Friday Night Lights' Soared on the Big and Small Screens Friday Night Lights began its life as a book called Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, published in 1990 by H.G. Bissinger.

H.G. Bissinger’s 1990 book Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team and a Dream inspired the feature film Friday Night Lights. Directed by Peter Berg, 2004’s Friday Night Lights followed Coach Gary ...