Against the Grain

Name: Against the Grain
Genre: Drama, Sports
Released: October 1, 1993
Rating: 60
Cast: Vanessa Lee Evigan, Robyn Lively, Ben Affleck, John Terry, Derek McGrath

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NBC | Release Date: October 1, 1993

Starring: Vanessa Lee Evigan, Robyn Lively, Ben Affleck, John Terry, Derek McGrath, Stephen Tobolowsky, Rick Peters, Donna Bullock

Summary: Ed Clemons is now an insurance salesman in Sumpter, Texas. He was once the town quarterback for this football obsessed community. The Sumpter Mustangs are in a slump and need something to bring life back to the team. Ed Clemons is hired as coach, with one year to turn the team around.Thankfully Ed's wife, Maggie, steps in to take over theEd Clemons is now an insurance salesman in Sumpter, Texas. He was once the town quarterback for this football obsessed community. The Sumpter Mustangs are in a slump and need something to bring life back to the team. Ed Clemons is hired as coach, with one year to turn the team around.Thankfully Ed's wife, Maggie, steps in to take over the insurance company and support Ed in his coaching attempt. Ed quickly causes dissension in the ranks by putting his son, Joe Willie, in the coveted quarterback position. Bobby Taylor had been the quarterback and the switch causes a division in loyalties among the team.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Sports

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S1:E8. A House is Not a Home
Air Date: December 24, 1993
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S1:E7. E Pluribus Unim
Air Date: December 17, 1993
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S1:E6. Two-Minute Drill
Air Date: November 12, 1993

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Gail Pennington

Jul 3, 2014

Season 1 Review: A pleasant surprise. [30 Sep 1993]

Tony Scott

Jul 3, 2014

Season 1 Review: Shows great series potential. Read full review

Hal Boedeker

Jul 3, 2014

Season 1 Review: Refreshing, low-key and true to its small-town Texas setting, the series goes against the grain of most so-called current "family entertainment." This isn't another inane sitcom with dopey adults and unbearably cute kiddies. Everyone here seems natural, real. [1 Oct 1993]

Miles Beller

Jul 3, 2014

Season 1 Review: "Against the Grain" is kitsch masquerading as rugged regional realism and is, surprisingly, involving on both counts. [29 Sep 1993]

Matt Roush

Jul 3, 2014

Season 1 Review: This earnest Texas saga of high-school football and larger life goals really does go against the grain. It's not an annoying sitcom, for one. And it has a generally terrific cast and positive values. But in terms of ambition and depth, it fumbles on a gridiron of self-righteous improbability. [1 Oct 1993]

Greg Dawson

Jul 3, 2014

Season 1 Review: The title of this feel-good drama is an unintended irony. Against the Grain is anything but. It goes with the grain, gently stroking the viewer with predictable storytelling and heartland homilies. Read full review

Tom Shales

Jul 3, 2014

Season 1 Review: The temptation is to call "Against the Grain" a well-meaning failure, but I fail to see what's even well-meaning about it. It's a horrid show about dreadful people in a wretched place. So there. [1 Oct 1993]

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 1, 1993
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  S1:E8. A House is Not a Home
  Air Date: December 24, 1993
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  S1:E7. E Pluribus Unim
  Air Date: December 17, 1993
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  S1:E6. Two-Minute Drill
  Air Date: November 12, 1993
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  S1:E5. Don't Be a Stranger
  Air Date: November 5, 1993
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  S1:E4. The Reunion
  Air Date: October 29, 1993
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  S1:E3. Respect
  Air Date: October 15, 1993
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  S1:E2. The Buck Stops ... There
  Air Date: October 8, 1993
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: October 1, 1993