Jack & Bobby is a short-lived Golden Globe Award nominated American television series that aired on The WB network. It featured two brothers, one of whom was destined to become President of the United States, serving from 2041 to 2049. The series was created by Greg Berlanti, novelist and comic book writer Brad Meltzer, and Thomas Schlamme, who directed fourteen episodes of The West Wing.
The show followed the lives of teenaged Jack and Bobby (Ro...
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Jack & Bobby is a short-lived Golden Globe Award nominated American television series that aired on The WB network. It featured two brothers, one of whom was destined to become President of the United States, serving from 2041 to 2049. The series was created by Greg Berlanti, novelist and comic book writer Brad Meltzer, and Thomas Schlamme, who directed fourteen episodes of The West Wing.
The show followed the lives of teenaged Jack and Bobby (Robert) McCallister as they went to high school and generally matured. Much conflict was generated between the boys and their mother, Grace, played by Christine Lahti, who was both domineering and unreliable.
The main storyline was paralleled by a series of interviews with figures associated with the McCallister presidency, who spoke of events from Robert McCallister's later life. Typically, there was a thematic link between the main plot, set during Bobby's childhood/adolescence, and the reminiscences of his adult life and political career.
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