Wasteland 

Six twentysomething friends who went to college together are now living in New York trying to find themselves.

Creator:

Kevin Williamson

Stars:

Sasha Alexander, Marisa Coughlan, Rebecca Gayheart

Cast

Series cast summary:
Sasha Alexander	...	Jesse Presser 13 episodes, 1999
Marisa Coughlan	...	Dawnie Parker 13 episodes, 1999
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Samantha 'Sam' Price 13 episodes, 1999
Eddie Mills	...	Vandy 13 episodes, 1999
Dan Montgomery Jr.	...	Russell Baskind 13 episodes, 1999
Brad Rowe	...	Tyler 'Ty' Swindell 13 episodes, 1999
Jeffrey D. Sams	...	Vincent 'Vince' Lewis 13 episodes, 1999
Adam Scott	...	Phillip The Coffee Boy 7 episodes, 1999

Storyline

Sam is a female detective with the NYPD. Vandy is a bartender and struggling musician. Russell is a closeted soap opera actor afraid of being outed. Ty is Russell's former college roommate who once had a relationship with Dawnie, a 27 year old virgin currently in graduate school. Jesse is Dawnie's friend who works as a publicist. These six young lives interact and struggle with coming-of-age in New York City shortly after college.

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Plot Keywords:

college | friend | interracial relationship | interracial couple | closeted homosexual | 

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Taglines:

Life has no master plan.

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The mortuary where the dead roommate's ashes were taken was called "Steadlawn Mortuary" an anagram of "Wasteland" - gallows humor since that was the last filmed episode and everyone on the team knew the show was about to be axed.

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Connections

Followed by Wasteland: Pilot (1999)

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Soundtracks

In Walks You
(theme)
Written and Performed by Tim James

User Reviews

"Thirty Something" meets "Beverly Hills 90210."

Wasteland is more than just your average television series, it is beyond most shows with its up-and-coming actors and actresses living in New York with a Kevin Williamson style. I taped the first episode and I was surprised at how interesting this show really is. Playing the naive and pure Dawnie, Marisa Coughlan does a wonderful job and her character is truly believable. I think that this show will really boost her career as a serious actress. We also rarely see Rebecca Gayheart in a sweet and flirtatious role. I think a lot of people will really enjoy this show no matter how old you are. I am in my teens and I still enjoy the show because it is weird to wonder what they must be going through and that I could possibly be like that when I am in my late twenties. ABC did a good move when they picked up "Wasteland," for their fall lineup.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

ウェイストランドNY若者のすべて

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Outerbanks Entertainment, Miramax

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1