Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Friday Night Lights, Casting, Reality-Free
It’s a question that popped up even before our pals in Dillon had their premiere. What are they going to do when these children begin graduating? Well, we’ve an answer now, and I’m not sure it’s going to be embraced by everyone. EW’s Michael Ausiello reports that Gaius Charles (Smash) and Scott Porter (Street) have been moved to recurring status.
Producer Jason Katims released a statement that says both characters will get four episode arcs to move them into the next chapter of their lives. Presumably, those would be chapters that won’t be captured by the handheld Friday Night Lights cams. The cynic in me can’t help thinking that this has as much to do with the shaky nature of the FNL renewal as it does with being able to work these characters into the show. After all, the idea of budget cuts after the strange Direct Television deal isn’t an outlandish one. That being stated, the explanation is reasonable. They were going to have to address the graduation dilemma eventually.
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