Friday Night Lights

MAY 19, 2009

ON DVD FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ —

OVERVIEW: From executive producers Peter Berg (The Kingdom) and Brian Grazer (The Da Vinci Code) comes the third season of the critically acclaimed, Emmy(R) winning series Friday Night Lights, inspired by the best-selling novel and theatrical film, Friday Night Lights. Thanks to the talented ensemble cast led by Kyle Chandler (King Kong) and Connie Britton (24), Friday Night Lights provides a heartfelt look at life in the small town of Dillon, Texas. All 13 episodes of Friday Night Lights are available in 5.1 Surround Sound in this must-own four disc collection which includes exclusive bonus features.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Deleted scenes, including 13 minutes of a lost storyline from the emotionally-charged climatic finale
• Audio commentaries

SYNOPSIS: One of the most compelling, heartfelt and intense TV series of all time – Friday Night Lights – returns to more acclaim with 13 groundbreaking Season Three episodes. Return to Dillon, Texas, where the close-knit residents face new challenges and uncertainties as they deal with the day-to-day pressures of life transitions, heartbreak and hardships. Featuring a powerful all-star cast led by Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights is the realistic series that has received unrivaled recognition from Time, Entertainment Weekly, the Primetime Emmy(R) Awards, Writer’s Guild and the American Film Institute. Discover why this gripping series from executive producers Brian Grazer and Peter Berg is being praised as "one of the best series on TV." (Orlando Sentinel)

    TECHNICAL INFORMATION - DVD:
    Street Date:  May 19, 2009
    Copyright:  2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
    Selection Number:  61105984
    Price: $29.98 SRP
    Running time:   TBD
    Layers:  Dual layer
    Aspect Ratio:  Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
    Rating:  Not Rated
    Languages/Subtitles:  English SDH
    Sound:  Dolby Digital 5.1

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