Jack and Bobby

This futuristic tale of two brothers isn't about the Kennedys | Gene Edward Veith

Jack and Bobby, a new television series on The WB (Sundays at 9:00 p.m. ET), is not about the Kennedy brothers. Rather, it is about two brothers today, one of whom becomes president in the future.

Talking heads from 2049 discuss the legacy of the 51st president, known as "the Great Believer." Then we get flashbacks to today, with 16-year-old Jack and 13-year-old Bobby having formative experiences.

Jack is popular, athletic, and cool. Bobby is a sensitive social outcast. They are raised by a single mother, an intellectualoid marijuana-smoking college professor. Bobby is her favorite by far, and she smothers him with affection and tries to mold him in her image. She scorns Jack for being a "conformist."

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October 23, 2004, Vol. 19, No. 41

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