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** Creator/GlenPowell unsuccessfully auditioned for Tim Riggins and later J.D. [=McCoy=].
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* DawsonCasting: Almost all the high-school age characters were played by actors in their mid to late twenties, with the exception of Julie (Aimee Teegarden, 16) and Landry (Creator/JessePlemmons, 18). . Derek Luke, who plays Boobie Miles, was thirty.
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* DawsonCasting: Almost all the high-school age characters were played by actors in their mid to late twenties, with the exception of Julie (Aimee Teegarden, 16) and Landry (Creator/JessePlemmons, (Creator/JessePlemons, 18). . Derek Luke, who plays Boobie Miles, was thirty.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Landry is the worst football player in the main cast. Creator/JessePlemmons is the only cast member who actually played high school football.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Landry is the worst football player in the main cast. Creator/JessePlemmons Creator/JessePlemons is the only cast member who actually played high school football.
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* WrittenInInfirmity: Landry's second-season leg injury that put a hold on his football-playing subplot; appropriately enough, Jesse Plemmons had ''actually'' injured himself in a pick-up game of football.
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* WrittenInInfirmity: Landry's second-season leg injury that put a hold on his football-playing subplot; appropriately enough, Jesse Plemmons Plemons had ''actually'' injured himself in a pick-up game of football.
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These sub-bullets aren't really examples. Axing 'em. Also, if the writers themselves denied any Executive Meddling, then it's not an example of that.
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* DawsonCasting: Almost all the high-school age characters were played by actors in their mid to late twenties, with the exception of Julie (Aimee Teegarden, 16) and Landry (Jesse Plemons, 18). . Derek Luke, who plays Boobie Miles, was thirty.
** Used to hilarious effect in the series where Cash (Creator/ZachRoerig, 1985) is considered too old for Tyra (Adrianne Palicki, 1983).
** This is unintentionally LampShaded when the black students boycott the team, forcing Coach Taylor to draw on the JV. The JV players, played by actually age-appropriate 14-15 year olds, look horribly young and minuscule next to the main cast, some of whom begin teasing the JV players mercilessly, ''possibly'' as a bit of LampshadeHanging.
** Used to hilarious effect in the series where Cash (Creator/ZachRoerig, 1985) is considered too old for Tyra (Adrianne Palicki, 1983).
** This is unintentionally LampShaded when the black students boycott the team, forcing Coach Taylor to draw on the JV. The JV players, played by actually age-appropriate 14-15 year olds, look horribly young and minuscule next to the main cast, some of whom begin teasing the JV players mercilessly, ''possibly'' as a bit of LampshadeHanging.
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* DawsonCasting: Almost all the high-school age characters were played by actors in their mid to late twenties, with the exception of Julie (Aimee Teegarden, 16) and Landry (Jesse Plemons, (Creator/JessePlemmons, 18). . Derek Luke, who plays Boobie Miles, was thirty.
** Used to hilarious effect in the series where Cash (Creator/ZachRoerig, 1985) is considered too old for Tyra (Adrianne Palicki, 1983).
** This is unintentionally LampShaded when the black students boycott the team, forcing Coach Taylor to draw on the JV. The JV players, played by actually age-appropriate 14-15 year olds, look horribly young and minuscule next to the main cast, some of whom begin teasing the JV players mercilessly, ''possibly'' as a bit of LampshadeHanging.thirty.
** Used to hilarious effect in the series where Cash (Creator/ZachRoerig, 1985) is considered too old for Tyra (Adrianne Palicki, 1983).
** This is unintentionally LampShaded when the black students boycott the team, forcing Coach Taylor to draw on the JV. The JV players, played by actually age-appropriate 14-15 year olds, look horribly young and minuscule next to the main cast, some of whom begin teasing the JV players mercilessly, ''possibly'' as a bit of LampshadeHanging.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Landry is the worst football player in the main cast. Jesse Plemons, his actor, is the only cast member who actually played high school football.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Landry is the worst football player in the main cast. Jesse Plemons, his actor, Creator/JessePlemmons is the only cast member who actually played high school football.
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* WrittenInInfirmity: Landry's second-season leg injury that put a hold on his football-playing subplot; appropriately enough, Jesse Plemons had ''actually'' injured himself in a pick-up game of football.
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* WrittenInInfirmity: Landry's second-season leg injury that put a hold on his football-playing subplot; appropriately enough, Jesse Plemons Plemmons had ''actually'' injured himself in a pick-up game of football.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://fridaynightlights.wikia.com/wiki/Friday_Night_Lights_Wiki The Friday Night Lights Wiki]].
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Dork Age was renamed
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* OnlyBarelyRenewed: Twice. Fans have blamed the DorkAge on ExecutiveMeddling related to the show's poor ratings. The third season explored premium cable and syndication as a way to make the show profitable.
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* OnlyBarelyRenewed: Twice. Fans have blamed the DorkAge AudienceAlienatingEra on ExecutiveMeddling related to the show's poor ratings. The third season explored premium cable and syndication as a way to make the show profitable.
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* NamesTheSame:
** The team's called the Panthers and the school colors are blue and gold, just like ''Series/{{Degrassi}}''.
*** Panthers is also the nickname of the real-life Permian High School, the subject of the original book and the film. However, Permian's colors are black and white.
** Also, Berg's very short-lived show from 2000, "Wonderland," also featured a Lyla Garrity. [[WordOfGod He]] stated in an interview that both characters [[WriteWhoYouKnow were named after]] his first crush, [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend who was his dentist's daughter.]]
** In the NamesTheSame/RealVsFictional category, NBC Television Show Character Brian "Smash" Williams should not be confused with NBC News Anchor Brian Williams.
** The team's called the Panthers and the school colors are blue and gold, just like ''Series/{{Degrassi}}''.
*** Panthers is also the nickname of the real-life Permian High School, the subject of the original book and the film. However, Permian's colors are black and white.
** Also, Berg's very short-lived show from 2000, "Wonderland," also featured a Lyla Garrity. [[WordOfGod He]] stated in an interview that both characters [[WriteWhoYouKnow were named after]] his first crush, [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend who was his dentist's daughter.]]
** In the NamesTheSame/RealVsFictional category, NBC Television Show Character Brian "Smash" Williams should not be confused with NBC News Anchor Brian Williams.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Hastings was supposed to have a storyline about being gay and coming to terms with it, but the writers changed their minds.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Hastings was supposed to have a storyline about being gay and coming to terms with it, but the writers changed theirminds.minds.
** Smash was going to make a cameo appearance in the final season like other former cast members, but Gaius Charles had retired from acting at the time to become a minister (though he later went back to it). They still managed to give closure to his story by claiming he's one of the professional players in a game on TV.
** Hastings was supposed to have a storyline about being gay and coming to terms with it, but the writers changed their
** Smash was going to make a cameo appearance in the final season like other former cast members, but Gaius Charles had retired from acting at the time to become a minister (though he later went back to it). They still managed to give closure to his story by claiming he's one of the professional players in a game on TV.
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** Used to hilarious effect in the series where Cash (Zach Roerig, 1985) is considered too old for Tyra (Adrianne Palicki, 1983).
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** Used to hilarious effect in the series where Cash (Zach Roerig, (Creator/ZachRoerig, 1985) is considered too old for Tyra (Adrianne Palicki, 1983).
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* DawsonCasting: Almost all the football players were played by actors in their twenties. Derek Luke, who plays Boobie Miles, was thirty.
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* DawsonCasting: Almost all the football players high-school age characters were played by actors in their twenties.mid to late twenties, with the exception of Julie (Aimee Teegarden, 16) and Landry (Jesse Plemons, 18). . Derek Luke, who plays Boobie Miles, was thirty.
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** This is unintentionally LampShaded when the black students boycott the team, forcing Coach Taylor to draw on the JV. The JV players, played by actually age-appropriate 14-15 year olds, look horribly young and minuscule next to the main cast, some of whom begin teasing the JV players mercilessly, ''possibly'' as a bit of LampshadeHanging.
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* OnlyBarelyRenewed: Twice. Fans have blamed the DorkAge on ExecutiveMeddling related to the show's poor ratings. The third season explored premium cable and syndication as a way to make the show profitable.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://fridaynightlights.wikia.com/wiki/Friday_Night_Lights_Wiki The Friday Night Lights Wiki]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Hastings was supposed to have a storyline about being gay and coming to terms with it, but the writers chickened out.
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*** Panthers is also the nickname of the real-life Permian High School, the subject of the original book and the film. However, Permian's colors are black and white.
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** Used to hilarious effect in the series where Cash (Zach Roerig, 1985) is considered too old for Tyra (Adrianne Palicki, 1983).
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* HeyItsThatGuy
** Coach Taylor is [[Series/EarlyEdition Gary Hobson]].
** [[Series/VeronicaMars Wallace's absentee dad]] is [[Series/TheWire Wallace's]] absentee dad.
** Tyra dates [[TheVampireDiaries Matt Donovan]] in Season 3.
** Coach Taylor is [[Series/EarlyEdition Gary Hobson]].
** [[Series/VeronicaMars Wallace's absentee dad]] is [[Series/TheWire Wallace's]] absentee dad.
** Tyra dates [[TheVampireDiaries Matt Donovan]] in Season 3.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Landry is the worst football player in the main cast. Jesse Plemons, his actor, is the only cast member who actually played high school football.
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* TheDanza: Lamarcus Tinker as Dallas Tinker, Aaron Spivey-Sorrells as Coach Spivey, Timothy F. Crowley as Coach Crowley.
* ExecutiveMeddling: A reason for most of the sensationalist story lines during the second season.
* FridayNightDeathSlot: Survived surprisingly long there, appropriately for the title. It helped that NBC timed the episodes so as not to coincide with high school football season.
* ExecutiveMeddling: A reason for most of the sensationalist story lines during the second season.
* FridayNightDeathSlot: Survived surprisingly long there, appropriately for the title. It helped that NBC timed the episodes so as not to coincide with high school football season.
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** Tyra dates [[TheVampireDiaries Matt Donovan]] in Season 3.
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** Tyra dates [[TheVampireDiaries Matt Donovan]] in Season 3.3.
* NamesTheSame:
** The team's called the Panthers and the school colors are blue and gold, just like ''Series/{{Degrassi}}''.
** Also, Berg's very short-lived show from 2000, "Wonderland," also featured a Lyla Garrity. [[WordOfGod He]] stated in an interview that both characters [[WriteWhoYouKnow were named after]] his first crush, [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend who was his dentist's daughter.]]
** In the NamesTheSame/RealVsFictional category, NBC Television Show Character Brian "Smash" Williams should not be confused with NBC News Anchor Brian Williams.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Landry's second-season leg injury that put a hold on his football-playing subplot; appropriately enough, Jesse Plemons had ''actually'' injured himself in a pick-up game of football.
* NamesTheSame:
** The team's called the Panthers and the school colors are blue and gold, just like ''Series/{{Degrassi}}''.
** Also, Berg's very short-lived show from 2000, "Wonderland," also featured a Lyla Garrity. [[WordOfGod He]] stated in an interview that both characters [[WriteWhoYouKnow were named after]] his first crush, [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend who was his dentist's daughter.]]
** In the NamesTheSame/RealVsFictional category, NBC Television Show Character Brian "Smash" Williams should not be confused with NBC News Anchor Brian Williams.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Landry's second-season leg injury that put a hold on his football-playing subplot; appropriately enough, Jesse Plemons had ''actually'' injured himself in a pick-up game of football.
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* CastingGag: Connie Britton played the same role in the movie as she does in the show.
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* CastingGag: Connie Britton played the same role in the movie as she does in the show.
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** [[Series/VeronicaMars Wallace's absentee dad]] is [[Series/TheWire Wallace's]] absentee dad.dad.
** Tyra dates [[TheVampireDiaries Matt Donovan]] in Season 3.
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** Coach Taylor is [[Series/EarlyEdition Gary Hobson]].
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** [[VeronicaMars Wallace's absentee dad]] is [[TheWire Wallace's]] absentee dad.
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** [[VeronicaMars Wallace's absentee dad]] is [[TheWire Wallace's]] absentee dad.
** [[VeronicaMars Wallace's absentee dad]] is [[TheWire Wallace's]] absentee dad.
