The NBC television show Friday Night Lights filmed scenes for an upcoming episode on Temple University's Main Campus on Tuesday, provoking more than a few double-takes from passersby.
As part of the filming, crews hung a sign for the fictional Braemore College on Temple s hallmark wrought iron gate at Broad Street and Polett Walk. In addition, the ubiquitous Temple T flags that line light poles on Polett Walk were taken down and replaced with Braemore B flags of the same distinctive cherry color.
The gate onto Broad Street and the Bell Tower were great architectural centerpieces for a college campus, said show producer Nan Bernstein. The gate also provided an opportunity to enter the school from Broad Street and show we were in Philadelphia.
By Wednesday, the film crew, the sign and the Braemore B s were gone, and the Temple name was fully restored.
The scenes shot at Temple play a critical role in episodes 11 and 13 (the latter being the series finale) in the fifth and final season of Friday Night Lights.
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Friday Night Lights remains a popular show, with all five seasons available on Netflix and Amazon streaming video services and the iTunes Store. Five years after the show s compelling conclusion was filmed, the same beauty and potential that intrigued Tami Taylor at Braemore College exist in real life at Temple University. In fact, Tami s idea about recruiting talented students by changing perspectives on standardized tests is very similar to the Temple Option, which gives freshman applicants the choice to submit short essays instead of SAT or ACT scores.Temple University was a world away from Dillon, the dramatized Texan town where Friday Night Lights takes place. There are a few signs of Temple spirit within the fictional Braemore College: a lone Temple T is still visible on-screen as Tami strolls Polett Walk before her interview and the briefly shown Braemore seal features similar heraldry and coloring to Temple s seal. The production designer of Friday Night Lights also honored […]