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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Couldn't Lose.

With the Series Finale of the EMMY NOMINATED ’Friday Night Lights’ airing (at last) on NBC tomorrow, Grantland put together an Oral History of the Show, straight from the wonderful folks who made it.

What I was looking at was every person who had ever worked on the show, from producers to writers to actors — everyone made it out, basically. It was really, really tough keeping it together, because that was the final shot of the series. To this day, that’s probably the most beautiful, magical moment I’ve had as an actor. I don’t know what could touch that. I said to somebody at some point, “Shit, man, I’ve been on this show longer than I was in college, longer than I was in high school.”

Watched the season premiere of “Friday Night Lights” last night. Felt great to have Coach and Mrs. Coach back. There were a number of new faces, but they stayed true to what’s made the show so good: Drama, laughs and a football game, complete with those moments throughout that make you feel… inspired, as corny as that may sound.

You get upset when the episode is over, not because you need to know what happens next (although you do) — but, simply, because you want to spend more time with these characters you’ve come to love.

I won’t spoil anything for those of you stuck waiting for NBC — but I will say that it’s nice to see Wallace again (damn, he’s grown up!). I hope things work out better for him this time.