When Friday Night Lights debuted in 2006, it didn’t take long for the show to gain popularity. The series was set in a fictionalized version of a ghost town in Texas called Dillon and it followed the local high school football team, The Panthers. The team was led by their tough but likable coach, Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) who was also a dedicated family man. In the first episode, the school’s star quarterback, Jason Street (Scott Porter) is paralyzed during a tackle which becomes a major plot point during the show’s first season. However, lots of other storylines are implemented
10 Reasons The TV Series Friday Night Lights Deserves A Reboot...
10 Reasons The TV Series Friday Night Lights Deserves A Reboot...
- 9/28/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Last Year’s Winner: Jeremy Strong, “Succession”
Still Eligible: No.
Hot Streak: The Best Actor in a Drama Series category hasn’t seen a repeat winner in over a decade, and it won’t see one again this year. Bryan Cranston was the last to win back-to-back(-to-back) Emmys from 2008 – 2010, and while Jeremy Strong will return to defend his title for “Succession,” the next season didn’t premiere in time for last year’s winner to compete in 2021.
Fun Fact: Kyle Chandler won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 for his portrayal of Eric Taylor in the final season of “Friday Night Lights.” That’s it. That’s the fact. It’s fun because it’s Kyle Chandler winning an Emmy for the best TV series ever made.
Notable Ineligible Series: Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox, “Succession” (Season 3 is not eligible); Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul...
Still Eligible: No.
Hot Streak: The Best Actor in a Drama Series category hasn’t seen a repeat winner in over a decade, and it won’t see one again this year. Bryan Cranston was the last to win back-to-back(-to-back) Emmys from 2008 – 2010, and while Jeremy Strong will return to defend his title for “Succession,” the next season didn’t premiere in time for last year’s winner to compete in 2021.
Fun Fact: Kyle Chandler won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 for his portrayal of Eric Taylor in the final season of “Friday Night Lights.” That’s it. That’s the fact. It’s fun because it’s Kyle Chandler winning an Emmy for the best TV series ever made.
Notable Ineligible Series: Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox, “Succession” (Season 3 is not eligible); Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul...
- 9/17/2021
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Football in certain parts of Texas is something that a person isn’t allowed to question unless they simply stay away from the game or don’t have as much skin in it, as the saying goes. Coach Eric Taylor, who was played by Kyle Chandler, is the kind of guy that’s old school but also knows how to be adaptable at the same time. When he was brought on to coach for the Dillon Panthers it was made pretty clear that he didn’t have a huge following and that he might not last that long if he didn’t end up winning
Why Eric Taylor Was The Best Character on Friday Night Lights...
Why Eric Taylor Was The Best Character on Friday Night Lights...
- 9/4/2021
- by Tom Foster
- TVovermind.com
Emmy winner Kyle Chandler is the latest addition to the cast of Super Pumped, a new anthology series with the first season based on Mike Isaac's bestselling book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.
Chandler will star as Bill Gurley, the plainspoken, brilliant Texan venture capitalist who bets his sterling reputation on Uber's success - and then has to live with the consequences.
Chandler joins Emmy winner Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Trial of the Chicago 7), who has signed on to star in the first installment as Travis Kalanick, Uber's hard-charging CEO who was ultimately ousted in a boardroom coup.
Brian Koppelman and David Levien and Beth Schacter (Soundtrack) will executive produce, write and serve as showrunners on the series.
The announcement was Thursday by Amy Israel, Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.
"Kyle Chandler brings deep integrity, authentic presence and undeniable magnetism to every role he inhabits,...
Chandler will star as Bill Gurley, the plainspoken, brilliant Texan venture capitalist who bets his sterling reputation on Uber's success - and then has to live with the consequences.
Chandler joins Emmy winner Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Trial of the Chicago 7), who has signed on to star in the first installment as Travis Kalanick, Uber's hard-charging CEO who was ultimately ousted in a boardroom coup.
Brian Koppelman and David Levien and Beth Schacter (Soundtrack) will executive produce, write and serve as showrunners on the series.
The announcement was Thursday by Amy Israel, Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.
"Kyle Chandler brings deep integrity, authentic presence and undeniable magnetism to every role he inhabits,...
- 5/28/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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