视频简介
本剧改编自普利策获奖作家Richard Russo的小说《正统丑角 Straight Man》，是一个发生在雷尔顿学院里的中年危机故事，由William Henry Devereaux Jr.以第一人称讲述。William在宾夕法尼亚州铁锈地带一所资金严重不足的学院里，担任着并非大家想象中那样的英语系主任。 原著中，William Henry Devereaux Jr.是一个对什么都不太情愿的人。他的这种不情愿一部分来源于自己的性格，他生来就是一个无政府主义者，还有一部分源于他所在的系，比巴尔干半岛还要分裂。在一周的时间里，Devereaux将被一个愤怒的同事弄得鼻青脸肿，想象自己的妻子与学院院长有婚外情，怀疑是否有一位曲线优美的兼职老师试图用桃子核引诱他，并威胁要在当地电视台处决一只鹅。这一过程中，Devereaux将与风流的父亲、对自己年轻时承诺...。The story is set in the 1930s, somewhere in the mountains in Romania. It centres on Simion, a ranger who lives like a hermit in the middle of the forest. One day, he stumbles upon a beaten-up woman, Irina, and tries to find out who has hurt her. He also tries to stay away from her but fails.。Florida party girl Rex (Roberts) turns out to be the only hope for the NASA space program after a fluke puts her in training with other candidates who may have better resumes, but don't have her smarts, heart and moxie.。
