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Slow-burn romances on TV keep us glued to the screen, building tension through lingering glances, near-misses, and heartfelt moments that make the payoff unforgettable. These couples take their time, earning our investment with chemistry and depth that explode when they finally connect.

We’ve ranked 10 of the most rewarding slow-burn romances in TV history, from captivating to iconic, based on their emotional buildup and satisfying resolution. Here’s why these love stories are worth the wait.

10. The X-Files (1993-2018) – Mulder and Scully Fox

Fox Mulder and Dana Scully’s partnership starts as a clash of belief and skepticism while hunting paranormal cases. Their trust grows over years, with subtle glances and quiet support fueling a simmering bond.

The Season 7 kiss (2000) feels earned after endless teases. We’re hooked by their understated, cosmic chemistry.

9. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021) – Jake and Amy Fox / NBC

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Last year it was announced that an updated version of the classic football series Friday Night Lights was coming to Peacock, but there's been little word on the project since then. Developed by Peter Berg, who based the series on his own hit movie, we now have an update from the creator himself, and for fans worried that it might just be a rehash of what came before, it's nothing but good news.

Speaking with Esquire about a number of topics, Berg's 2004 film and subsequent TV series were brought up. Inspired by the 1990 novel by H. G. Bissinger, Friday Night Lights became must-see TV back in the mid to late 2000s, as viewers couldn't get enough of coach Eric Taylor and his Dillon Panthers. Lasting for five seasons, the series is still remembered fondly today, which is why people were cautious when they heard about the new version coming to Peacock.

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Motorheads is a coming-of-age teen comedy-drama series created by John A. Norris. The Prime Video series follows the Maddox siblings as they move from New York to a small rust belt town with their mother to live with their father’s brother. After getting there, they discover that their father was a car racer and was considered a legend. Motorheads stars Ryan Phillippe, Nathalie Kelley, Michael Cimino, Melissa Collazo, Uriah Shelton, and Nicolas Cantu. So, if you loved the teen drama, nostalgic setting, and entertaining characters in Motorheads, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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One Tree Hill is a teen romantic drama series created by Mark Schwahn. The WB and later on The CW series is set in the fictional town of Tree Hill in North Carolina, and...

Can you imagine Friday Night Lights without Connie Britton?!

The 58-year-old actress starred as Tami Taylor, the wife of Kyle Chandler‘s Coach Eric Taylor, in the beloved series that ran for five seasons from 2006 to 2011.

In a new interview, Connie admitted she almost walked away from the role after her small role in the 2004 Friday Night Lights movie.

Keep reading to find out more…“In the film there was very little for me to do, even less so by the time it came out,” Connie told Parade. “Whatever I had done was mostly on the cutting room floor. When the TV show came around I said, ‘No thank you.’”

After appearing in the movie, Connie said that she wanted more than just “playing the fly-on-the-wall wife character in a football show.”

Ultimately, writer and creator Peter Berg was “very persuasive” in getting Connie to sign on for the show...

Television dramas have been an important part of the average American's media diet for the last few decades, with people gathering around the television to catch the latest episode of their favorite shows every week. Television dramas exploded in the late-1990s when prestige television networks like HBO started producing high-quality programming to compete with feature films.

The crowning jewel of HBO's initial line-up, which included excellent series like Oz and Sex and the City, was undoubtedly The Sopranos, which is still considered the greatest television drama of all time. The few series that come close to the quality of The Sopranos are the ones that push the boundaries of serialized television, and brought audiences nuanced and complicated stories.

The West Wing Made Drama Out of Modern Politics 1999-2006

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A star of Friday Night Lights addresses their potential return in the reboot series, and reveals that they almost turned the original show down. Inspired by the 1990 novel and 2004 movie adaptation of the same name, the Friday Night Lights TV series was developed by Peter Berg, and debuted on NBC in October 2006. The show was a success, running five seasons and 76 episodes, and Friday Night Lights boasted an all-star cast, including Kyle Chandler, Michael B. Jordan, and Taylor Kitsch. But another star has opened up on their views on the upcoming remake.

Per Parade, Connie Britton, who starred as Tami Taylor, high school faculty member and wife of coach Eric Taylor, in both the show and the original movie, said the new series isn't really on her radar. She also mentioned how she almost turned down her role in the show due to her part in the movie being so small.

One of Netflix's biggest hit original series in recent years is "Outer Banks," which premiered in 2020 and ran for five seasons. Set in the scenic beach towns of North Carolina, the series blended coming-of-age drama, along with romance and action, elevated by its young, charismatic main cast. "Outer Banks" reinvigorated teen dramas and thrillers, but the genre has been a television staple for decades. With that in mind, there are countless shows like "Outer Banks" for fans looking to find the series' effective soap operatic stakes elsewhere.

From shows set in other picturesque locations around the country or featuring cool, stylish characters in a cycle of love and betrayal, there are plenty of teen dramas to watch. What links these series are young, impossibly beautiful main characters, often thrust into melodramatic storylines that grow increasingly ludicrous. For fans of the genre, they wouldn't have these teen and young adult shows any other way.

“Cobra Kai” might be officially wrapped up but there are plenty of other shows that can scratch that lingering itch.

When the “Karate Kid” sequel series was at it’s best it was a bingeable mix of ’80s nostalgia, sports drama, and high school melodrama that balanced comedy with more serious moments. Luckily there are a number of other great – and equally bingeable – shows out there.

Below are seven options for shows like “Cobra Kai” to try if you’re trying to capture the same vibes that made it such a great watch.

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Much like “Cobra Kai,” Netflix’s “Glow” mined a nostalgic ’80s energy to incredible affect. The series followed a group of women rising to stardom during the real boom of female wrestling leagues of the Reagan-era. The cast also features an ensemble for the ages led by Betty Gilpin and Allison Brie whose...

The new Netflix series American Primeval was made for Taylor Kitsch fans who have been watching him since he was on Friday Night Lights. Friday Night Lights is a critically-acclaimed series about a football coach which aired from 2006 to 2011. Currently, Friday Night Lights has an impressive score of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes (via Rotten Tomatoes). The plot of Friday Night Lights follows Eric Taylor, a high school football coach who tries his best to guide the players. In Friday Night Lights, Kitsch plays Tim Riggins, a rebellious teenager who struggles with various problems.

In addition to Kitsch, the cast of Friday Night Lights includes Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Zach Gilford, Jesse Plemons, and Minka Kelly. Friday Night Lights includes countless intriguing characters, but Tim Riggins stands out as one of the best characters in the series. Kitsch appears in all five seasons of Friday Night Lights. Even though the series ended...

Friday Night Lights is set to receive the reboot treatment, more than ten years after its final episode aired in 2011. Actor Taylor Kitsch played one of the leads on the series and has been approached about returning for the revival.

On SiriusXM 109’s podcast, Stars, Kitsch revealed that he had been asked to come back on board for the new Friday Night Lights series, but he seems not to have accepted anything at this time. "I’ve been asked, and we’ll leave it at that," the actor explained. "I’m always flattered. Never say never. I would come in and do something… maybe for an episode or something, but I don’t want to go and do the whole thing." The actor did reveal that he would be more than willing to come back for an episode, but wouldn’t "want to lead an Fnl reboot."

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Is Coach Taylor heading back to Texas for the new ‘Friday Night Lights’? Find out here.

There’s no need to book a plane ticket for your next trip to Dillon, Texas. “Friday Night Lights” is gearing up to transport you back to what is arguably the high school football capital of the world, as the show is getting a reboot on NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock. But who’s coming back from the old series to help guide the reboot? Will we get to hear Coach Taylor say “Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose” again? We’ll run through all the details we have!

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Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose! Those are the words of Coach Eric Taylor from Friday Night Lights, the successful coming-of-age football drama that ran for five seasons in the late 2000s, and is now being rebooted for Peacock. While it's unclear at this point if any of the original cast members will be returning, we know at least one person has been asked: Taylor Kitsch. However, don't look for Tim Riggins to show up on a regular basis, as that's not what the star of Netflix's American Primeval is looking for right now.

Appearing on SiriusXM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw (seen below), Kitsch mentioned that he's "been asked" about the possibility of returning for the Friday Night Lights reboot. The series is said to not be a direct sequel to the original, but rather a new story set in the same universe, which means Kitsch's character...

Peacock is planning a reboot of Friday Night Lights, but do we need a new version of the acclaimed show?

Reboots are all the rage in Hollywood; everyone knows that. TV shows just can't get enough as we've got Dexter: Original Sin, a new version of Suits, and more in the works. So it's not too shocking that Peacock has announced plans for a new take on Friday Night Lights.

Per TV Line, the project comes from the original shows' executive producers Jason Katims, Peter Berg, and Brian Grazer. The show is intended to be a true reboot of the original series with new characters and perhaps setting, with the logline hinting it's a tale of how the football team helps a small Texas town deal with tragedy.

"Following a devastating hurricane, a ragtag high school football team and their damaged, interim coach make an unlikely bid for a Texas...

A new reboot of Friday Night Lights is coming to Peacock. The original series, which was a movie reboot, ran for five seasons. It had a two-season run on NBC and then moved to DirecTV’s 101 Network for three more. The show had a low viewership compared to other dramas, but it has gained plenty of fans over the years since its release.

Now, a new version is coming, and here is what you need to know.

Friday Night Lights Reboot Coming To Peacock

A new version of Friday Night Lights is coming to Peacock. The original was a movie based on the non-fiction book by H. G. Bissinger. His book was about the football teams in Midland and Odessa, two West Texas towns reliant on the oil industry. One of the only forms of entertainment there is high school football.

Friday Night Lights [Peacock | YouTube]The movie, based loyally on the book,...

Friday Night Lights is getting the reboot treatment, and Deadline reports that Peacock has scooped up the project after a competitive bidding war with Netflix.

This new iteration will “be set following a devastating hurricane, when a rag tag high school football team and their damaged, interim coach make an unlikely bid for a Texas High School State Championship and become a beacon of light for their town.“

The franchise is based on the non-fiction novel Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger. Peter Berg directed a feature film based on the novel in 2004, which starred Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Derek Luke, Garrett Hedlund, Jay Hernandez, and more. Two years later, Berg developed the acclaimed TV series of the same name. Revolving around a high school football team in the fictional town of Dillion, the series was led by Kyle Chandler as Coach...

The “Friday Night Lights” reboot series has landed at Peacock in a highly competitive situation, Variety has confirmed.

The series is now in development at the NBCUniversal streaming service. It was reported in November that a new version of the series was in the works, but it was not set up at a streaming service at that time.

The official logline for the new series states, “Following a devastating hurricane, a rag tag high school football team and their damaged, interim coach make an unlikely bid for a Texas High School State Championship becoming a beacon of light for their town.”

Original series showrunner and executive producer Jason Katims is also leading the new series, along with original director and executive producer Peter Berg and original executive producer Brian Grazer. Kristen Zolner will join as executive producer for Imagine Entertainment. Universal Television will serve as the studio.

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On November 14, 2024, Universal Television announced plans to reboot Friday Night Lights, the popular high school football drama that aired on NBC and The 101 Network between 2006 and 2011. Slated to tell a new story in the fictional town of Dillon, West Texas, the original cast members, led by Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton, are not expected to return, a move that could alienate fans who loved the show.

While introducing a new crop of characters will undoubtedly anger fans of the original, it could provide a great opportunity to explore modern-day high school sports and the dynamic social media plays. So much has transpired in schools and popular culture writ large since Friday Night Lights ended its inaugural run that a fresh take on the contemporary confluence of sports and academics in America's public educational system...

Are you ready for some more football? In terms of a “Friday Night Lights” reboot, I have no idea if I am.

As first reported by Puck and confirmed by IndieWire, a reboot of NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” series is in the pitch stage at Universal Television. “Friday Night Lights” is one of those titles the studio is always looking to mine, a person with knowledge of the situation told IndieWire; Og series creator Peter Berg, its showrunner Jason Katims, and producer Brian Grazer are on board. Should we be?

“Friday Night Lights” was an incredible show that ran from 2006 to 2007 on NBC. The only problem is “Friday Night Lights” ran for five seasons between 2006 and 2011.

Ok, so it wasn’t all bad in those later years; for many fans and critics, it wasn’t bad at all. It is a Season 4 episode (“The Son”) that’s widely considered the best of the series,...

Image Source: Amazon The beloved drama series Friday Night Lights, which aired for five captivating seasons on NBC and DirecTV’s 101 Network, won over audiences with its heartfelt depiction of life in a small Texas town where high school football reigns supreme. Inspired by H.G. Bissinger’s acclaimed book and the 2004 film, the series followed the Dillon Panthers, their passionate coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler), and the tight-knit community that shared their victories and defeats. Boasting an impressive cast including Connie Britton, Jesse Plemons, Michael B. Jordan, and Jurnee Smollett, the show earned critical acclaim and several awards, including three Primetime Emmys. Its genuine portrayal of small-town life and exploration of themes like family, ambition, and dreams struck a chord with viewers. Now, Variety reveals that a reboot is on the horizon, with original showrunner Jason Katims back in charge. Although details are limited, the new series promises fresh stories and characters,...

The latest television series that's up to be rebooted is Friday Night Lights. Featuring new Dcu actor Kyle Chandler in his Emmy-winning role, the series aired its final episode in 2011.

Per Puck, a reboot of Friday Night Lights is in development at Universal Television with the original show showrunner Jason Katims, director Pete Berg, and producer Brian Grazer. The new series is expected to be a new story following a different cast of characters while retaining its focus on Texas high school football. While the Friday Night Lights reboot is said to be in its early development stages, the project has already been taken out to market, sparking a bidding war with streaming platforms.

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A “Friday Night Lights” reboot is in the works, TheWrap has learned. The project comes from Universal TV, one of the studios behind the original.

Pete Berg, who developed the original series, is attached to the project, as is EP and showrunner Jason Katims. Brian Grazer and Kristen Zolner of Imagine Entertainment will be executive producing. This reboot, set in the world of high school football, is said to focus on a new story with new characters.

The series is in early stages and hasn’t yet been taken out to market. Universal TV declined to comment.

An adaptation of the 2004 movie of the same name, “Friday Night Lights” first premiered in 2006 on NBC. The series revolved around a high school football team in Dillon, a fictional small town in rural West Texas. Though it featured an ensemble cast, the drama largely focused on the kind-hearted and optimistic Coach Eric Taylor...

It’s Texas forever — again.

Universal Television is in early development on a new version of Friday Night Lights, its critically acclaimed drama revolving around a Texas high school football team. The original series ran for five seasons, from 2006-11, on NBC and DirecTV’s 101 Network.

Two of thee original show’s executive producers — showrunner Jason Katims and Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment — are involved in the new version. Sources say the reboot would focus on new characters rather than returning to Kyle Chandler- and Connie Britton-led cast of the original.

Universal TV declined to comment.

Friday Night Lights is inspired by a 1990 nonfiction book by H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger about the football team at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. Pete Berg directed and co-wrote a 2004 feature film adaptation of the book and created and executive produced the show. The series is set in the fictional town of Dillon,...

Clear eyes, full hearts, reboot.

A new iteration of “Friday Night Lights” is in the works at Universal Television, Variety has confirmed with sources. Series showrunner Jason Katims is onboard to return along with executive producer Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment, with Kristen Zolner of Imagine also executive producing.

The project is said to focus on a new story with new characters set in the world of high school football, meaning original cast members like Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Gaius Charles and Jesse Plemons are not expected to return.

The “Friday Night Lights” reboot is in early stages but is being shopped around Hollywood by the studio.

Universal Television declined to comment.

The original “Friday Night Lights” series aired for five seasons from 2006 to 2011, first on NBC and then on AT&T’s The 101 Network. It was inspired by H. G. Bissinger’s 1990 novel of the same name, which was first...

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The popular NBC football drama is the latest series is said to have a reboot in the works, and it is with the original show’s producers, Deadline reports.

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Creator Pete Berg, showrunner Jason Katims and executive producer Brian Grazer are said to be developing a new iteration of the award-winning series, which will bring a whole new story in the same vein of high school football.

The potential reboot would have new characters and is currently in the early stages at this point.

Based on the book by H.G. Bissinger and the 2004 Tim McGraw-starring movie, the NBC series took place in the fictional town of Dillon in rural west Texas, following a high school football team led by Coach Eric Taylor, played by Kyle Chandler.

Also starring in the series were Connie Britton, Taylor Kinney,...

Friday Night Lights could be the next series rebooted.

A new iteration of the football drama is in the works at Universal Television with Jason Katims, Pete Berg and Brian Grazer, Deadline has confirmed.

It’s believed to be a new story, still set in the world of high school football, with new characters rather than the previous cast, which featured Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Taylor Kitsch and Jesse Plemons.

The project is in the early stages but has been taken out to market.

A reboot of Friday Night Lights, either as a series or as a movie, has been long talked about since it ended after five seasons.

The series, which was based on a book by H.G. Bissinger and a 2004 film, was set in the fictional town of Dillon in rural West Texas. It followed a high school football team, coached by Chandler’s Eric Taylor. Britton played his wife.

Friday Night Lights followed the exploits of a high school football team in Texas, using the sports drama format to cover a wide range of social issues including poverty, racism, and drug addiction. The story was based on H. G. Bissinger's book, Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, and it was created by the director of the 2004 film.

The show received wide critical acclaim, including being honored by the American Film Institute three times, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and one Creative Arts Emmy Award, and many nominations from organizations such as the NAACP Image Awards and the Television Critics Association Awards.

From a production standpoint, one of the more interesting elements of Friday Night Lights was how green most of the cast was. Of the ten main and recurring cast members listed here, half were either entirely new to the industry or at least...

A top-rated TV show in the eyes of IMDb reviewers, Friday Night Lights remains one of the greatest TV sports dramas of its time. The series won just three Emmys and over 100 total award nominations during its five-season run. Created by Peter Berg, Fnl follows the tumultuous seasons of a high school football team from a small fictional Texas town called Dillon. Led by Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor and Connie Britton as his wife, Tami, the series follows the evolution of the players as their lives change for the better or worse and where the game of football impacts them the most.

Friday Night Lights ended with an unconventional, ambiguous finish, reflecting the show's realistic portrayal of small-town football and relationships. Season 5 wrapped up character arcs while leaving room for interpretation, like the merger of East Dillon and Dillon Panthers programs. Coach and Tami Taylor's bittersweet move to Philadelphia symbolized their enduring partnership and individual growth outside of Texas football.

The Friday Night Lights ending brought the beloved drama show to a close but left some plot elements ambiguous. As was typical with Friday Night Lights, the series steered away from a conventional feel-good narrative resolution while still giving its cast a fitting send-off. Season 5 saw Coach Eric Taylor back in charge of the East Dillon Lions, based in the underdeveloped east side of the town. After struggling during Coach Taylor's first season in charge, East Dillon became a powerhouse, making it to the Texas State Championship game.

The season also included...

Since The CW revamped its schedule, the football drama All American remains one of the last originals.

Since its spinoff, All American: Homecoming, was also renewed and is scheduled to air sometime in the summer of 2024, it’s not overall surprising they want to capitalize on both.

It’s not uncommon for a TV to expand its universe into spinoffs. Most often, procedural-type franchises such as CSI, Law & Order, and the One Chicago Universe have done it.

However, we’ve seen teen shows do it successfully, including The Vampire Diaries universe on The CW and The Fosters transitioning into Good Trouble on Freeform.

All American and All American: Homecoming are succeeding the way they are. Do we need additional spinoffs?

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All American was inspired by the life of professional football player Spencer Paysinger. Daniel Ezra portrays the fictional lead role of Spencer James.

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The power of a great dynamic between characters is one of the key factors that pulls viewers into television shows and keeps them engaged. Iconic duos, such as SpongeBob & Patrick, Eric & Tami Taylor, and Troy & Abed, offer a perfect match of characters that support and elevate each other, creating memorable on-screen bonds. Whether it's a platonic or romantic pairing, audiences crave the kind of kinship seen in iconic television duos, where characters authentically grow together, drift apart, and find each other again.

Television is filled with iconic duos, but some distinguish themselves as the best of the best. Audiences love a great bond between characters. Two individuals that come together with a perfect match, supporting each other in their worst moments and elevating each other in their best. This sort of kinship is something almost everyone craves, be it a platonic or romantic pairing.

There have been a number of iconic movie duos,...

There are a few television shows from the '90s, 2000s, and 2010s that have become so iconic they've cemented themselves as modern classic TV shows, and if one hasn't viewed them already, then one is sorely missing out. Before the advent of streaming services, audiences were forced to catch up with their favorite TV show casts once a week and cling to the pre-episode recap to better remember the full arc. Viewers would go to their local stores in droves to pick up season box sets of the best-written current TV shows to rewatch their favorite episodes, as there was no option to scroll through seasons and begin a binge.

When streaming started to corner the market, all of that changed, and audiences could enjoy the widest variety of new content possible. However, many were also excited by the prospect of revisiting series that have become modern classics of the era,...

In July 2022, Taylor Kitsch told Variety that he wouldn't reprise his role of Tim Riggins if there was ever another Friday Night Lights show. The actor said, "I’m done. I’m good. I want to keep growing as an actor. Going back to Rigs — let him live in everyone else’s memories. Whatever that is, whatever he means to them, let him lay there.”

A revival or reboot would likely be just as emotional and moving as the original series, as the main characters help each other through the joys and pains of high school football. Whether Coach Taylor is giving his clever and necessary pep talks or Tim Riggins shares his love for his hometown, there are many memorable motivational quotes in Friday Night Lights.

"You Changed My Life, Coach." Vince thanks Coach Taylor in the series finale

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The Spider Woman Strikes Back

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People are measured by the company they keep—in a superhero’s case, that company is usually the supervillain. Villains, besides giving the hero a reason to exist in the first place, can liven up the joint; a dam burst here, a toppled bridge there, chaos and special effects ensue, and the popcorn munchers are happy. Sherlock Holmes was one of the few heroes who was fun all by himself (due respect to Dr. Watson)—the detective’s obsessive-compulsive brilliance, his monkish lifestyle, and his fondness for beekeeping and cocaine were just some of his more endearing quirks.

The filmed versions of Conan Doyle’s most famous character—not a superhero but seemingly immortal—were not so concerned with Holmes’s idiosyncrasies. This was especially true...

It’S A Foggy Afternoon In Nashville, and Nanci Griffith is sitting in a near-empty restaurant by a cold fireplace. Her face, waif-like except for her animated brown eyes, is tired. Griffith may be one of the most critically acclaimed and beloved veterans of the country-folk-pop scene, but she’s fed up.

Not that anyone could blame her. After touring almost constantly for ten years, garnering a Grammy nomination in 1986 and building a huge following in Ireland and England, she has yet to crack America’s consciousness. “Why do I have to do this?...

In the words of our fearless leader and life coach Eric Taylor, "There are more important things than football." With that in mind, we're not going to bore you with a recap of Super Bowl Lv. We won't remind you that Amanda Gorman and Als interpreter Warren Snipe took home the titles of Mvp before the game even started. We won't tell you how we've personally requested Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church perform at all events moving forward. And as for all those commercials? Nah, we won't go into great detail here. Because in the end, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated Patrick Mahomes and...

While the major characters on Friday Night Lights either played football or coached it, Tami and Eric Taylor's teenage daughter Julie wasn't so keen on the sport, especially not compared to the other obsessed residents of Dillon, Texas. Fans enjoyed watching Julie as she offered up a contrast from the others, since she liked to make her own choices and go on her own path.

Related: Friday Night Lights: 5 Main Characters Who Grew (& 5 Who Didn't)

Julie is mostly known for her love story with Matt, and fans enjoyed watching her over five seasons of Friday Night Lights. But even though Julie was a well-written character in the first season, she worsened over time.

Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday.

This week’s question:Who’s your favorite TV father? Why? (Characters from current and old shows are fair game.)

Eric Deggans (@deggans), NPR

I wrote a piece for NPR a few years ago about how most of what I learned about being a dad, I soaked up from TV. My own father is gone now; we reconciled when I was older, but when I was a kid, he wasn’t around as much as I wanted. I never lived with a father in the house, so I knew nothing about what it was like. For a long while, I thought most married couples were like Rob and Laura Petrie in “The Dick Van Dyke Show”; sleeping in two twin beds separated by a nightstand. So when I saw John Amos as James Evans Sr.

It's a miracle the parenting book industry survived after Tami Taylor came along. This Friday Night Lights matriarch has dispensed every possible piece of advice and inspiration for teens and their parents. The critically acclaimed TV series may center around high school football, but it's about so much more than that. At its core, the show explores what it's like trying to carve out an identity, and how hard that can be in a town hellbent on pigeonholing you.

Related: Friday Night Lights: Coach Taylor's 10 Most Inspirational Quotes

Tami Taylor is the coach's wife—a role she executes with sheer perfection. But that's just the teeniest tip of the iceberg of who she is. She becomes guidance counselor and school principal and is a mother to just about every teenager in Dillon, Texas. Coach Eric Taylor may be the show's protagonist, and a father figure to football players everywhere,...

There are fewer things in life more powerful than a good pep talk. A handful of articulate words strung together like fairy lights have the power to illuminate the path we'd be missing on our own. While we may tune into TV for bloody sword fights and steamy love affairs, every now and then comes a character so wise, so in tune with the human experience, the viewer finds themselves just as inspired as the other characters.

One of these motivational unicorns is none other than Coach Eric Taylor of Friday Night Lights. The gentlemen of the Dillon Panthers and East Dillon Lions are lottery lucky to have him. Sure, Coach Taylor is great at his job and his teams rack up the wins, but his players are also getting invaluable life advice they'll take with them long after they've hung up their shoulder pads. With the winning combination of...

Score two for two TV teams: Tonight’s Emmy Awards for FX’s The Americans provided a parallel to the final-season wins of another critically acclaimed but underrated drama: Friday Night Lights.

In 2011, Friday Night Lights, the intimate story of a high school football team in small-town Texas, scored an Outstanding Drama Actor win for Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor, and a writing award for showrunner Jason Katims.

Tonight, The Americans collected the same statuettes for best actor Matthew Rhys and the drama category’s outstanding writing award for creators Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg. Weisberg and Fields won for the series finale “Start,” which concluded the story of two Russian agents portrayed by Rhys and Keri Russell posing as an American couple during the Cold War.

It was the writers’ only win in six seasons of the FX series. Previously, the series won two Emmys — for guest actress...

I grew up in a sports household. Perhaps this explains why Friday Night Lights has always occupied a rather sizable space in my heart (beyond the rather obvious qualitative reasoning). It amalgamates an incredibly singular storytelling style – taking the “fly on the wall” camera techniques Executive Producer Peter Berg employed on his eponymous 2004 […]

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Friday Night Lights is now available for streaming on Hulu.

All five seasons of the iconic series landed at Hulu as part of a deal with NBCUniversal. The Hulu launch comes a few weeks after Friday Night Lights became available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video under the NBCU pact.

Friday Night Lights joins other series currently available on Hulu, including ER, Felicity, Dawson’s Creek and the complete Tgif block.

Created by Peter Berg, Friday Night Lights revolved around a high school football team in the fictional town of Dillon, Texas. Kyle Chandler starred as football coach Eric Taylor, earning an Emmy for the role in 2011. Connie Britton co-starred as his wife, high school guidance counselor-turned-principal Tami Taylor. aylor Kitsch, Jesse Plemons, Adrianne Palicki, Minka Kelly, Zach Gilford, and Jurnee Smollett-Bell rounded out the ensemble cast. The series aired on NBC from 2006-2011.

Hulu has planted its flag in Dillon, Texas, grabbing streaming rights to all five seasons of the beloved NBC/DirecTV drama “Friday Night Lights.”

The series’ 76 episodes went live on Hulu Friday morning. “Fnl” episodes also became available for streaming earlier this month on Amazon Prime Video under a deal with NBCUniversal.

Although the pact is not exclusive, Hulu has sought to bulk up its roster of shows with rabid fan followings as well as shows with vast libraries. The arrival of NBC’s long-running “ER” on Hulu earlier this year has prompted a big response from TV critics and fans alike rediscovering the medical sudser.

“Friday Night Lights,” created by Pete Berg and steered by showrunner Jason Katims, ran from 2006 to 2011. The Universal TV drama was a critical smash but was underwhelming from a ratings standpoint. DirecTV came in as a partner with NBC starting in season three, which...

The 2016 blu ray release of the Frankenstein and Wolf Man Legacy Collections was a moment of celebration for movie and monster lovers everywhere, bringing together all the golden age appearances of Frankenstein’s misbegotten creation and Larry Talbot’s hairy alter-ego. Universal Studios treated those dusty creature features to luminous restorations; from Bride of Frankenstein to She Wolf of London, these essential artifacts never looked less than impeccable and, at times, even ravishing. Colin Clive’s frenzied declaration, “It’s Alive!”, never felt more appropriate.

Now Universal has turned their attention to their other legendary franchise players, Dracula, the sharp-dressed but undead ladies’ man and Im-ho-tep, the cursed Egyptian priest who loved not wisely but too well.

Dracula: Complete Legacy Collection

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Universal Studios Home Entertainment

1931, ’36, ’43, ’44, ’45, ’48 / 449 min. / B&W / 1:33 / Street Date May 16, 2017

Starring: Actors: Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr. , Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

Cinematography: Karl Freund,...

Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)

This week’s question: Which current TV couple is giving you relationship goals?

Todd VanDerWerff (@tvoti), Vox

Whenever people ask me what TV show is the best currently running, my go-to answer is “The Americans” for a variety of reasons (it’s really that good, it’s one most people haven’t seen, etc.). But a big reason for that is thanks to the sterling marriage of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, whose icy cold love fills my heart with joy. Think about it: When the series began, these two spies were just pretending to have a functional relationship — only to have realized that their pretending was essentially the same as something real.

What Is Friday Night Lights About? Who is in it? Where is Friday Night Lights now? Why is it binge-worthy? Must-sees Most shocking episodes That line was so great An absorbing drama series that revolves around the Dillon Panthers, a high-school football team based in the fictional town of Dillon, Texas. The series is based on a movie of the same name, which was inspired by a non-fiction book bearing a similar title. Kyle Chandler tops the cast as Eric Taylor, the Panthers’ new head coach, who faces a lot of emotional and moral dilemmas, both on and off the … Continue reading →

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The team that brought you unauthorized musical productions of The O.C. and Cruel Intentions is taking on another one of your nostalgic favorites: Friday Night Lights, which also happens to be the winner of Vulture's High School TV Showdown. Better yet, the man set to play Coach Eric Taylor is someone intimately familiar with the show: Scott Porter, who played paraplegic football star Jason Street on Fnl. To celebrate the occasion, Porter dropped this Dubsmash:The musical will debut in Los Angeles sometime next year. Until then: Clear eyes, full lungs, can't lose!

Let's all sing it together: Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose. Especially when someone is making a "Friday Night Lights" musical.

"The Unauthorized Friday Night Lights Musical" is set to premiere in late spring or early summer in Los Angeles, and comes from Jordan Ross and Lindsey Rosin, the same people behind musical versions of "The O.C." and "Cruel Intentions." The latter got so much buzz that Ross and Rosin landed a deal at NBC to develop a "Cruel Intentions" sequel for television.

The original "Friday Night Lights" ran for five seasons, first on NBC and then on DirecTV, and starred Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor and Connie Britton as his wife, Tami Taylor. While the show was lowly-rated on air, it's become a beloved classic thanks to streaming services. And it helped launch the careers of many of its young cast members.

But the best part of...

Friday Night Footlights?

Coach, Mrs. Coach, Saracen, Riggins and the rest of the Friday Night Lights crew are going to sing for their scrimmage when a musical version of the former NBC series takes the stage in Los Angeles in 2016.

The Unauthorized Friday Night Lights Musical, from the people behind this year’s Unauthorized O.C. Musical, will happen in California next year. The show tweeted the news Tuesday.

VideosFriday Night Lights‘ Kyle Chandler Resurrects Coach Taylor on the Big Screen — Watch Lol Video

Every day counts. One night matters. The Unauthorized #FNLMusical is coming to La in 2016! pic.

The Phantom of the Opera

Written by John Jacoby, Samuel Hofffenstein, Eric Taylor

Directed by Arthur Lubin

U.S.A., 1943

It comes as a surprise to no one when stating that Hollywood is not averse to remaking movies. It is an old practice that goes back many decades, all the way back to the earliest days of the studio system. Great stories, apparently, bear retelling with more modern casts and more modern filmmaking techniques. In some cases, it is an issue of actually modernizing the setting, whereas in others instances the studio believes that audiences crave a new version of a familiar classic even though it was a period piece to begin with. Among several early attempts at refurbishing highly regarded motion pictures was 1943’s Phantom of the Opera, released not quite 20 years after the terrifying original and about 15 years after said original was itself the subject of tinkering to...