Word: dillon
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...trying to keep the series from going the way of dozens of less praiseworthy shows. "It takes enough people shouting that this is a wonderful show," says former NBC Entertainment President Warren Littlefield, who is now producing under his own banner. Maybe in Burbank, as in Dillon, cheerleading is just what Friday Night Lights needs to score a touchdown among female viewers...
...watching. That's the situation NBC suits have been in ever since Friday Night Lights premiered in the 8 p.m. Tuesday time-slot in early October, without a strong lead-in and up against ABC's juggernaut Dancing With the Stars. Set in the rural fictional town of Dillon, Texas, where the local high school football team is tantamount to the community's church, the series was quick to garner praise from reviewers, including TIME's James Poniewozik, who cited its rich characters and excellent performances. But in that other realm, where advertising revenues dwell, the response to Friday Night...
...Determined to overcome the gender bias, the network has marshaled its marketing forces and mounted an aggressive campaign to save Friday Night Lights, which revolves around Dillon's new coach (Kyle Chandler) as he deals with the team and football-obsessed townsfolk. The first move was a schedule change to Wednesdays at 8 p.m. It's not Friday, but but it does take the series out of the path of American Idol, ABC's seemingly unbeatable hit that starts airing again Tuesdays starting Jan. 16. "This was definitely a defensive move," says NBC scheduling vice president Mitch Metcalf...
...three Quad Houses would be converted into graduate-student residences as well as homes for faculty members, the provost said. Four new Houses would be built over the next 20 years on top of what is now the Blodgett Pool, the Briggs Cage basketball arena, the Dillon Field House, and the Palmer Dixon Courts, according to a map released by the University. The Athletics Area would be extended to the south to accommodate the displaced facilities...
Call it an underdog, a dark horse, a seventh-round draft pick--just don't ignore the fall's best new series (based on the book and movie) any longer. This high school football drama is a moving, warts-and-all portrait of life in hard-up Dillon, Texas, nailing the fine points of small-town politics and faith that TV too often romanticizes or ignores. It's a poignant picture of what a championship team means to a town that can't afford to wait till next year...