May 11, 2008
In honor of Mother's Day, BuddyTV has compiled this list of our 10 favorite motherly moments.
An important and difficult part in raising a child is the sex talk. How does a mother talk to her daughter about sex without sounding like a total prude? Might I suggest sitting your daughter down in front of a TV and popping in “I Think We Should Have Sex,” an episode from the first season of Friday Night Lights.
May 5, 2008
Jesse Plemons and Brea Grant made quite the couple on Friday Night Lights. Grant played Landry's rebound love interest during the second season of Friday Night Lights and made a pretty darn good impression on fans and TV executives alike. Jesse Plemons has always been a fan favorite as Landry. NBC is apparently a big fan of both. Today, it has been announced that both Plemons and Grant have been cast in two different NBC franchises – one new and one old. Brea Grant is joining the cast of Heroes next season, while Jesse Plemons will appear in an episode of NBC's summer anthology series Fear Itself.
April 10, 2008
Fans were delighted to find out that Friday Night Lights has finally been renewed for a 13-episode long third season, which is supposed to come about thanks to the efforts of NBC and DirecTV. The two companies did strike a deal last month, and have agreed to make season 3 of FNL possible. The deal states that the third run of Friday Night Lights will first air on DirecTV come October of this year and will later run on NBC in February 2009.
Recently, executive producer Jason Katims sat down with TV Guide's Michael Ausiello to delve into the details about how FNL's season 3 came about, and how they’re going to push through producing the awaited brand new season.
April 4, 2008
The best news of the television season may be the fact that NBC has renewed the critically acclaimed Friday Night Lights for a third year. However, the network only brought it back after striking a deal with DirecTV that may upset some hardcore FNL fans. The 13-episode season will air on an exclusive DirecTV channel beginning in October, and will then rerun on NBC beginning in February. This means that if you're not a DirecTV subscriber, you may be the last person on your block to see the new season of Friday Night Lights.
Earlier today, TV Guide's Michael Ausiello spoke with executive producer Jason Katims about the deal. What does it mean for the future of the series, and can fans expect anything beyond the initial 13 episodes?
April 4, 2008
It seems that the fans' efforts of saving the critically-acclaimed NBC drama, Friday Night Lights have finally paid off. The show has indeed been renewed for another season, despite consistently being on the bubble. This is good news for most fans who don't mind waiting until 2009 to see the new installment to air on NBC. However, for those who subscribe to DirecTV, you'll be in on a great Friday Night Lights treat.
April 2, 2008
There's a lot to take in here. NBC head Ben Silverman held a conference call today regarding NBC's upfronts. He went over the NBC Fall schedule, the new series that will premiere next season, what NBC's midseason will look like and which shows will return, when they will return and with how many episodes. NBC's big thing is that this schedule is a 52-week schedule, with staggered premiere dates and very few re-runs. Ben Silverman claimed that next season, NBC will premiere more series than any other network ever. That's probably true.
March 29, 2008
Fans of Friday Night Lights will be pleased to know NBC's Emmy Award-winning yet perennially on-the-bubble drama series will return for a third season, according to cast member Kyle Chandler. This information comes as a big boost to desperate fans following comments made by NBC chief Ben Silverman during the announcement of the second season DVD that strongly indicate that the show might be canceled.
In an interview taped Wednesday with David Bianculli, former TV critic for New York's Daily News, for National Public Radio's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, Chandler revealed that a deal was already struck, and that it will spread costs and allow the series to continue.
March 20, 2008
Friday Night Lights had its Paley Festival panel last night, and the mood appeared to be optimistic. TV Guide's Michael Ausiello moderated the event. While the entire cast was unfortunately not on hand to speak about Friday Night Lights, there were more than enough familiar Dillon faces to please the fans in attendance. The big question hanging over the entire panel was, of course, whether or not Friday Night Lights would be returning for a third season. The fate of the series has been up in the air since it premiered in Fall of 2006, and the speculation hasn't stopped since. The recent announcement of a joint NBC/DirecTV deal that would allow Friday Night Lights to produce a third season has raised the hopes of fans. By the way the panel discussed that possibility, I think Friday Night Lights fans can feel pretty good right now.