Alex provides a list of links dealing with the end (and possible continuation!) of Friday Night Lights.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a Friday Night Lights fan, chances are you write for this blog; there don\u2019t seem to be a lot of us out there. As any show ends, like Friday Night Lights kind of did again (the series finale played on DirectTV in February, was released on DVD in April, but just aired on network television for the first time) this past Friday, my Twitter feed was bombarded with write-ups, reviews, and tearful goodbyes to what is possibly my favourite television show. And since I\u2019m unemployed, I read every single one of them.<\/p>\n

When a show ends and these retrospectives happen, it\u2019s always a little frustrating to the people who don\u2019t particularly care about the show in question. I didn\u2019t care what happened with Big and Carrie Bradshaw, and to be honest I don\u2019t completely remember despite somehow having seen both of the movies. I didn\u2019t care that Rachel didn\u2019t go to Paris, although I did enjoy the long rant from my high school history teacher the next day about how, \u201cIn real life, Rachel goes to Paris.\u201d I will not care about the final tally of Pam and Jim’s babies. But I care what happens to Coach and Mrs. Coach, and I wanted to see how Tim Riggins\u2019 story ended. So in this case, I must thank a number of professional writers who share similar interests with me for keeping me busy. And for those of you with jobs (you know, like real people have), I have compiled some of the more interesting reads on the show here.<\/p>\n

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If you can only read one of the links here, I highly, highly recommend Grantland\u2019s oral history of the show<\/a>. You\u2019ll learn plenty you didn\u2019t know, get reminded of how damn cool Kyle Chandler seems, and get to read about how Michael B. Jordan could actually hang with the semi-pro football players used for the game scenes, despite not being the proper build for a QB. (I mean, I love Vince, but the guy was 5\u20196\u201d at the most.)<\/p>\n

There are also a few good interviews being replayed over at NPR, featuring interviews with Peter Berg<\/a>, Kyle Chandler<\/a>, and Connie Britton<\/a>. They\u2019re all worth hearing, although you will not be any less in love with Connie Britton after listening.<\/p>\n

The Daily has also put together a decent list of the most emotional moments in the show<\/a>, although whittling a show like Friday Night Lights down to five moments will inevitably cause some powerful scenes to be forgotten (specifically Smash’s final appearance). However, two of my favourites make the cut (the \u201ceverybody leaves me\u201d scene in season 2, specifically), and there is video of Matt Saracen\u2019s breakdown at the Taylor dinner table.<\/p>\n

AV Club has a pair of interesting pieces: first, an interview with Michael B. Jordan (Vince Howard)<\/a> and then through their Pop Pilgrims series, they go and take a look at many of the locations in Dillon, Texas. If you live around Austin and you someday see me lying on an empty football field in the fetal position, whimpering, just leave me be. I\u2019ll be okay.<\/p>\n