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Jurnee Smollett Had No Expectations For ‘Lovecraft Country’ Season 2 & Is Excited For ‘Escape From Spiderhead’ [Interview]
Jurnee Smollett began her career in Hollywood at the age of six. She’s starred on seminal programs such as “Friday Night Lights,” “True Blood,” and “Underground.” She’s also appeared in films such as “Eve’s Bayou,” “The Great Debaters,” and, most recently, “Birds of Prey.” Now, 29 years later, after she entered the biz, she’s finally…
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If Covid Happened in ‘Veep,’ Showrunner Says Selina Meyer Would Actually Be Competent
While we’re all inside marathon-watching television until our eyeballs bleed and the bedsores take hold, it’s fun to imagine what certain shows might look like in the time of the coronavirus. This week, Vulture did just that, polling 37 TV writers on what their characters in series new and old might do in a pandemic.The…
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‘Midnight Mass’ Cast: Mike Flanagan’s Netflix Series Adds ‘Haunting of Hill House’ and ‘Friday Night Lights’ Actors
Mike Flanagan is sticking with some familiar faces for Midnight Mass, his new Netflix horror series. Kate Siegel, who appeared on Flanagan’s The Haunting of Hill House (and is also married to the filmmaker) has joined the Midnight Mass cast, along with Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights) and Hamish Linklater (Legion). Hill House alumnus Annabeth…