Friday Night Lights News

Local singer-songwriter Jesse Dayton tries on a new role as a psychobilly vampire in Rob Zombie's Halloween II ; plus news on Gary Kent, the TXMPA, and Turk Pipkin June 19, 2009 Austin Studios lands a long-term tenant; Robert Rodriguez talks about a live-action The Jetsons ; and more June 5, 2009 It's raining cash for film in Texas ... but not a ...

Leverage: The First Season on DVD! Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton is Nate Ford, a former insurance investigator .

That's the distance 16-year-old Devon Albert-Stone traveled to visit Odessa, pulled by "Friday Night Lights" to make a documentary on the culture of Permian while comparing it to her own background growing up in Boston.

For the fans who worked really hard to keep Friday Night Lights on the air, don't fret.

There's trouble brewing in Dillon, Texas, and it's not just caused by the literal split of the town.

A A Inside Jackson's final rehearsals A A June 29: Clyde Haygood, head hair stylist for Jackson's "This Is It" tour, talks about working with Michael on the planned concert series.

Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute: * Friday Night Lights won't touch down on NBC for nearly a year.

I am - " Hercules!! A sci-fi Fox pilot-turned-TV-movie from "Battlestar Galactica" writers Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor, "Virtuality" follows a 12-member spaceship crew on a decade-long journey across the galaxy to find a new home for the human race before the Earth grows uninhabitable.

A rather glorious thing happened in March, when TV's acclaimed if undersampled Friday Night Lights was renewed for not one but two more seasons .

Connie Britton from "Friday Night Lights" in a 10-minute interview with Michael Ausiello from EW and a 30-minute interview with Emmy Award expert, Tom O'Neil of TheEnvelope.com... ****Slight spoilers on who's returning for season 4 for the spoilerphobes*** Ausiello video won't embed, so follow this link for awesomeness... Summary: - She talks a bit ...

Dale Roe writes about television for the Austin American-Statesman. He's worked at the American-Statesman for 10 years and has written family movie and video game reviews as well as watched lots of TV.

Connie Britton 'Friday Night Lights' Britton's bold but sensitive portrayal of Tami Taylor is critical in elevating "Lights" from a sports show to a meaty drama for both genders.

The country star kicks off the outing June 27 in Manhattan, KS, and continues through fall, with highlights including appearances at Paso Robles, CA's Mid-State Fair ; Camrose, Alberta's Big Valley Jamboree ; and Detroit Lakes, MN's WeFest .

You know Hugh Laurie is going to get his props. And so will Tina Fey and Glenn Close.

"Virtuality", from "Battlestar Galactica" mastermind Ronald D. Moore & writer Michael Taylor, was one of the most anticipated new tv shows in development last year.

Thomas Jefferson, one of the country's greatest leaders, came to dinner at Poplar Forest last night through Robert Duvall, arguably one of the country's greatest actors.

While actor Derek Luke is known for bringing the drama on the big screen, the star of ' Notorious ,' 'Madea Goes To Jail' and 'Catch a Fire' lives a very normal life when he's at home with his wife, Sophia Hernandez .

Being a partner on "Friday Night Lights" with NBC means DirecTV not only ponies up for production costs but an Emmy campaign as well.

There's a lot of curious stuff in the campaign material being shipped to Emmy voters, chiefly about category placement.

In a press release that addresses the controversial issue of running "The Jay Leno Show" five nights a week at 10PM, NBC touts that its new schedule features "more original programming than ever before." Released in conjunction with its upfront presentation, the new schedule features active programming rotation that enables NBC to highlight its ...