Rolling Stone - Casey Jones
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: D.R. Cobb
Based on the Rolling Stone magazine
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Karl Glusman, Aimee Teegarden, Alicia Witt, John C. McGinley and Lou Taylor Pucci
Plot: July 1970. Brady Conroy (Josh Hartnett) and Celeste (Aimee Teegarden) are still having a hard time getting used to living together and this is only being made more difficult by the arrival of Brady's brother Jimmy (Lou Taylor Pucci) from prison. Brady tries to reassure Celeste that it is only temporary and that Jimmy will leave as soon as he gets a job, but his reassurances don't make her feel any better. He tells her that he has something that might make her feel a little better, and presents her with two tickets to an upcoming outdoor Grateful Dead concert. She is not only excited because she loves the band, but she's also excited because Brady only got two tickets, so Jimmy won't be there.
Brady drops by the Rolling Stone offices to drop off an article he wrote. The office is empty aside from the office manager Kylee Hargrove (Alicia Witt) who is doing some clerical work. She tells him to go ahead and drop the article off on Jann Wenner's desk. Kylee asks what's new with him, and he tells her about how his brother cramping things at home since he just got out of prison. Kylee tells him that clearly he's a nicer sibling than she is because if any of her siblings just got out of prison, she wouldn't let them stay with her.
Brady and Celeste are getting ready to leave for the concert, when Jimmy asks them what they're up to. Celeste says they are going out. When Jimmy asks where, Brady tells him that they are going to the Grateful Dead concert. Jimmy laughs, saying what a coincidence, since he's going to the same concert. Celeste is annoyed and leaves the room. Brady asks how Jimmy got money to go to a concert, and Jimmy tells him that a friend owed him money, but didn't have any cash so they gave him a concert ticket instead. Brady offers to give Jimmy a ride to the concert, which only annoys Celeste further.
While they are in the parking lot of the concert, Jimmy offers Brady and Celeste each a beer. They accept, but soon start to feel weird. Brady asks what kind of beer Jimmy gave them, and he tells them he gave them the kind of beer with LSD in it. Brady is angry and asks why he would do something like that. Jimmy simply says that he thought they could use a break from their other issues. As the concert starts, the LSD takes hold of them. Jimmy is enjoying it, dancing and swaying to the music. Brady and Celeste, on the other hand, have never done LSD before and are not nearly as relaxed. Waves of color and sound swirl around them as rain begins to fall on the concert audience. The ground quickly turns to mud, but it doesn't dismay the audience as they dance in the mud. Jimmy paints his face with the mud like a warrior. Brady finally starts relax and lets the stimuli move him, but when he looks next to him he doesn't see Celeste anywhere. He tries to look for her, but the concert is packed.
After the concert, Brady lays on top of his car waiting for Celeste to turn up. Jimmy gets into a VW bus with some other concert goers and gets high with them in the parking lot. Celeste finally shows up. She is angry and covered in mud. She sees Jimmy and begins yelling at him about making everything worse. First, she thought that moving in with Brady would help their relationship, but then Jimmy moved in and it's gotten worse. Then, she was excited to come to the concert, but then Jimmy tagged along and drugged them. She just wanted to enjoy the music, not go on a muddy acid trip. Jimmy is stunned silent. Celeste then gets into the car. Brady tells Celeste that he was looking for her during the show but couldn't find her. She tells him she didn't want to be found.
The next day, Brady goes to the Rolling Stone offices and asks to see Jann Wenner (Karl Glusman). He tells Wenner about the job offer from UC Berkeley. Wenner tells him that he will understand if Brady chooses to head back to academic life, but that he's more than welcome to continue writing for the magazine either way. Brady thanks him and tells him he'll let him know what he decides to do.
At UC Berkeley, Brady meets with his old boss Dean Alan Smalling (John C. McGinley) and asks to know more about the plan if he came back as a professor. Smalling tells Brady that he wouldn't necessarily be coming back as a full-time professor. Brady is confused and asks what he means. Smalling officially offers Brady a position as an adjunct professor. He would teach one class per term, but that it wouldn't count toward tenure or anything like that. Brady tells him that he was under the assumption that he would just be getting his former job back. Smalling apologizes for the confusion and tells Brady that he believes him being a part-time professor would benefit not only Brady but also the journalism program at the school.
Brady calls Wenner and tells him that he will stay at the magazine in addition to teaching one class a week at the university. Brady then goes to the same bar he went to after he was fired. He sits down and notices a copy of Rolling Stone at the bar. This time around it is one of his articles that are on the cover.
Plot: July 1970. Brady Conroy (Josh Hartnett) and Celeste (Aimee Teegarden) are still having a hard time getting used to living together and this is only being made more difficult by the arrival of Brady's brother Jimmy (Lou Taylor Pucci) from prison. Brady tries to reassure Celeste that it is only temporary and that Jimmy will leave as soon as he gets a job, but his reassurances don't make her feel any better. He tells her that he has something that might make her feel a little better, and presents her with two tickets to an upcoming outdoor Grateful Dead concert. She is not only excited because she loves the band, but she's also excited because Brady only got two tickets, so Jimmy won't be there.
Brady drops by the Rolling Stone offices to drop off an article he wrote. The office is empty aside from the office manager Kylee Hargrove (Alicia Witt) who is doing some clerical work. She tells him to go ahead and drop the article off on Jann Wenner's desk. Kylee asks what's new with him, and he tells her about how his brother cramping things at home since he just got out of prison. Kylee tells him that clearly he's a nicer sibling than she is because if any of her siblings just got out of prison, she wouldn't let them stay with her.
Brady and Celeste are getting ready to leave for the concert, when Jimmy asks them what they're up to. Celeste says they are going out. When Jimmy asks where, Brady tells him that they are going to the Grateful Dead concert. Jimmy laughs, saying what a coincidence, since he's going to the same concert. Celeste is annoyed and leaves the room. Brady asks how Jimmy got money to go to a concert, and Jimmy tells him that a friend owed him money, but didn't have any cash so they gave him a concert ticket instead. Brady offers to give Jimmy a ride to the concert, which only annoys Celeste further.
While they are in the parking lot of the concert, Jimmy offers Brady and Celeste each a beer. They accept, but soon start to feel weird. Brady asks what kind of beer Jimmy gave them, and he tells them he gave them the kind of beer with LSD in it. Brady is angry and asks why he would do something like that. Jimmy simply says that he thought they could use a break from their other issues. As the concert starts, the LSD takes hold of them. Jimmy is enjoying it, dancing and swaying to the music. Brady and Celeste, on the other hand, have never done LSD before and are not nearly as relaxed. Waves of color and sound swirl around them as rain begins to fall on the concert audience. The ground quickly turns to mud, but it doesn't dismay the audience as they dance in the mud. Jimmy paints his face with the mud like a warrior. Brady finally starts relax and lets the stimuli move him, but when he looks next to him he doesn't see Celeste anywhere. He tries to look for her, but the concert is packed.
After the concert, Brady lays on top of his car waiting for Celeste to turn up. Jimmy gets into a VW bus with some other concert goers and gets high with them in the parking lot. Celeste finally shows up. She is angry and covered in mud. She sees Jimmy and begins yelling at him about making everything worse. First, she thought that moving in with Brady would help their relationship, but then Jimmy moved in and it's gotten worse. Then, she was excited to come to the concert, but then Jimmy tagged along and drugged them. She just wanted to enjoy the music, not go on a muddy acid trip. Jimmy is stunned silent. Celeste then gets into the car. Brady tells Celeste that he was looking for her during the show but couldn't find her. She tells him she didn't want to be found.
The next day, Brady goes to the Rolling Stone offices and asks to see Jann Wenner (Karl Glusman). He tells Wenner about the job offer from UC Berkeley. Wenner tells him that he will understand if Brady chooses to head back to academic life, but that he's more than welcome to continue writing for the magazine either way. Brady thanks him and tells him he'll let him know what he decides to do.
At UC Berkeley, Brady meets with his old boss Dean Alan Smalling (John C. McGinley) and asks to know more about the plan if he came back as a professor. Smalling tells Brady that he wouldn't necessarily be coming back as a full-time professor. Brady is confused and asks what he means. Smalling officially offers Brady a position as an adjunct professor. He would teach one class per term, but that it wouldn't count toward tenure or anything like that. Brady tells him that he was under the assumption that he would just be getting his former job back. Smalling apologizes for the confusion and tells Brady that he believes him being a part-time professor would benefit not only Brady but also the journalism program at the school.
Brady calls Wenner and tells him that he will stay at the magazine in addition to teaching one class a week at the university. Brady then goes to the same bar he went to after he was fired. He sits down and notices a copy of Rolling Stone at the bar. This time around it is one of his articles that are on the cover.
Rolling Stone is a series that started as an exploration of the seventies music with characters in the backroung but it slowly turned into a series with characters living their life with the seventies music scene in the background. D.R. Cobb and Oliver Stone managed to put the characters up front with some great character development with their two leads and that's worth noting.
Great production design, a good ensemble cast and with a great story, nothing could go wrong with Rolling Stone and guess what happened? Nothing went wrong. The show ran smoothly while telling its own, engaging story, something I wouldn't have imagined after the first two episodes.
I While I thoroughly enjoyed what our two main characters's development and storyline over the course of the season, played with brilliance by both Josh Hartnett and Aimee Teegarden, the same can't be said by the supporting cast around them. I don't think I know the employees of the Rolling Stone magasine much more than I did when the show started and that's something held me back while watching this otherwise great series.
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