Friday Night Lights (TV series)

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Television series
German title Friday Night Lights
Original title Friday Night Lights
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2006-2011
Production
company
Universal Media Studios ,
Imagine Television ,
Movie 44
length 44 minutes
Episodes 76 in 5 seasons ( list )
genre Drama , youth series
idea Peter Berg
music WG Snuffy Walden
First broadcast October 3, 2006 on NBC
German-language
first broadcast
January 29, 2009 on TNT Series
main actor
supporting cast
synchronization

Friday Night Lights is an American television series based on the book and film of the same name . Peter Berg , the director of the film, is responsible for developing the series. The series, which has a total of five seasons, was shown on the American television channel NBC from 2006 to 2011 . In Germany, TNT broadcast Friday Night Lights from 2009 to 2013.

action

Dillon is a fictional small town in Texas that takes pride in the Dillon Panthers high school football team , which has their Friday night games. Eric Taylor is the new coach of the Dillon Panthers . Part of the team is star quarterback Jason Street. When he suffered paraplegia in the Panthers' first game , the insecure substitute quarterback Matt Saracen played for him. Jason Street and his friends must then learn to deal with his fate. While the small town of Dillon initially considers winning the championship impossible, Coach Taylor and his team manage to win the championship despite obstacles. Coach Taylor takes a job at TMU in Austin after the season ends , but comes back to Dillon because of his family and takes over his old position. A new talent, JD McCoy, replaced Matt Saracen as quarterback a little later. When Dillon is split into West and East Dillon, Coach Taylor is deposed from the Dillon Panthers . Instead he is supposed to coach a new team, the East-Dillon Lions , at a high school that has less understanding of football. The team has some good players, including Luke Cafferty, who previously played for the Panthers , and Vince Howard, who is being quarterbacked by Coach Taylor. After several defeats, the Lions manage to make their first profits. When their last game of the season against the Dillon Panthers is up, they can narrowly win this too. The Lions have serious chances of winning the title next season. However, numerous obstacles are put in your way. Vince also has personal problems with his father coming out of jail. There is also tension in the team, for example because Luke is in the shadow of Vince as a football player. When Vince makes selfish decisions, the team loses its cohesion. However, if the coach intervenes, they can win it back and win the championship. However, the East-Dillon Lions team is disbanded as the city's funds are only enough for one team in Dillon, the Dillon Panthers . Coach Taylor is offered the leadership of the composite team of both teams, but moves instead to Philadelphia after the end of the season, as his wife Tami has received a position as dean there. In Philadelphia he is coaching a new, inexperienced team that still has a lot to learn.

background

In the US, Friday Night Lights could never win a larger audience and was about to be discontinued as a niche series . Due to the good reputation of the series with American critics, NBC was able to persuade the American pay-TV channel DirecTV to collaborate after the second season in order to continue the production of three more seasons. From the third season, the series was therefore broadcast by DirecTV on The 101 Network before the series ran on NBC .

The series has been widely recognized for its in-depth character work and realistic portrayal of South America. The series achieves this through its documentary style, among other things. Instead of using a tripod, the camera is kept moving. In particular, the sharpness or blurring is used as a stylistic means. The characters are often shown in close-up . In the series, the events in Dillon around the football games and the team are also often commented on by a radio host.

Cast and dubbing

The television series was dubbed in German in Munich by Berliner Synchron München (until 2010 as Dubbing Brothers ).

Main cast

role actor consequences Main role
(episodes)
Supporting role
(episodes)
German Voice actor
Coach Eric Taylor Kyle Chandler 76 1.01-5.13 Marcus Off
Tami Taylor Connie Britton 76 1.01-5.13 Susanne von Medvey
Julie Taylor Aimee Teegarden 73 1.01-5.13 Farina Brock
Brian "Smash" Williams Gaius Charles 41 1.01-2.15 3.01-3.04 Stefan Günther
Matt Saracen Zach Gilford 62 1.01-3.13 4.01-5.13 Benedikt Gutjan
Lyla Garrity Minka Kelly 50 1.01-3.13 4.05-4.06 Marieke Oeffinger
Tyra Collette Adrianne Palicki 50 1.01-3.13 5.12-5.13 Maren Rainer
Tim Riggins Taylor kitsch 68 1.01-4.13 5.01,5.10-5.13 Johannes Raspe
Landry Clarke Jesse Plemons 59 1.01-4.13 5.01, 5.13 Dirk Meyer
Jason Street Scott Porter 37 1.01-2.15 3.05-3.08, 5.07 Patrick Schröder
Vince Howard Michael B. Jordan 26th 4.01-5.13 Jan Makino
Luke Cafferty Matt Lauria 26th 4.01-5.13 Max fields
Jess Merriweather Jurnee Smollett 25th 4.01-5.13 Annina Braunmiller-Jest
Becky Sproles Madison Burge 25th 4.01-5.13 Angela Wiederhut
Hastings Ruckle Gray Damon 13 5.01-5.13

Supporting actors (selection)

publication

Audience ratings per season in millions
6.20
6.21
4.58
3.85
3.59
1 2 3 4th 5
Season consequences United States
NBC , The 101 Network
Germany
TNT series
premiere final premiere final
1 22nd 0Oct 3, 2006 Apr 11, 2007 Jan. 29, 2009 June 12, 2009
2 15th 0Oct 6, 2007 0Feb 8, 2008 June 19, 2009 0Aug 7, 2009
3 13 0Oct 1, 2008 Apr 10, 2009 29 Dec 2010 23 Mar 2011
4th 13 Oct 28, 2009 Feb 10, 2010 Jan. 10, 2012 0Apr 3, 2012
5 13 Oct 27, 2010 0Feb 9, 2011 Dec 11, 2012 Jan. 22, 2013

In the USA, Universal Pictures released the DVDs for the seasons. In Germany, according to Universal Pictures Germany, the DVDs for the series will only appear after they have been broadcast on free TV . So far, however, no German free TV channel has been found that will broadcast Friday Night Lights . The German DVD release will be available from the Turbine Classics Studio on March 11, 2016.

Awards

Friday Night Lights won an Emmy Award in 2007 for best casting in a drama series. In addition to other Emmy nominations, especially for casting, the series won an Emmy in 2011 for best screenplay in an episode and, with Kyle Chandler, the Emmy for best male actor in a drama series. The American Film Institute named the series TV Program of the Year in 2006, 2007 and 2009. The series received an Eddie Award from American Cinema Editors for editing the pilot , as well as two other nominations. Friday Night Lights received numerous other nominations and awards.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joanne Ostrow: "Friday Night Lights" lives. In: denverpost.com. The Denver Post, April 2, 2008, accessed August 29, 2012 .
  2. a b Friday Night Lights. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on August 29, 2012 .
  3. Season Program Rankings 2006/2007. In: abcmedianet.com. ABC , accessed August 29, 2012 .
  4. Season Program Rankings 2007/2008. In: abcmedianet.com. ABC , accessed August 29, 2012 .
  5. Season Program Rankings 2008/2009. In: abcmedianet.com. ABC , accessed August 29, 2012 .
  6. ^ Bill Gorman: Final 2009-10 Broadcast Primetime Show Average Viewership. Ratings. In: tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. TV by the Numbers, June 16, 2010, accessed August 29, 2012 .
  7. Bill Gorman: 2010-11 Season Broadcast Primetime Show Viewership Averages. Ratings. In: tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. TV by the Numbers, June 1, 2011, accessed August 29, 2012 .
  8. Overview of the awards from “Friday Night Lights”. In: imdb.com. IMDb , accessed on August 29, 2012 .