We already have Connie Britton back on screen (thank you, American Horror Story), and we will see Kyle Chandler in many more roles. But, for some of us, they will always be the Coach and Tami. And both that couple and their marriage were so breathtakingly realistic that that’s probably even okay with the actors. Texas, forever!
When Connie Britton and I first met, we were already friends. It was quite obvious that we had similar experiences in life and we’ve had similar losses. One thing both Connie and I have is we certainly don’t take ourselves too seriously. We are very self-deprecating,” Chandler explained.
“The most wonderful thing, there’s a good trust between us. While we are working, we trust that you can push the other character as far as you want but if they fall you will never let them hit the ground. And when you are working with material and you are doing that it creates a rhythm in the material and it creates emotional boundaries and directions. And we’ve got that certain thing.
Berg says that from the moment they met, Kyle Chandler had incredible chemistry with his co-star, Connie Britton, who plays his wife, Tami.
Their compatibility made them what some critics describe as the most believable married couple on television.
“That marriage became one of the dominant experiences of Friday Night Lights,” says Berg, “and we never saw that coming.”
Berg says his favorite moment between the two is near the end of the first season. They’re out on a hotel balcony the night before the state championship game, and Tami tells her husband she’s pregnant.
“There was a bunch of dialogue written, discussing it and debating it,” the producer remembers, “and Kyle said, ‘Let’s just be quiet and see what happens,’ and they started laughing and started crying.”
For Berg, that moment of a woman announcing her unexpected pregnancy could have been from any TV show. But Chandler and Britton were able to work it into a unique, simple and emotional moment.
“They had a knack for finding these little moments like that,” he says.
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And it might not be all over quite yet.
Berg hints there’s been discussion about keeping the show alive in some way, but won’t say exactly how.
“I don’t want to tip any hands,” he says, “but I will say this, it might not be the end of Friday Night Lights as people know it right now.”
Y’all… how freaking awesome would it be if Friday Night Lights won TWOP’s Tubey Awards in all of the catagories it’s nominated for in it’s LAST season!? It’s pretty much nominated in most categories (but this is the preliminary round).
How do we get that done you ask? VOTE and then REBLOG!!!!!! Tubey Awards
Note: You can vote once a day… so vote every day! What the hell, do you want a hug or something… go and VOTE!
Tami: You don’t have to sit down and have popcorn and watch movies with him.
Julie: Mom.
Tami: Honey. Stop it!
Julie: Oh… so you’re not taking sides now, right. Okay, so I’m not allowed to hang out with Tyra, but a known adulterer, I’m allowed to spend the night alone with in my own home?
Tami: Well, I’m sorry that that’s the way you see it, but I think you can, excuse me darlin’, I think that you’re gonna be able to handle it. (bangs on bathroom door) Honey!
Coach: (flushes toilet) I’m coming.
Julie: That’s so gross.
Coach: Hey… I heard everything your mother said, you listen to her, she’s always right. We gotta go… let’s go.
