January 25, 2008

At left: Honolulu from Diamond Head Crater.

Friday Night Lights update: I have said it before and I will say it again, how much I dig this show. And it's about the only scripted show on TV right now that has new episodes!! I highly recommend getting the first season on DVD to catch up with the back stories on all the characters. But anyway, the updates are that last week's episode featured one actor from the late Veronica Mars, Francis Capra (playing a "thug" in both parts - though his character on VM was quite multi-layered), and one actor from the late Gilmore Girls, the dude who played Rory's rich boyfriend. He's playing a pastor of a mega-church on Friday Night Lights!! Crazy. But the craziest news, in which Ladyfest Texas alumni will be most interested, is that this week's episode introduced a new minor character played by none other than Brea Grant! She had like three scenes, and lots of lines. I recognized her after about 30 seconds, and won a $20 bet with M. that it was her. She looked awesome. Perfect for playing a quirky-nerdy-hipster high school student. Yay for Brea!