Friday Night Lights

touchdown! Nov. 16, 2024

Don’t Quit on a Friday Night Lights RebootPeter Berg is reportedly teaching the next generation about the highs, lows, and woes of high school football.

By Alejandra Gularte

traumavision Feb. 15, 2024

15 Inanimate Objects I Can’t Look at Without Crying Thanks to TVIf you can encounter a slow cooker, strawberries, or a roll of duct tape without tearing up, well, this list is not about you.

By Maggie Fremont

pep talks Jan. 31, 2024

Ayo Edebiri Goes Coach Taylor Mode in SNL PromoI’ve heard of Friday Night Lights … but Saturday Night Live?

By Rebecca Alter

coach taylor? Apr. 2, 2021

What the Hell Is Kyle Chandler Doing in Godzilla vs. Kong?Coach Taylor is always welcome, but his very limited appearances in the new blockbuster are confusing, to say the least.

By James Grebey

trailer mix Aug. 10, 2020

Netflix’s Away Trailer: Mars Needs Moms, But Dammit, So Do WeHilary Swank stars in the upcoming sci-fi drama series, which premieres on September 4.

By Halle Kiefer

socially distanced tv Apr. 2, 2020

The Coach Taylor Speech I’d Write For Friday Night Lights’ Coronavirus Episode“Tell your families that Tami and I are thinking of them. Tell them you’re all in our prayers.”

By Jason Katims

vulture lists Sept. 27, 2019

The 35 Best Fictional TV SchoolsFrom the Harbor School to Dillon High.

By Carrie Wittmer

vulture festival la Nov. 17, 2018

Connie Britton Knows What Tami Taylor Would Tell Her Dirty John CharacterTami Taylor forever!

By Hunter Harris

clear eyes full hearts May 9, 2018

Universal Will ‘Reimagine’ New Friday Night Lights MoviePineapple Express director David Gordon Green is in final talks to direct.

By Hunter Harris

Apr. 12, 2018

Hypothesis: Season Two Is the Best or Worst Season of Every ShowScandal? The best! Friday Night Lights? The worst!

By Nate Jones

Mar. 13, 2018

Jason Katims on Rise and the Tricky Art of Adaptation“Friday Night Lights wasn’t far from my mind.”

By Jen Chaney

Jan. 18, 2018

Connie Britton Does Not Want You to Be CynicalThe 9-1-1 star on the Time’s Up campaign, getting political, and the “only true secret” about her hair.

By Stacey Wilson Hunt

vulture festival May 21, 2017

How Connie Britton Fought to Make Her Characters Reflective of Real WomenIt’s Connie Britton at Vulture Festival, y’all!

By Katie Van Syckle

close reads Mar. 14, 2017

Why This is Us Is More Popular Than Friday Night Lights and Parenthood Ever WereUnlike those shows, This Is Us reassures its audience that everything happens for a reason.

By Jen Chaney

comfort tv Nov. 15, 2016

Comfort TV to Stream This Winter (and for the Next Four Years)From The Great British Bake Off to Parks and Recreation.

By E. Alex Jung and Vulture Editors

tv couple scuffle Oct. 14, 2016

The Best TV Couple of the Modern Era, Final Round: Tami and Eric vs. Pam and JimLove as it should be, versus ditto.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv couple scuffle Oct. 13, 2016

Eric and Tami vs. Philip and ElizabethIt’s the Texas sweethearts versus the Russian spies.

By Jen Chaney

tv couple scuffle Oct. 6, 2016

Tami and Eric vs. Homer and Marge: Who Is the Better Couple?These relationships are imperfect, but these couples are perfectly paired.

By Ryan McGee

vulture asks Sept. 27, 2016

Vulture Asks: Which TV Couple Do You Anti-Ship?From Stranger Things to Scooby-Doo.

By Vulture Editors

emmys 2016 Sept. 19, 2016

Kyle Chandler & Connie Britton Reunited at EmmysClear eyes, full hearts.

By E. Alex Jung

close reads Aug. 9, 2016

The Beauty and Frustration of Sports As Social CommentarySports stories that become gateways for social commentary are so alluring. But are they always effective?

By Kathryn VanArendonk

10th anniversaries Feb. 5, 2016

Friday Night Lights 10-Year Reunion Is HappeningClear eyes, full hair.

By E. Alex Jung

sundance 2016 Jan. 25, 2016

Molly Shannon and Jesse Plemons on Other People“I’ve been pretty close to being completely naked a few other times, so I wasn’t that intimidated by that.”

By Jada Yuan

chat room Dec. 2, 2015

Connie Britton on Nashville, FNL, Ageism, Hair“The minute that I get my hair insured, somebody just put me in a straitjacket.”

By Jillian Mapes

musical adaptations Nov. 24, 2015

Friday Night Lights the Musical Is HappeningClear eyes, full lungs!

By E. Alex Jung

stay tuned Nov. 18, 2015

How Do I Get Into Seinfeld? Your Pressing TV Questions, AnsweredPlus: Don’t marry someone who won’t watch Friday Night Lights.

By Margaret Lyons

high school tv showdown Nov. 17, 2015

Connie Britton on FNL’s Most High-School MomentIt involved counseling Landry.

By Katie Levingston

high school tv showdown Nov. 13, 2015

Which Was Better: FNL or MSCL?Which will prevail in our High School TV Showdown finals?

By Matt Zoller Seitz

high school tv showdown Nov. 12, 2015

Which Was Better: Friday Night Lights or Buffy?Which will prevail in our second semifinal matchup — the show set on the gridiron, or the one set on the Hellmouth?

By Ken Tucker

high school tv showdown Nov. 10, 2015

Which Was Better: Friday Night Lights or 90210?Can clear eyes and full hearts hold up against material excess and thriving sideburns?

By Linda Holmes

high school tv showdown Oct. 28, 2015

Which Was Better: Friday Night Lights or Glee?It wouldn’t be a true high-school bracket without a jocks-against-glee-club-kids moment.

By Maris Kreizman

chat room Oct. 19, 2015

Fargo’s Jesse Plemons on Killing People on TV“You’re just doing work on shows you want to be on and, all of a sudden, you’re hiding bodies left and right.”

By Maria Elena Fernandez

last night on late night Aug. 13, 2015

Britton Loved Amy Schumer’s Giant WineglassesSame.

By Jesse David Fox

clear eyes full hearts July 31, 2015

Coach Taylor Made a Movie Theater PSA for YouAlready crying.

By Jesse David Fox

June 3, 2015

Why Do People Like The Bachelorette?Plus: Is Entourage only for boys?

By Margaret Lyons

sketch Apr. 22, 2015

Schumer Parodies FNL, Sends Up Rape CultureIt’s an instant classic.

By Jesse David Fox

videology Nov. 7, 2014

Kanye West Does His Best Coach Taylor Impression in This Big Sean Video“Focus.”

By Lindsey Weber

stay tuned Aug. 27, 2014

What Do I Watch After Friday Night Lights?Plus: Is Six Feet Under “dated”?

By Margaret Lyons

clear eyes full hearts Feb. 20, 2014

Give In to Tim Riggins–Inspired PoetryFriday Night Lights keeps on giving.

By Margaret Lyons

crossovers Feb. 13, 2014

See a Friday Night Lights Reunion on ParenthoodHi, Landry!

By Margaret Lyons

casting couch Jan. 23, 2014

Adrianne Palicki Returning to TV On About a Boy.

By Margaret Lyons

party chat Dec. 13, 2013

Connie Britton on the Death of the FNL MovieTexas (not) forever.

By Darla Murray

hollywood endings Dec. 2, 2013

How HIMYM Is Echoing The Office and FNL’s EndingA spouse wants to move because of a dream job, while the other wants to stay to continue the career path they are on.

By Jesse David Fox

familiar faces Oct. 24, 2013

Scandal, Parenthood, and the Art of the Casting Double-DipBoth shows draw heavily on the casts of their creators’ previous shows. But in different ways.

By Margaret Lyons

reunions Oct. 21, 2013