| There are certainly many reasons why so many | | | | the community life in the town of Dillon, Texas; |
| people have subscribed to satellite TV. One of | | | | where the small town is brought together by the |
| those reasons is the fact that subscribers are | | | | high school football team and yet threatened to |
| often able to take advantage of exclusive | | | | be torn asunder by continuous drama. Kyle |
| programming that is simply not available anywhere | | | | Chandler of Grey's Anatomy portrays Coach Eric |
| else. In addition, subscribers are often able to see | | | | Taylor. The original book which inspired the series |
| programming before it is available anywhere else. | | | | was based on the high school football team of |
| That is certainly the case with Friday Night Lights. | | | | Permian High School, in Odessa, Texas, which |
| The leading satellite TV provider recently aired the | | | | made a run for the state championship in 1988. |
| third season premier of the hit television program. | | | | The third season will include 13 brand new |
| This is certainly good news for subscribers. Those | | | | episodes. What is even more exciting is the fact |
| who do not subscribe will unfortunately have to | | | | that it has been hinted at that the episodes that |
| wait until February to see the much awaited | | | | will be shown on Satellite TV may be somewhat |
| premier. | | | | different from the episodes that will be shown at |
| The show, which is based in Austin, Texas, has | | | | later dates on NBC. This is because satellite TV is |
| resonated with football fans who like to tune in to | | | | not limited to the same content restrictions that |
| the show to see the evolving storyline continue | | | | broadcast TV has been forced to adhere to. As a |
| with each new episode. The television show was | | | | result, the episodes of Friday Night Lights that will |
| named as one of the top 10 shows by a variety | | | | air on satellite TV very well may have dialogue |
| of different publications, including Entertainment | | | | and content that is somewhat racier. In addition, |
| Weekly, Time magazine and the New York | | | | those episodes could run somewhat longer than |
| Times. Friday Night Lights has also met with | | | | the episodes that will appear on NBC. It is |
| critical acclaim for the last two years running by | | | | presumed that in order to meet their broadcast |
| the American Film Institute as Television Program | | | | restrictions, NBC will be forced to edit the |
| of the Year. In addition, the show received the | | | | episodes as well as whittle them down before |
| George Foster Peabody Award in 2006. In 2007, | | | | they begin showing the premier of the third |
| the show earned a Primetime Emmy Award for | | | | season in February. This is something that satellite |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series. | | | | TV will not have to worry about; thus the early |
| When the show first premiered it served to | | | | premier dates on the satellite television network. |
| expand upon the best selling book and hit film | | | | The third season of Friday Night Lights began |
| "Friday Night Lights." The storyline centers around | | | | shooting in August in Austin. |