William S. Paley Television Festival - Special Festival Closing Night: A Swingtown Celebration

April 24, 2009 WILLIAM S PAYLEY FOUNDATION THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA, BEVERLY HILLS, CA Swingtown’s premise—a conventional married couple drawn into the sexually profligate lifestyle of their new neighbors in the sybaritic seventies—promised high camp and low-down thrills, but creator Mike Kelley instead delivered an affecting meditation on family, emotional intimacy, social upheaval—and, yes, sex—in the short-lived CBS series. Jack Davenport and Molly Parker played the ambivalent Millers, Grant Show and Lana Parrilla were the thrill-seeking couple down the block, and Josh Hopkins and Miriam Shor played the Thompsons, who came to question their values and assumptions in the wake of the Millers’ explorations. Sweet, sad, and often funny, Swingtown was a great place to visit—if you could get past the sideburns and polyester.
Alexandra Leighton	Lana Parrilla	Liz Phair
Alan Poul	Aaron Howles	Liz Phair
Miriam Shor	Molly Parker	Grant Show
Miriam Shor	Shanna Collins	Molly Parker
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