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In an exclusive interrogation with E! News, Connie Britton explained wherefore her relation connected Apple TV+'s Dear Edward is simply a full 180 from her relation arsenic Tami Taylor connected Friday Night Lights.
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Connie Britton is putting Dillon, Texas successful her rearview mirror.
The actress, who played beloved matriarch, shot woman and precocious schoolhouse guidance counselor-turned-principal Tami Taylor connected each 5 seasons of Friday Night Lights, reunites with FNL creator Jason Katims on Apple TV+'s Dear Edward—but don't expect Tami 2.0.
"When Jason reached out, I was truthful excited to perceive from him," Connie exclusively told E! News. "I thought it was truthful inspired that this is what helium envisioned for maine aft moving with maine connected Tami Taylor for truthful long. I was like, ‘Yes!' Because of people we person to spell to the different extremity of the spectrum."
On the different extremity of that spectrum is Dee Dee Cameron, a rich, over-the-top New York socialite whose hubby is among those named dormant successful a level crash. As Dee Dee's beingness unravels—in much ways than one—she's forced to prime up the pieces.
"This quality gave maine arsenic overmuch joyousness arsenic Tami," Connie said. "She made maine laughter each the time. I conscionable deliberation she's specified a ballsy broad. Even erstwhile she loses everything, that's my favourite part. She has to interruption apart, but past she finds the courageousness to support going and to cognize herself better."
When it came clip to formed Dee Dee connected the show, which is based connected Ann Napolitano's 2020 caller of the aforesaid name, Katims knew precisely who helium had to call—and it was precisely that deviation from Tami that appealed to Katims the most.
"Always successful the backmost of my mind, I was reasoning I wanted to enactment with her again," Katims told E! News. "The happening that was large astir this was the quality she's playing is so antithetic than Tami Taylor. I deliberation that freed america some up to truly dive successful unneurotic and enactment connected this character. There was ne'er a consciousness of, 'Wait a second, what are we doing? Are we doing thing antithetic here? Are we trying to seizure the aged magic?'"
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While Tami and Dee Dee mightiness beryllium 2 precise antithetic women, Katims said working with Connie again was a acquainted delight.
"The infinitesimal we started shooting and I saw what she did, I was successful awe," helium marveled. "She conscionable makes maine grin each clip she comes connected screen. We had a shorthand from moving unneurotic years ago. It was similar we stepped close backmost into it. We didn't miss a beat."
The archetypal 3 episodes of Dear Edward are disposable to watercourse Feb. 3.
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