Dan Wakefield

He was one of the best-selling authors of the 20th Century. His books became movies. His writings became music. He became an icon. He was Kurt Vonnegut. First, though, he was just a kid from Indianapolis, whose early idyllic life turned tragic. Things got tougher in World War II, when he was captured by the Germans and survived the Dresden firebombing. He overcame all of that to become a literary lion who was both proud of--and frustrated with--his hometown. But as his friend Morley Safer said, he never lost his Hoosier roots. Narrated by NPR Anchor Steve Inskeep, A Writer's Roots talks with Kurt's family and friends, including his daughter, Nan Vonnegut, and fellow writers Morley Safer, Dan Wakefield and James Alexander Thom.

Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman and "Sonny" Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad, is trying to convince his mother that his gal Marty is good enough for him, while Sonny, who was stationed stateside, is torn between loyal Buddy and tempting Gale Ann. As they commiserate, the men realize that they're outgrowing the lives they lived before the war.

Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman and "Sonny" Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad, is trying to convince his mother that his gal Marty is good enough for him, while Sonny, who was stationed stateside, is torn between loyal Buddy and tempting Gale Ann. As they commiserate, the men realize that they're outgrowing the lives they lived before the war.

Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman and "Sonny" Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad, is trying to convince his mother that his gal Marty is good enough for him, while Sonny, who was stationed stateside, is torn between loyal Buddy and tempting Gale Ann. As they commiserate, the men realize that they're outgrowing the lives they lived before the war.

경이적인 시청률을 기록하며 미국 전역에서 인기를 끌고 있는 TV 퀴즈쇼 프로그램 ‘트웬티 원(Twenty One)’. 이 프로그램이 방송되는 시간에는 남녀노소 할 것 없이 모두 TV앞에 모여든다. 하지만 프로그램의 최고액 우승자인 허비(존 터투로)의 인기도 다한 듯 시청률은 계속 정체되어 있다. 허비의 모자라는 듯한 표정과 식상한 말투에 싫증난 방송 관계자들은 떄마침 찾아온 대학교수이자 학자 집안 출신인 찰스(랄프 파인즈)를 다음 후보로 결정한다. 마침내 찰스가 새 챔피언으로 떠오르면서 정체되어 있던 시청률은 급격히 뛰어오르고, 찰스 또한 거액의 상금과 세간의 시선을 한 몸에 받으며 ‘타임’과 ‘라이프’지 표지모델로까지 선정된다. 한편 졸지에 쫓겨난 허비는 이 프로그램이 조작된 것이라며 공개적으로 비방하고 나서는데, 퀴즈쇼 조작극에 대한 수사는 법원의 수사결과 공개 금지 명령과 함께 종결된다. 하버드 법대 출신의 총명한 변호사 구드윈(로브 모로우)은 이에 의혹을 품고 국회 법사위 소위원회의 명령에 따라 수사에 착수하게 되는데...

An unmarried, reclusive college teacher is torn between a married maintenance man who has been repairing her house and her former professor and lover.

An unmarried, reclusive college teacher is torn between a married maintenance man who has been repairing her house and her former professor and lover.

자유를 찾겠다는 핑계로 떠난 아내 제시카가 사실은 부정한 관계를 자신의 상사와 맺고 있다는 것을 알게 된 필은 그녀와 이혼을 한다. 이혼자 클럽에 가입한 필은 그곳에서 보육원 교사인 마릴린을 만나게 되는 데 그녀는 자기 주장이 약한 평범한 여자였다. 필은 그녀에게 사랑을 느끼게 되지 제시카가 필 앞에 다시 나타나면서 고민에 빠지게 된다. 모질지 못한 성격의 필은 다시 제시카 한테로 돌아가지만 역시 성격 차이를 견디지 못하고 마릴린에게로 돌아가려 한다. 필을 거절하던 마릴린도 마지막으로 적극적인 공세를 펴는 필의 구혼 작전에 결국 승락하고 만다.

A 15-year-old whose family moves from Oregon to Boston misses the girlfriend he left behind, so he runs away to see her. On the way he hooks up with a female art student in her 20s who is also hitchhiking across the country, from whom he learns some valuable lessons about life. This was the pilot film for the two-season series.