June 17, 2012
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Day 03
Day 01- A picture of yourself with fifteen facts.
Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been close with the longest.
Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show.
Day 04 - A picture of a habit you wish you didn't have..........
Day 05 - A picture of your favourite memory.
Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.
Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item.
Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh.
Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most messed up things with.
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.
Day 12 - A picture of something you love.
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die.
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you.
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently.
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity.
Day 19 - A picture of you when you were little.
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel.
Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget.
Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at.
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book.
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change.
Day 25 - A picture of your day.
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you.
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member.
Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of.
Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile.
Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss.Friday Night Lights
If you want to fully understand Texas Culture, watch this show. They nailed it.
The show uses fictional small town Dillon, Texas as a backdrop for real life issues such as Race, Rape, Abortion, Lack of Economic Opportunities, Drugs and School Funding. The show details events surrounding the Dillon Panthers and the East Dillon Lions. Real life football coaches Mack Brown (Head Coach of the Texas Longhorns) and Mike Leach (Former Head Coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders) both make cameo appearances.
I'm more of a Lions fan, myself. A few factoids:
Episode "The Son" was nominated for Best Writing in a Drama Series at the 2010 Emmy Awards alongside "Shut the Door. Have a Seat." (Winner, Mad Men), "Pilot" (The Good Wife), "The End" (Lost), "Guy Walks into and Advertising Agency" (Mad Men). Episode "Always" currently holds the same title beating ""Baelor" (Game of Thrones), "Pilot" (The Killing), and "Blowing Smoke", "The Suitcase" (Mad Men). Friday Night Lights was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the 2011 Emmy's alongside Mad Men (Winner), Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, and The Good Wife. Kyle Chandler ("Coach Eric Taylor") won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series beating out Steve Buscerni ("Nucky Thompson" Boardwalk Empire), Michael C. Hall ("Dexter Morgan" Dexter), Jon Hamm ("Don Draper" Mad Men), Hugh Laurie ("Gregory House" House), and Timothy Olyphant ("Raylan Givens" Justified). Connie Britton was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series alongside Julianna Margulies (Winner, "Alicia Florrick" The Good Wife), Kathy Bates ("Harriet Korn" Harry's Law), Mireille Enos ("Sarah Linden" The Killing), Mariska Hargitay ("Olivia Benson" Law and Order: Special Victims Unit), and Elisabeth Moss ("Peggy Olson" Mad Men). Friday Night Lights was listed on Entertainment Weekly's list of "New TV Classics" at number 71. The show ran for 5 seasons for a total of 76 episodes.
I love this show. It's my favorite. Clear eyes. Full Hearts. Can't Lose.
Comments (2)
Dear Amanda,
Thank you for stopping by my blog and for befriending me.
Friday Night Lights is one of those rare television shows which not only showcased excellent acting, and had great character development, plotlines, and sweep, as a series it works almost like a novel or book series, with a beginning, middle, and an end. Another show which comes to mind in the same vein would be Six Feet Under from HBO back in 01 or so.
I cried during the final episode of FNL. I felt as if I were witnessing a very special end to a very special work of art. The chemistry between Chandler and Connie Britton as Tami was perfect. It almost seemed as if the audience was a fly on the wall in a real relationship. I've read that Peter Berg let the actors take over their characters if they felt a scene would work better differently than written, and that some of the script just set up a situation and the actors did a lot of improvisation. The camera work was excellent too, and added to the fly on the wall aspect.
I was only bugged (temporarily) by the introduction of "East Dillon" after a couple of years of never mentioning the other side of town. And sometimes I wished there were more of the actual football footage, simply because it was shot so excitingly.
I first encountered Kyle Chandler on the TV series "Homefront" in 1991 and immediately proclaimed he'd be a big star. He broke out with Early Edition in 1996. But he will always BE Coach Taylor for me.
When you ended your entry here with Clear eyes. Full Hearts. Can't Lose. I almost cried again.
Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool
@baldmike2004 - I read the same thing about the show. There was minimal to no blocking, giving the actors freedom to behave like they felt their characters would. I also read that every scene was filmed in one take, with three cameras. Usually a scene is shot with several takes, one from each angle, and usually the first take is the one used. They also used the town's (Pflugerville) civilians as extras, adding to the authentic fly on the wall feel. Herman Field is also real, and where the Pflugerville Panthers play their games. Real filmtape from Pflugerville High School was also used. Texas State: San Marcos volunteered their facilities and even their logo (a bobcat sometimes seen on the coach's cap). Every scene at "TMU" and "Burleson" was shot at Texas State: San Marcos. The authenticity allowed the viewer to fall in love with each character, all but Julie Taylor. She was a bad influence on Matt Saracen, and a bag girl in general. I felt like the show wanted to portray her behavior as normal teenage rebellion, and it caused me to hate the character. I sometimes felt that Tyra and Smash were too one dimensional, but I got over it. FNL is amazing.
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