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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS SEASON 1
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Season one revolves around two main events: the ascension of coach Eric Taylor to the position of head coach and the paralysis of star quarterback Jason Street. These two events set off a chain reaction that leads the series through its first season.
Coach Taylor's career depends on his ability to get the Dillon Panthers to the state championship. If the team suffers a losing streak, he knows his family, which includes daughter Julie, will no longer be welcome in Dillon.
Meanwhile, Tami Taylor lands a job as a counselor at the local high school. Over the course of the season, she becomes a support and a mentor to many of the students and her position plays a pivotal role in the season finale, which leaves viewers wondering whether Eric will leave Dillon to accept a coveted coaching job with a university.
Matt Saracen and Jason Street must struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds. Street must learn to live without the use of his legs in a town that seems to be moving on without him, while Saracen must rise to be worthy of the position he has inherited. As Street's friendship with Herc, his rehab roommate and wheelchair rugby teammate, grows stronger, so does his will and independence. The new role of QB1 is an unenviable task for the timid Matt, as he also must care for his ill grandmother while his father is fighting in Iraq. Causing further headaches, Matt falls in love with Coach Taylor's daughter, Julie, who loathes Texas life and dislikes football. She nevertheless falls for Matt because of his bumbling awkwardness and, above all, his modest decency. Their relationship slowly blossoms over the course of the season.
Also explored is the pressure on the cocky, driven Brian "Smash" Williams. Easily the most promising player on the Panthers' roster, he works hard to achieve excellence and sees his future career as instrumental in providing his family a better life. Life has been hard for Williams' family since his father was killed in a car accident, and financial constraints have led his mother Corrine to take multiple jobs just to get the family by. At one point, he decides that he's willing to risk his health by using performance enhancing drugs to make sure he gets a college football scholarship.
Tim Riggins is an unfocused alcoholic with absentee parents and no prospects beyond high school. However, he is shown to be a loyal friend with a good heart. Unfortunately, his good intentions seem to be repeatedly derailed by his own missteps.
Tyra Collette, like many of the other characters, comes from a broken home, where her mom falls in and out of abusive relationships. Tyra begins the season as Tim’s girlfriend, but as Season One progresses, thanks to Tami Taylor and Landry Clark – the school math geek and Saracen’s best friend – she starts to see the faintest glimmer of hope that she might get out of Dillon and discontinue the cycle that her mother and her sister (a stripper) seem destined to continue.
Meanwhile, Lyla goes through some of the biggest changes as she begins the season as a bubbly, optimistic, sweet-natured girl. Faced with the heartbreaking reality of Jason's injury, she begins seeing Tim Riggins to cope with her frustration. Though Jason and Lyla reconcile after he becomes aware of this, Jason begins growing closer to another woman and at the same time Lyla learns about her father's many adulterous affairs. It is at this point that Lyla moves past her dependence on other men to grow into a more independent woman.
Season one revolves around two main events: the ascension of coach Eric Taylor to the position of head coach and the paralysis of star quarterback Jason Street. These two events set off a chain reaction that leads the series through its first season.
Coach Taylor's career depends on his ability to get the Dillon Panthers to the state championship. If the team suffers a losing streak, he knows his family, which includes daughter Julie, will no longer be welcome in Dillon.
Meanwhile, Tami Taylor lands a job as a counselor at the local high school. Over the course of the season, she becomes a support and a mentor to many of the students and her position plays a pivotal role in the season finale, which leaves viewers wondering whether Eric will leave Dillon to accept a coveted coaching job with a university.
Matt Saracen and Jason Street must struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds. Street must learn to live without the use of his legs in a town that seems to be moving on without him, while Saracen must rise to be worthy of the position he has inherited. As Street's friendship with Herc, his rehab roommate and wheelchair rugby teammate, grows stronger, so does his will and independence. The new role of QB1 is an unenviable task for the timid Matt, as he also must care for his ill grandmother while his father is fighting in Iraq. Causing further headaches, Matt falls in love with Coach Taylor's daughter, Julie, who loathes Texas life and dislikes football. She nevertheless falls for Matt because of his bumbling awkwardness and, above all, his modest decency. Their relationship slowly blossoms over the course of the season.
Also explored is the pressure on the cocky, driven Brian "Smash" Williams. Easily the most promising player on the Panthers' roster, he works hard to achieve excellence and sees his future career as instrumental in providing his family a better life. Life has been hard for Williams' family since his father was killed in a car accident, and financial constraints have led his mother Corrine to take multiple jobs just to get the family by. At one point, he decides that he's willing to risk his health by using performance enhancing drugs to make sure he gets a college football scholarship.
Tim Riggins is an unfocused alcoholic with absentee parents and no prospects beyond high school. However, he is shown to be a loyal friend with a good heart. Unfortunately, his good intentions seem to be repeatedly derailed by his own missteps.
Tyra Collette, like many of the other characters, comes from a broken home, where her mom falls in and out of abusive relationships. Tyra begins the season as Tim’s girlfriend, but as Season One progresses, thanks to Tami Taylor and Landry Clark – the school math geek and Saracen’s best friend – she starts to see the faintest glimmer of hope that she might get out of Dillon and discontinue the cycle that her mother and her sister (a stripper) seem destined to continue.
Meanwhile, Lyla goes through some of the biggest changes as she begins the season as a bubbly, optimistic, sweet-natured girl. Faced with the heartbreaking reality of Jason's injury, she begins seeing Tim Riggins to cope with her frustration. Though Jason and Lyla reconcile after he becomes aware of this, Jason begins growing closer to another woman and at the same time Lyla learns about her father's many adulterous affairs. It is at this point that Lyla moves past her dependence on other men to grow into a more independent woman.
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Kyle Chandler ... Eric Taylor
Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor
Gaius Charles ... Brian 'Smash' Williams
Zach Gilford ... Matt Saracen
Minka Kelly ... Lyla Garrity
Taylor Kitsch ... Tim Riggins
Adrianne Palicki ... Tyra Collette
Jesse Plemons ... Landry Clarke
Scott Porter ... Jason Street
Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor
Daniel Abikasis ... Football player
Noble Chase Pack ... Little Buddy Garrity (as Noble Pack)
Cindy Creekmore ... Missy Aubrey
Matthew Greer ... Coach Deeks
John Hambrick ... Eddie McMannus
Kate Krause ... Tabby Garrity
Scott Kuhr ... Pep rally participant
Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity
Matt Leonard ... Football Player
Merrilee McCommas ... Pam Garrity
Mark Nutter ... Mitchell StreetDago Pates ... David Matters
Jessie Pavelka ... Team Captain
Brian D. Phelan ... QB Coach
Derek Phillips ... Billy Riggins
Shannon Joy Rodgers ... Student Trainer
Orlando Storm Smart ... Little QB
Louanne Stephens ... Mrs. Saracen
Libby Villari ... Mayor Lucy Rodell
Katherine Willis ... Joanne Street
Erik Collins ... News Crew (uncredited)
Gina Garza ... Student (uncredited
Eric Hack ... Football Player (uncredited)
Matthew T. Johnston ... Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Linda Klein ... Nurse (uncredited)
Robin McGee ... Pep Rally Girl (uncredited)
John D. Montoya ... (uncredited)
Darryl K. Phipps ... Football Player (uncredited)
Robin Prough ... Cheerleader (uncredited)
Isaac Rodriguez ... Reporter / Diner Customer (uncredited)
Nicole Taylor ... Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Gary Teague ... Dillon Panther Football Fan (uncredited)
Angela Ware ... (uncredited)
Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor
Gaius Charles ... Brian 'Smash' Williams
Zach Gilford ... Matt Saracen
Minka Kelly ... Lyla Garrity
Taylor Kitsch ... Tim Riggins
Adrianne Palicki ... Tyra Collette
Jesse Plemons ... Landry Clarke
Scott Porter ... Jason Street
Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor
Daniel Abikasis ... Football player
Noble Chase Pack ... Little Buddy Garrity (as Noble Pack)
Cindy Creekmore ... Missy Aubrey
Matthew Greer ... Coach Deeks
John Hambrick ... Eddie McMannus
Kate Krause ... Tabby Garrity
Scott Kuhr ... Pep rally participant
Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity
Matt Leonard ... Football Player
Merrilee McCommas ... Pam Garrity
Mark Nutter ... Mitchell StreetDago Pates ... David Matters
Jessie Pavelka ... Team Captain
Brian D. Phelan ... QB Coach
Derek Phillips ... Billy Riggins
Shannon Joy Rodgers ... Student Trainer
Orlando Storm Smart ... Little QB
Louanne Stephens ... Mrs. Saracen
Libby Villari ... Mayor Lucy Rodell
Katherine Willis ... Joanne Street
Erik Collins ... News Crew (uncredited)
Gina Garza ... Student (uncredited
Eric Hack ... Football Player (uncredited)
Matthew T. Johnston ... Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Linda Klein ... Nurse (uncredited)
Robin McGee ... Pep Rally Girl (uncredited)
John D. Montoya ... (uncredited)
Darryl K. Phipps ... Football Player (uncredited)
Robin Prough ... Cheerleader (uncredited)
Isaac Rodriguez ... Reporter / Diner Customer (uncredited)
Nicole Taylor ... Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Gary Teague ... Dillon Panther Football Fan (uncredited)
Angela Ware ... (uncredited)
