''Wasteland'' is an American

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that aired on

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from October 7 until December 23, 1999. The show was created by Kevin Williamson. Several of the topics explored were college, friendships, romance and

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. It aired only three episodes in October 1999 before ABC canceled it. However,

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's ShowNext channel aired the 10 remaining episodes in 2001.

Summary

''Wasteland'' tells the story of six friends after college. Dawnie is a graduate student writing a thesis on the "

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", and at 27, she is standing strong as a virgin. Alongside are her two best female friends: Sam, a sassy social worker, and Jesse, a publicist obsessed with the downtown dating scene. Other characters include Vandy, a musician by day, bartender by night who still carries a torch for Sam, Ty, who reappears after dumping Dawnie for not "putting out", and Russell, a gay soap opera star terrified of being out and Ty's college roommate.

Cast

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as Jesse Presser *

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as Dawnie Parker *

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as Samantha 'Sam' Price * Eddie Mills as Vandy * Dan Montgomery Jr. as Russell Baskind * Brad Rowe as Tyler 'Ty' Swindell * Jeffrey D. Sams as Vincent 'Vince' Lewis

Notable guest appearances

* Adam Scott as Phillip The Coffee Boy * Benjamin Markham as Gothic Bill

Episodes

References

External links

* {{Kevin Williamson American Broadcasting Company original programming 1999 American television series debuts 1990s American LGBT-related drama television series 1999 American television series endings 1990s American drama television series Television shows set in New York City Television series by Disney–ABC Domestic Television Television series by Miramax Television Television series created by Kevin Williamson