After Billy Bob Thornton and Connie Britton gave movie fans one of the most popular sports movies in recent memory with 'Friday Night Lights' in 2004, supporters of the flick were certainly happy to learn that NBC was turning the movie into a once-a-week sports/family drama that would focus around the lives of a Texas family heavily involved with high school football. Being that football in the state of Texas is so popular, the idea of a series based in the fictional town of Dillon that portrayed the everyday lives of a father/husband/football coach was appealing to many and for five seasons, NBC delivered a top notch product.
Directed by Peter Berg - who was behind the movement of both the movie and TV drama - 'Friday Night Lights' captured the attention of many households each and every week, with a total of 76 episodes telling a different story each time. Starring Kyle Chandler (coach Eric Taylor), Connie Britton (Tami Taylor, wife of Coach Taylor), Aimee Teegarden (Julie Taylor, daughter of Eric and Tami) and Taylor Kitsch (Dillon High School star fullback), NBC's 'Friday Night Lights' truly provided its viewers with a look at how one high school team can intimately affect an entire town.
Despite the fact that the progress of Coach Taylor's teams, player love lives and off-the-field activities of many players were interesting topics to each fan of FNL, Connie Britton isn't sure if the show - which concluded on network television in 2011 - will enjoy one final sendoff on the big screen. Noting that she's in favor of another 'Friday Night Lights' movie, the current star of ABC's 'Nashville' says that one of her co-stars may not want to re-up the popular drama.
"You know, there's been a lot of talk about a lot of things," Britton said recently. "And some people are really excited about it and other people aren't. I love the idea. I think it would be a great idea. But my former husband, Coach Eric Taylor..."
Pausing as if to indicate that Chandler is the one holding the production back, Britton also indicated that Kyle Chandler's stance is accurate since he believes a successful 'Friday Night Lights' film was already made.
"Kyle has a point," she said to E Online. "We would only do it if it was going to be a great movie. When they asked the question at the [Austin Television Festival] panel I kind of looked over at Kyle, because I feel like he and I are sort of on different sides of the fence with the movie idea. I think it's gonna be up to more than just us, actually. But we'll see. It'll be fun, I think."
While there does appear to be a high level of interest from certain members of the 'Friday Night Lights' family, other key figures need to be on board if this film is going to happen.
With the tremendous success Peter Berg and company have enjoyed thus far, here's hoping that Coach Taylor, Tami and the rest of the Dillon, Texas family can come together one final time to send 'Friday Night Lights' out with a bang.
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