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State (Friday Night Lights)
"State" is the 22nd episode and season finale of the Friday Night Lights (season 1), first season of the American Sports film#Sports drama, sports drama television series ''Friday Night Lights (TV series), Friday Night Lights'', inspired by the Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, 1990 nonfiction book by Buzz Bissinger, H. G. Bissinger. The episode was written by executive producer Jason Katims and consulting producers Patrick Massett and John Zinman, and directed by co-executive producer Jeffrey Reiner. It originally aired on NBC on April 11, 2007. The series is set in the fictional town of Dillon, a small, close-knit community in rural West Texas. It follows a high school football team, the Dillon Panthers. It features a set of characters, primarily connected to Coach Eric Taylor (Friday Night Lights), Eric Taylor, his wife Tami Taylor, Tami, and their daughter Julie. In the episode, the Panthers prepare for their final game and win the State Championship. Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Night Lights (TV Series)
''Friday Night Lights'' is an American sports drama television series developed by Peter Berg and inspired by a 1990 novel by H. G. Bissinger, which was adapted as the 2004 film by Berg. Executive producers were Brian Grazer, David Nevins, Sarah Aubrey and Jason Katims who also served as showrunner. The series follows a high school football team in the fictional town of Dillon, a small, close-knit community in rural West Texas. It features an ensemble cast led by Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton, portraying high school football coach Eric Taylor and his wife Tami Taylor, a school faculty member. The primary cast includes characters associated with football and high school. The show uses its small-town backdrop to address many issues in contemporary American culture like family values, school funding, racism, substance use, abortion and lack of economic opportunities. ''Friday Night Lights'' premiered on October 3, 2006. It aired for two seasons on NBC. In May 2007, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Texas
West Texas is a loosely defined region in the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the desert climate, arid and semiarid climate, semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita Falls, Abilene, Texas, Abilene, and Del Rio, Texas, Del Rio. No consensus exists on the boundary between East Texas and West Texas. While most Texans understand these terms, no boundaries are officially recognized and any two people are likely to describe the boundaries of these regions differently. The historian and geographer Walter Prescott Webb has suggested that the 98th meridian west, 98th meridian separates East and West Texas; writer A.C. Greene proposed that West Texas extends west of the Brazos River. Use of a single line, though, seems to preclude the use of other separators, such as an area—Central Texas. Texas is part of the Southern United States, South and the American Southwest at the same time, while the semiarid and desert climates of Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrianne Palicki
Adrianne Palicki ( ) (born May 6, 1983) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her starring roles as Tyra Collette in the NBC sports drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011), as Bobbi Morse in the ABC superhero drama series '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2014–2016), and as Commander Kelly Grayson in the Fox/Hulu science fiction comedy-drama series ''The Orville'' (2017–2022). Palicki also had supporting roles in the films '' Legion'' (2010), ''Red Dawn'' (2012), '' G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' (2013), and ''John Wick'' (2014). Early life Palicki was born in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Jeffrey Arthur and Nancy Lee (née French) Palicki. She has an older brother, Eric, a comic book writer who influenced her interest in comics. Career Palicki appeared as Kara/Lindsay Harrison in the season 3 finale of ''Smallville'' in 2004. The same year she played Judy Robinson in John Woo's unsold pilot '' The Robinsons: Lost in Space''. In 2005, she appeared in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyra Collette
Tyra Collette is a character in the NBC/DirecTV drama '' Friday Night Lights'', portrayed by actress Adrianne Palicki. Character biography Tyra is a resident of the fictional Dillon, Texas. She works at Applebee's and lives with her mother and older sister, who is a stripper. Little is known about her absent father. Initially the girlfriend of Tim Riggins, she spends most of the series actively hating Dillon, Texas and everything about it, trying to get a way out of them. She eventually succeeds at the end of season three when she is accepted at University of Texas, which she starts attending at the beginning of season four and is still attending at the end of the series. Season one At the beginning of season one, Tyra is dating Tim Riggins despite publicly flirting with Brian "Smash" Williams. She eventually dumps Tim, but is still devastated when she learns he slept with his best friend's girlfriend, Lyla Garrity. After witnessing her mother's abuse at the hands of her boyfr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Kitsch
Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Tim Riggins in the NBC television series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011). He has also worked in films such as '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009), ''Battleship'' (2012), '' John Carter'' (2012), '' Savages'' (2012), '' Lone Survivor'' (2013), '' The Grand Seduction'' (2014), '' American Assassin'' (2017), '' Only The Brave'' (2017), and '' 21 Bridges'' (2019). Kitsch starred in the second season of the HBO series ''True Detective'' (2015) and the television film '' The Normal Heart'' (2014), as well as portrayed David Koresh in the Paramount Network miniseries '' Waco'' (2018) and a CIA Ground Branch operative in the Amazon Prime Video series '' The Terminal List'' (2022). Early life Kitsch was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. His mother, Susan (Green), worked for the BC Liquor Board, while his father, Drew Kitsch, worked in construction. His parents separated when he was one year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Riggins
Timothy "Tim" Riggins is a character in the American sports drama '' Friday Night Lights'', portrayed by actor Taylor Kitsch. Tim Riggins is the fullback/running back of the Dillon Panthers, a high school team in a small Texas town in the television series. His character is similar to that of Don Billingsley from the original book and the 2004 film '' Friday Night Lights''. Portrayal Actor Taylor Kitsch says he is able to relate to the character of Tim Riggins based on his own personal experiences. "My father is out of my life, more or less", he revealed in an interview, "so I discover stuff that maybe I wasn't even dealing with as a person." Also, his background as a young and promising athlete helped him connect with the role. Nevertheless, he admits to differ from his character at least in his relations with the opposite sex; "...I didn't have as many girls at my fingertips. I don't know many guys who do!" Background Throughout the series, Tim lives with his older brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Gilford
Zachary Michael Gilford (born January 14, 1982) is an American actor, best known for his role as Matt Saracen on the NBC sports drama series '' Friday Night Lights''. In 2021, he starred in the Netflix horror limited series '' Midnight Mass''. In 2022, he appeared in the horror mystery-thriller series '' The Midnight Club'', and in 2023, he had a main role in the horror drama miniseries '' The Fall of the House of Usher''. Early life and education Gilford is the son of Anne and Steve Gilford. His mother is Lutheran, and his father is Jewish. He graduated from Evanston Township High School and Northwestern University. He worked as a trip leader for Adventures Cross-Country and has led wilderness and adventure trips for teenagers to Alaska, British Columbia, California, Hawaii, and the South Pacific. Gilford also worked as a staff member for YMCA Camp Echo in Fremont, Michigan. Career In 2005, he appeared in an episode of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. In 2006, Gilford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Saracen
Matthew "Matt" Saracen is a fictional character in the NBC/DirecTV ( The 101 Network) television drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' portrayed by the actor Zach Gilford. He is the former backup quarterback of the Dillon High School Panthers before being thrust into the starting spotlight after Jason Street suffers a career-ending injury. His character is based on Mike Winchell and Chris Comer from the original 1990 book and the 2004 film. Background Matt is the son of Henry Saracen and Shelby Garrett. He lives alone with his grandmother, Lorraine Saracen. Matt takes care of Lorraine due to her old age and battle with dementia. At one time, Matt's relationship with both of his parents was strained. His father, Henry, was in the U.S. Army and his mother, Shelby, left Matt when he was a child after divorcing Henry. The full extent of their relationship is unknown, but it is implied that Henry may have been an abusive husband. Overview He is the back-up quarterback for the Dillon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Chandler
Kyle Martin Chandler (born September 17, 1965) is an American actor. He received critical acclaim for his performance as Eric Taylor in the NBC series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011. Making his screen acting debut in a 1988 television film '' Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story'', Chandler's first regular television role was in the ABC drama '' Homefront'' (1991–1993). This was followed by the lead role of Gary Hobson in the CBS series '' Early Edition'' (1996–2000). His well-received guest appearance on the medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2006–2007), earned Chandler his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Chandler's film work has included notable supporting roles in '' King Kong'' (2005), '' The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (2008), '' Super 8'' (2011), '' Argo'', '' Zero Dark Thirty'' (both 2012), '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013), '' Carol'' (2015), '' Manch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Britton
Connie Britton (born Constance Elaine Womack; March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She gained prominence for her roles in the television series ''Spin City'' (1996–2000), ''The West Wing'' (2001), and ''24 (TV series), 24'' (2006). Further recognition came for starring as Tami Taylor in ''Friday Night Lights (TV series), Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011), Vivien Harmon in ''American Horror Story: Murder House'' (2011), and Rayna Jaymes in ''Nashville (2012 TV series), Nashville'' (2012–2018). Her other television projects include ''Dirty John (TV series), Dirty John'' (2018–2019), ''The White Lotus'' (2021), and ''Zero Day (American TV series), Zero Day'' (2025). In film, she has featured in ''The Brothers McMullen'' (1995), ''Beatriz at Dinner'' (2017), ''Promising Young Woman'' (2020), and ''Luckiest Girl Alive (film), Luckiest Girl Alive'' (2022). Beyond acting, she is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the most populous city in and the county seat, seat of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County, covering nearly 386 square miles into Collin County, Texas, Collin, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman, and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the List of United States cities by population, ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and the List of cities in Texas by population, third-most populous city in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
