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''October Road'' is an American television drama that debuted on ABC on March 15, 2007, following ''Grey's Anatomy''.〔(ABC Announces the Premiere of "October Road" and the Return of "Six Degrees" ), ''The Futon Critic'', February 22, 2007〕 It follows Nick Garrett (played by former ''One Tree Hill'' star Bryan Greenberg) who, after a decade, returns to his hometown, the fictional Knights Ridge, Massachusetts. The series is produced by ABC Studios and ''GroupM Entertainment''; the latter is a partnership of media agencies within WPP Group that financed the series in exchange for ABC network-wide advertising time.〔('October' Surprise: GroupM Produces New ABC Series, Assumes Some Risk ), from Media Daily News〕 The show was created by André Nemec, Scott Rosenberg and Josh Applebaum, who also serve as the series' executive producers. The second season of ''October Road'' premiered on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 10:00PM Eastern/9:00PM Central. ''October Road'' completed airing its second season on ABC, but was not renewed for a third season. Upon hearing of the cancellation, the show's creators co-wrote a 10-minute series finale and filmed it with the cast; the finale was released on May 5, 2009, as a special feature on the season 2 DVD.〔()〕 ==Plot== Nick Garrett (Bryan Greenberg) left home ten years ago to go backpacking in Europe for a few weeks—and the brief trip ended up lasting for a decade. He left behind his girlfriend Hannah (Laura Prepon), best friend Eddie (Geoff Stults), and his family. Garrett is now a famous author and screenwriter living in New York City. Between the parties, social engagements, and living in a beautiful loft-style apartment, Garrett is suffering writer's block while working on his next story. His agent books him to do a one-day writing seminar at the local college in his picturesque hometown of Knights Ridge, Massachusetts. Nick is excited about coming home, but realizes the feeling isn't completely mutual although his family and most of his friends welcome him back effusively. Hannah has a son, Sam, 10, and due to his age Nick questions if the child might be his biological son. Eddie is upset with Nick for walking out on their business plans and for depicting him as a fool in his book. Others are also upset with things Nick wrote in his book about the town. Nick will soon learn that it will be quite a readjustment coming home and that nothing will ever be the same again. When Nick learns that Sam has a nut allergy like all male members of his family he decides to stay in Knights Ridge and persistently tries to obtain a job at that local college ("The Doof") despite botching the one-day seminar with a bad case of nerves. He eventually wears down the college Dean by pleading for the job on her lawn late at night. She finally relents after he badly sings "Where is Love?" from the musical ''Oliver!''. Nick seeks out the boy, Sam, but backs off when Hannah reproaches him. Nick's father also becomes convinced of Sam's paternity when he sees the boy has similar eyes to those of the widower's late wife. Nick eventually confronts Hannah with his belief about her boy's paternity. She disputes his view, pointing out how common peanut allergies are by asking patrons at the local bar for a show of hands of those with the allergy. Many people raise their hands. In the next few episodes. Nick and Hannah's feelings continue to develop. Hannah decides to break up with her boyfriend, prompting him to swear revenge on Nick. In the episodes to follow, Hannah's son, Sam, has an allergic reaction to a birthday cake made of nuts. In the tense episode that follows, Nick and Hannah are observed behaving like a couple in love. In the season finale, Nick rushes to her house to proclaim his love for her. They almost kiss, but are interrupted by Sam's supposed biological father. While some people believe the show is based on the novel ''The Book of Joe'' by Jonathan Tropper, which was written in 2004, it is in fact based in the world of the 1996 movie ''Beautiful Girls'' which also takes place in the fictional small town of Knights Ridge. Both ''Beautiful Girls'' and ''October Road'' were written by Scott Rosenberg, and semi-autobiographically based on his life and friends. ''October Road'' is loosely based on events following the release of ''Beautiful Girls''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「October Road」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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