Underplayed Gems

American Dreamer (1990)

American Dreamer poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 17 episodes
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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.

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How it feels

A high-powered news correspondent in Chicago loses his wife and decides to change his life. He moves with his children to a small town in Wisconsin and writes a column about everyday people. His editor thinks he is wasting his talent and keeps trying to persuade him to return to hard news.

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What happens

American Dreamer is an American sitcom television series created by Susan Seeger, which aired on NBC from September 20, 1990, until June 22, 1991, as part of its 1990-91 lineup. American Dreamer stars Robert Urich as fictional character Tom Nash, formerly a high-powered network correspondent who was forced to reassess his priorities following the death of his wife. He decided to give up his career in order to spend more time with his children. To do this, he moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he supported his family by contributing a column about "real people" to a Chicago newspaper. His editor, Joe Baines (Jeffrey Tambor), felt Tom was completely wasting his talents and drove out from Chicago weekly (a huge sacrifice, from his viewpoint) to attempt to convince Tom to return to the world of "hard news". Other characters included Tom's zany secretary, Lillian Abernathy (Carol Kane), and a friendly waitress at Tom's favorite local diner, Holly Baker (Margaret Welsh). Tom sometimes "broke the fourth wall" to address the viewers directly about his thoughts regarding the situations he encountered. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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