American Dream (1981)
- Directed by
- Mel Damski
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 8 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A father moves his family from the suburbs to a diverse Chicago neighborhood to teach his children about real life and values. The series follows the family adjusting to their new urban environment and living with their grandfather.
earnestfamily-centeredurbanidealisticslow-pacedwarmdatedserious
What happens
American Dream is an American drama television series created by Ronald M. Cohen. The series stars George Barrow, Stephen Macht, Karen Carlson, Hans Conried, Michael Hershewe, Timothy Owen Waldrip and Andrea Smith. The series aired on ABC from April 26, 1981, to June 10, 1981. The series concerned a father (Macht) who worried that his children were learning bigotry and superficial values in the suburbs. So moved his wife, Donna, and three children (teenage Casey and pre-teens Todd and Jenny) to multiracial urban Chicago. There, Donna's father, Sam, moved in. Although ABC said the show would continue as a 1981-82 midseason replacement, it was pulled from the schedule with two of its initial seven episodes unaired. The series was developed by Barney Rosenzweig and co-created by Barbara Corday. Both would go on to produce (Rosenzweig) and co-create (Corday) Cagney & Lacey for CBS the following season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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