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| Absolute Fan   Joined: Dec 2001
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| American Dreams Spoilers & Speculation Thread 2 3.04 Surround Me SURROUND ME 10-17-2004 8:00PM JJ FACES NEW CHALLENGES IN VIETNAM WHILE JACK'S POLITICAL OPPONENTS RESORT TO DIRTY TACTICS -- MILO VENTIMIGLIA AND BEN TAYLOR GUEST STAR -- In Saigon, JJ (Will Estes) begins to experience other aspects of the Vietnam war including military interrogation, dating a Vietnamese girl, and deadly explosions in civilian areas. Back at home, Jack (Tom Verica) continues to approach the minority vote with help from Helen (Gail O'Grady) and Henry (Jonathan Adams) and the opposition resorts to scare tactics and dirty tricks in an attempt to foil his campaign. Meanwhile, Meg (Brittany Snow) continues to work on her play with Roxanne (Vanessa Lengies), who is contributing in her own special way. As Meg and Chris (guest star Milo Ventimiglia) become closer, his bad influence on her begins to show, surprising even Roxanne. Meanwhile, Cal (guest star Ben Taylor) and Beth (Rachel Boston) also notice their intensifying feelings for each other. In this episode Taylor debuts the song "Surround Me," his original song written for "American Dreams" from The Ben Taylor Band's forthcoming album, "Another Run Around the Sun" in record stores in February 2005. Sarah Ramos, Arlen Escarpeta and Ethan Dampf also star. -Meg, Chris and Roxanne have trigonometry together. The teacher asks the students to turn in their papers. As Roxanne is asking the teacher, Father Mullins a question, Chris is trying to look at Meg’s paper. She asks him what he’s doing. He tells her he’s checking some things. Meg points out his paper is blank. Chris tells her that trigonometry is a waste of time. Meg tells him he is going to flunk. Then they argue about if Meg is uptight or not. As Father Mullins is collecting the papers he sees that Chris’s paper is blank. He tells Chris he has not done any of his work, and if he doesn’t turn it in the next day he will funk. -Nathan is meeting with a lawyer, Aaron Epstein. Epstein tells Nathan he can get him out on parole doing alternative services like building roads, working in schools. He says he as gotten some Quakers out of the same prison. Nathan says he is not Quaker. Epstein asks Nathan why he isn’t fighting. He says the Vietnamese haven’t done anything to him and he will fight when Allah says to. Then he leaves. -Stan is acting as Henry V. He can’t talk over the record. He is really bad. Roxanne asks Meg if they should have a good Henry since it’s called Henry V. -Sam is playing his first game. He is a little nervous. Henry tells him he will have two friendly faces in the crowd, him and Angela. Sam says he wishes Nathan was there. Henry tells Sam that Nathan will be out soon enough. -Chris walks into class late. Father Mullins asks Chris if he as completed the assignment. Chris admits he didn’t because he was busy. Father Mullins asks him what he was doing. Meg blurts out that he was with her, practice for the play. She explains that Stan is a bad Henry. Father Mullins comments that he did not know that Chris was a comitted thespian. The class laughs. Meg says it was her fault that Chris didn’t finish the assigment. Father Mullins gives Chris another day to complete the assignment and turns to the chalkboard. Meg, relieved looks at Chris, but he won’t look at her. -Pete walks into Pyror TV and Radio. Jack asks him how he’s doing, and if he’s staying on the right side of the handcuffs this morning. Pete replies that Jack is funny. Pete was arrested by a rookie cop. It is implied that he was with a prostitute. Jack is worried about word getting out and hurting his chances in the election. Pete tells Jack not to worry, that it’s his problem not Jack’s. -Helen is speaking to a small group of senior citizens. Shelly is with her serving cookies and tea. A Mrs. Halpern comments on how wonderful Helen and Jack sound. Shelly confirms that they are. She asks Shelly how long she has know the Pryors. Shelly glances at Helen before replying that she has known them for years. Helen asks if anyone wants anything else to eat, and Shelly goes to get more cookies. Helen continues by saying that she knows that a lot of them are thinking about voting for Mr. Burton. Mrs. Halpern her off by telling her that Burton was disappointing when he spoke at the home the other day, and that he didn’t bring food. And ederly man tells Helen he has a question. He mentions he say a Pete Pryor in the paper earlier that morning. -Melanie, Meg and Sam appear to be talking after the game. Henry and Anglea may also be present but they have no dialouge. Meg fells akward with them. She says that Sam played very well. Melanie agrees and puts an arm around Sam. Meg feeling more akward, and like a fifth wheel, congratulates Sam and leaves. -Roxanne is rehearsing with Stan. Stan asks Roxanne if they should reherase the lines because he is having trouble with them. Roxanne tells him they should be practicing kissing because it is a romance. They argue about if Henry V is a romance or a historical play. Stan beings to recite lines. Roxanne tells him to just kiss her, and he does. -Angela points to Melanie and Sam. Melanie is kissing Sam. She asks Henry if that is Sam’s girlfriend. Henry says he hopes so. -Roxanne feigns panic and runs up to Stan. She asks him a series of questions. She tells him she thinks he has mononucleosis, she just found out she was an asympathetic carrier. Roxanne tells him he can’t be Henry anymore. They argue about Roxanne getting mono again, when he doesn’t give in. Roxanne looses and admits that Stan is a horrible Henry and he has to quit. -Jack sarcasticly says to Pete, “Your problem not mine.” Pete appoligizes. He says it was just a girl. Jack corrects him by calling her a hooker. Pete tells Jack he asked for it when he went to talk at the black church about bad cops. Jack tells Pete if knew that O’Neil was coming after them, he should have kept his nose clean. Pete tells him that he did that to both of them. Jack asks him what he’s talking about. Pete tells him he has been suspended until further review. -Nathan goes to to see Epstein. Nathan asks him if he can work at the hospital. Epstein tells him he can see what he can do. Nathan asks Epstien if he has read the Koran. Epstein quotes from the Koran. 3.05: So Long, Farewell SO LONG, FAREWELL 10-24-2004 8:00PM MEG CREATES CONTROVERSY AT HER HIGH SCHOOL AS J.J. PREPARES FOR A DANGEROUS MISSION -- Meg (Brittany Snow) adds an anti- Vietnam War element to the high school play she is directing, which gets her in trouble with the school administration. The experience brings Meg and Chris (guest star Milo Ventimiglia) closer together. Meanwhile, Luke's (guest star Jamie Elman) return to Philadelphia turns Roxanne's (Vanessa Lengies) life upside down, and Melanie (guest star Benita Krista Nall) is jealous of Sam's (Arlen Escarpeta) relationship with Meg. As Helen (Gail O'Grady) experiences an uncomfortable situation at work regarding Donald (guest star Hank Stratton), Jack (Tom Verica) is overwhelmed with his new role as city councilman. Meanwhile, JJ (Will Estes) prepares to embark on a dangerous mission and remains unsure of the outcome. Jonathan Adams, Rachel Boston, Sarah Ramos, and Ethan Dampf also star.       3.06: A Clear and Present Danger 3.07: What Dreams May Come   3.08: The Light That Never Goes Out __________________ *Miya* Dear Seventeen Magazine, How can I tell if the super cute boy in my class likes me ? No, scratch that. Dear Seventeen, How can I tell if the super cute boy in my class killed his own sister? Last edited by Miya-chan : 10-13-2004 at 01:31 AM. | |||
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| Absolute Fan Joined: Dec 2001
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JJ doesn't stay much longer in Vietnam. He goes to Cambodia, which had been mentioned earlier. __________________ *Miya* Dear Seventeen Magazine, How can I tell if the super cute boy in my class likes me ? No, scratch that. Dear Seventeen, How can I tell if the super cute boy in my class killed his own sister? | |||
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| Part-Time Fan  Joined: Oct 2004
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| Thanks for making the new post.  I was wondering what they are going to do with the letter JJ got from Beth, he never opened. He said it was postwritten before Hawaii, so will he open and read it eventually or will they leave it like that without him mentioning it again. It seemed random that he'd just receive a letter written before Hawaii at this time, when he got the letters she wrote after Hawaii. | |||
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| Obsessed Fan  Joined: Oct 2004
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| I'm sad to see that Anh will be gone so soon, but I didn't really like that JJ and her were developing a relationship. I really liked them better as friends. It's still sad to see her go though. Does anybody know what happens between Beth and Cal next week? I don't see him in the summary for episode five. __________________ Sometimes it helps to know you've got something to lose. | |||
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| Part-Time Fan Joined: Oct 2004
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| From the promo it looked like they kiss, but he's not signed on for a lot of episodes. | |||
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| Obsessed Fan Joined: Oct 2004
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| I guess we will have to wait and see what happens with Beth and Cal. __________________ Sometimes it helps to know you've got something to lose. | |||
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| New Fan Joined: Sep 2004
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| Here's the summary for the 10/31 show......... PHANTOM PLANET GUEST STARS AS THE ZOMBIES; JJ IS MIA -- Helen and Jack's 20th wedding anniversary celebration is cut short when news of Meg and her increasingly reckless anti-war behavior with Chris lands her a school suspension. When JJ and his squad are captured by the Vietcong, they plan a daring escape, as the Marines deliver the devastating news to the Pryor home that he's MIA. Meanwhile, Nathan begins working in a VA hospital to finish serving his jail time, and Roxanne moves in with Luke. Phantom Planet (Darren Robinson, Alex Greenwald, Jeff Conrad, Sam Farrar with Frank Staniszewski on keyboards) guest stars as The Zombies singing "Tell Her No." Nathan Walker: Keith Robinson. Luke Foley: Jamie Elman. Angela Walker: Aysia Polk. Cal Cooper: Ben Taylor. Staff Sgt. Finch: Jason Beghe. The Colonel: G.W. Bailey. Chris Pierce: Milo Ventimiglia. Francis Vega: Boris Cabrera. The Zombies: Phantom Planet. | |||
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| Part-Time Fan Joined: Oct 2004
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| Roxanne moves in with Luke? | |||
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| Extreme Fan  Joined: Feb 2004
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| When I read that Luke would be coming back, I had a feeling that that's where things would go. Looks like we'll finally start to see more of Nathan. I know he's all kinds of angry, but he's still hot.  __________________  JOSLIN Forever mourning the loss of Arrested Development!  | |||
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| Part-Time Fan Joined: Oct 2004
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| Ford Inks NBC 'Dreams' Deal By Wayne Friedman TV product placement deals are going to war. For the November sweeps period, NBC has put together a marketing deal for Vietnam War-era drama series "American Dreams" surrounding Ford Motor Co.'s 2005 launch of its new Mustang, which next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the classic car. A commercial-free special episode, sponsored by Ford and scheduled to air Nov. 21, will focus on the drama of Will Estes' character JJ Pryor coming home from Vietnam to a family that is divided over the war. Before he went overseas his father Jack Pryor (played by Tom Verica) told him that when he returned from the war, he would buy JJ a new car. That turns out to be a 1966 Ford Mustang. Other placement elements include a black-and-white Mustang commercial playing on a TV in the background. And there is a shot of a character flipping through a magazine and briefly showing a Ford Mustang print ad. While the episode is commercial-free, Ford will do a two-minute intro to the episode that features a new 2005 Mustang morphing from an older model. Ford is also producing a four-minute movie to run at the end of the 53-minute show. The short spins off the "American Dreams" episode, similarly focusing on an Iraq war veteran coming home to his family. "So here we are 40 years later, they are re-introducing the Mustang and we are re-introducing the concept of an unjust war abroad and people at home are divided over it," said Jonathan Prince, executive producer of the show. Mr. Prince said he wanted a commercial-free episode because he didn't want to break from the story's strong emotional content. The Ford deal is not the first such marketing agreement for "American Dreams." The show currently is doing a separate product placement deal with Campbell Soup and Scholastic magazine, where a contest, which is still ongoing, asks young students to write an essay comparing their American dream to that of their parents. A similar contest was written into the show's story line, where high school student Patty Pryor (Sarah Ramos) participates. Ford Motor Co. has done many commercial-free efforts in the past, including season premieres in fall 2002 and fall 2003 of Fox's "24," which also features product placement of Ford cars in the series. Previously, Ford sponsored the commercial-free network debut of "Schindler's List" in 1997. www.tvweek.com | |||
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| Supreme Fan Joined: Jan 2000
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| This sounds so great! It will be a terrific episode. Way to go TBTB at American Dreams. __________________ "For that and about a million other reasons, she means pretty much the world to me." Ben about Felicity | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Oct 2000
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| Master Fan  Joined: Oct 2001
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| Wow. Sounds so interesting the stuff about JJ. A no-commercial episode, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! And about the nurse. I guess I just never saw her as anything major. Just someone to give JJ a new prospective of things in Vietnam! Oh well.... | |||
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| Obsessed Fan Joined: Oct 2004
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| The commercial free episode sounds exciting! I can barely wait! __________________ Sometimes it helps to know you've got something to lose. | |||
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Yeah I suspected they would kill Anh off, who in my opinion is a great storyline. But I am disappointed that they would kill her off so soon. I mean this is like the 4th eppie of the season?
