Friday Night Lights Two Season Pickup!

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Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

Peter Berg has also appeared in an episode of this show as Tammy's high school boyfriend. But as far as creating FNL, just so you know his cousin is "Buzz" H.G. Bissinger who actually wrote the book that the series and movie are based on, and I believe the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream which was a 1990 non-fiction book that follows the story of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers football team from Odessa as they made a run towards the Texas state championship.

He meant the creator of the show I'm assuming and for that he's write, but you're correct in saying no Berg didn't just come up with the idea himself. The film and show are based on actual events with the tv show more loosely based on it.