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Eyes Wide Open (Friday Night Lights)
"Eyes Wide Open" is the second episode of the first season of the American sports drama television series '' Friday Night Lights'', inspired by the 1990 nonfiction book by H. G. Bissinger. The episode was written by executive producer Jason Katims and directed by co-executive producer Jeffrey Reiner. It originally aired on NBC on October 10, 2006. 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, his wife Tami, and their daughter Julie. In the episode, Eric feels the pressure of continuing the season without Jason, while the latter receives heartbreaking news. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 5.87 million household viewers and gained a 2.1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received near critical acclaim, with critics complimenting ... [...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] |
Brad Leland
Brad Leland (born September 15, 1954) is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Buddy Garrity in the NBC/DirecTV series '' Friday Night Lights''. He has appeared in over 100 feature films and television shows and numerous theater performances. Early life In 1980, Leland graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's degree in acting and directing.Texas Tech University :: Brad Leland: Ready for Prime Time Career Leland played a part in one episode of the TV series '''' and in an episode of ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America West
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers. It was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers, including the Screen Writers Guild. It has around 20,000 members. The WGAW and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), though independent entities, jointly brand themselves together as the Writers Guild of America (WGA), and cooperate on activities such as launching coordinated strike actions and administering the Writers Guild of America Awards. The WGAE is an affiliate of the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds. Governance The WGAW is governed by its membership. Elections for a board of directors are held annually by secret mail-in ballot. Half of the board is elected each year to a two-year term of office, and a board member may not serve more than four consecutive terms. In 2022 the officers are: * President: Meredith Stiehm * Vice President: Michele Mulroney * Secretary-Treasure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minka Kelly
Minka Kelly (born June 24, 1980) is an American actress. She rose to fame for her role as Lyla Garrity on the NBC drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2009). In 2011, Kelly starred in the films ''The Roommate'' and ''Searching for Sonny'', had a recurring role as Gaby on NBC's family drama series '' Parenthood'' (2010–2011) and a main role as Eve French in the revival of ABC's action series ''Charlie's Angels'' (2011). Kelly portrayed Dawn Granger / Dove on the first three seasons of the DC Universe/Max superhero series ''Titans'' (2018–2021). Kelly is also the author of her memoir '' Tell Me Everything: A Memoir'' (2023), which became a ''New York Times'' Best Seller. Early life Kelly was born in Los Angeles. She is the only child of Maureen Dumont Kelly and former Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay. She has French, Irish, and Dutch-Indonesian ancestry. She was raised primarily by her mother and her mother's on-and-off boyfriend David Gonzalez. Her mother worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyla Garrity
Lyla Garrity is a fictional character, portrayed by Minka Kelly, in the sports drama television series ''Friday Night Lights''. She is the daughter of Buddy Garrity and Pam Garrity. She is the former girlfriend of Jason Street and Tim Riggins. Characterization and background Lyla is portrayed as an "All-American" golden girl with a seemingly perfect family. The oldest of three children, she has a younger sister, Tabby, and younger brother, Buddy, Jr. She is good-natured, compassionate, academic-outstanding, popular and at the beginning of the series was the girlfriend of the star quarterback Jason Street. When her family turned out to be nothing but perfect as it initially seemed due to her parents’ divorce, she came to question almost everything in her life, leading her to quit the cheerleading quad which she was the captain of and grow closer to her Christian faith. During much of the show, she used to be frequently seen around Tim and Jason, both of whom she was close fri ... [...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] |
Gaius Charles
Gaius Charles (born May 2, 1983) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Brian "Smash" Williams in the television drama, ''Friday Night Lights''. He also played Dr. Shane Ross on the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'' and a recurring role on the NBC historical-drama series '' Aquarius'', as Black Panther leader Bunchy Carter. He also played a role on ''NCIS''s ninth season as Jason King, an arson investigator for the Baltimore Police Department. Early life Charles was born on May 2, 1983, in Manhattan, New York. He was raised in New York City and Teaneck, New Jersey. Charles graduated from Teaneck High School in 2001. He attended Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama. He also studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, Australia. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Religious Studies from Drew University. Career In 2017, Charles starred in the first season of NBC's televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smash Williams
Brian "Smash" Williams is a fictional character in the NBC/DirecTV(The 101 Network) drama television series ''Friday Night Lights (TV series), Friday Night Lights'' portrayed by actor Gaius Charles. He is the starting running back of the Dillon High School Panthers. Considered the most talented player on the roster after quarterback Jason Street, Smash received his nickname from his father after hitting a water heater. Smash is believed to be based on Boobie Miles from the ''Friday Night Lights (book), Friday Night Lights'' book and film. Williams is shown to be a jock in the beginning of the show. He starts a feud with Fullback (American football), fullback Tim Riggins, after having sex with Riggins' girlfriend Tyra Collette. After being caught taking performance-enhancing drugs, Smash begins a more mature approach to life, taking QB Matt Saracen under his wing, building a friendship with Riggins and leading the team after the devastating injury to Jason Street. Characterization ... [...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] |
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1982, consisting of Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Flea (musician), Flea (bass), John Frusciante (guitar), and Chad Smith (drums). Their music incorporates elements of alternative rock, funk, punk rock, hard rock, Hip hop music, hip hop, and psychedelic rock, and have influenced genres including funk metal, rap metal, rap rock, and nu metal."With their unique fusion of funk with hard rock and their shirtless macho posturing, the Chili Peppers laid the groundwork for today's nu-metal and rap metal." 08/2002 — ''Guitar World'' With over 120 million records sold worldwide, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the List of best-selling music artists, top-selling bands of all time. They hold the records for most number-one singles on the American Alternative Songs charts (15), most cumulative weeks at number one (91) and most top-ten songs (28) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, ''Billboard'' Alternativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Plemons
Jesse Plemons (; born April 2, 1988) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and achieved a breakthrough with his role as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011). He subsequently portrayed Todd Alquist in the fifth and final season of the AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2012–2013) and its sequel film '' El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'' (2019). For his role as Ed Blumquist in season 2 of the FX anthology series '' Fargo'' (2015), he received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination and won a Critics' Choice Television Award. He received a second Emmy nomination for his performance in " USS Callister", an episode of the Netflix anthology series '' Black Mirror'' (2017), and reprised the role in its 2025 sequel episode. Plemons has acted in supporting roles in film such as '' The Master'' (2012), '' Bridge of Spies'' (2015), '' Game Night'' (2018), '' The Irishman'' (2019), '' Judas and the Black Messia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
