Jack & Bobby
Jack & Bobby is the title of a short-lived television series that was filmed between 2004 and 2005, and was produced by the creators of the television series Everwood. It is a blend of youth and family series or fictional political series.
Action
Jack and Bobby are brothers who grow up with their single mother Grace in the fictional small town of Hart in Missouri. Both are going through the difficult time of puberty. During the 16 -year-old Jack is a sought-after athletes at the school, which went down well with girls, the younger by three years Bobby is a shy boy who is, however, very clever. Also, both have to fight with her mother together, which, conditionally sets the day through her job as a college professor, rigorous pedagogical principles.
For further difficulties, the new man in the mother of Jack and Bobby lives, Peter Benedict, who also happens to be the director of the college and thus makes her boss. Benedict, just come to Hartford, believes to play in the education of boys also play a role, especially since he has two daughters.
For Jack and Bobby begins a turbulent time, with all the ups and downs of growing up.
Parallel to the story of the boys fictional U.S. politicians come in interviews to speak. It arises in the course of the episodes out that one of them the 51st President of the United States in 2040, and that therefore his youth is told in 2004.
Background information
The series, which was filmed in California, turned out despite a Golden Globe Award nomination for Christine Lahti and two Young Artist Awards, including a best for the family series as a flop. Because the ratings were too low, Warner Bros. issued no order to a second season, so that after only 22 episodes came from.
Also watched the producers with the style and time political interests. The main characters were given the names of two Democratic U.S. politicians, John F. Kennedy, whose nickname was Jack and Bobby Kennedy. The series was produced during the presidential election campaign of 2004.
The series was first broadcast from June 16 to November 18, 2007 in the Austrian private channel ATV in Germany.