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"Breaking Away" (1980)
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Glenn Gordon Caron (writer)
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29 November 1980 (USA)
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This failed TV series was a direct spinoff of the very successful movie (Barrie, Haley and Ashton continued their roles)...
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.
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A wonderful show that didn't get noticed
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(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 10)| Barbara Barrie | ... | Evelyn Stohler (6 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Shaun Cassidy | ... | Dave Stohler (6 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Jackie Earle Haley | ... | Moocher (6 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Thom Bray | ... | Cyril (6 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Tom Wiggin | ... | Mike (6 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Vincent Gardenia | ... | Ray Stohler (3 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Steve Doubet | ... | Steve (3 episodes, 1980) | |
| Dominique Dunne | ... | Paulina Bornstein / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1981) | |
| Shelby Brammer | ... | Nancy (3 episodes, 1980) |
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Referenced in Kicking and Screaming (1995)
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Breaking Away had the unfortunate luck too have been scheduled for the Fall 1980 season, which just happened to coincide with the writers guild strike. As a result, it didn't make it to the airwaves until late NOV '80. I think only 8 episodes were produced before the show got the Axe. It's a shame, as it was wonderfully filmed in and around Athens GA, acted (by a young Shaun Cassidy and Jackie Earl Haley, as well as veteran Barbara Barrie), written and directed. The show in many ways picks up where the movie left off. The guys are out of High School, and are trying to find out what they are going to do with their lives. Its hard to understand what ABC was thinking when they axed this one! This show is truly a gem, and I hope it makes it way to DVD one day soon.