Similar shows/movies
I'd like to get a discussion going about tv shows and movies with a similar feel to F & G.
First thing that came to mind was Dazed and Confused. Set in a similar era (1976/1980), the main character in D & C also suffered that internal struggle between what was expected of him based on his gifts vs hanging out with that "other crowd" and going against the status quo. Interesting how both the movie and the series ends with both characters shedding what was expected of them and going to a concert as a form of liberation.
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