12 Dec 1997
Deconstructing Harry
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.
Crashing
It sounds like a budding writer's dream: a bestselling first novel, a luxurious house in Malibu, and a trophy wife... But it all unravels when writer's block and a failed marriage send Richard McMurray out into the streets.
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Campbell Scott Richard McMurray
Lizzy Caplan Jacqueline
Izabella Miko Kristen
Alex Kingston Diane Freed
David Cross Space Station Man
Caleigh White Space Station Woman
Devin Barry Brad
Holly Reiser Revised Space Station Woman
Alexandra Safford Unseen Woman
Alayna Corrick Real Estate Woman
Randall Hastings Barton
Nora Kirkpatrick Barton's Girlfriend
Nash Garrison Barton's Bud #1
Patrick Graves Barton's Bud #2
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