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Gone Too Soon: Jack & Bobby

Category: Television
Posted 3 months ago by wdweditorial
Credit: http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/gone-too-soon-jack
Every once in a while, a show creeps up on the American public and really captures its imagination. Unfortunately, a lot of times that show is in a terrible timeslot on a tiny little network struggling to survive. Such was the case with Jack & Bobby. I'd like to think people didn't just automatically assume that this was a biopic about the Kennedys, though it certainly was playing with that notion intentionally by choosing that name. At its core, the show was simply another teen drama; the kind The WB had built a network around by the fall of 2004. But it was also something more than that. It was an in-depth examination of the genesis of an American hero. How can someone go from being an ordinary person with ordinary problems into the most powerful man on the planet? While Jack and Bobby were typical all-American brothers, it was one of their destiny to rise to the seat of President of the United States by the mid-21st Century. That's the destination. Jack & Bobby was the journey. Continue reading Gone Too Soon: Jack & Bobby Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Reality-Free, Gone Too Soon Permalink | Email this | | Comments
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