“Swingtown’s” Bruce Is a Brit!
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- August
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OK, so maybe I’ve been living in a vacuum, but I had never heard of Jack Davenport, who plays Bruce Miller, before “Swingtown.” Then, while trolling cbs.com last night, I found some video interviews with the cast and was surprised to find that our off-screen “Bruce” is no Chicagoan. Not that that’s a bad thing, mind you. It’s just that his American accent is so good that I never suspected. And while trolling another website, imdb.com, I found that Davenport has a long and impressive resume in films. In fact, other than Grant Show, many of “Swingtown’s” lead-role thespians have brief histories in acting (at least on the big and small screens).
If you’re really into this show, I encourage you to go to cbs.com, where it’s fun to see the actors who play Bruce, Susan, Roger and Janet in modern-day clothes. The biggest surprise was Miriam Shor, who plays annoying drip Janet. Turns out that her real-life appearance is quite different, starting with her hair. And Shor pointed out how much of a dork Janet is, which in some twisted way, made me dislike Janet less. Meanwhile, no matter what Grant Show wears today, that mustache can’t release him from that ‘70s look. Lana Parrilla and her Trina look similar—gorgeous—on- and off-screen. 
But moving on to the most recent ep, Laurie and Doug finally got busted by Susan and Bruce, thank goodness, sending Daddy into a well-deserved rage. Our move into this house has screwed up our family, he yells, and it has to stop. OK, so let’s see if he can bring Susan’s piqued interest in swinging to a halt.
Everytime Janet loosens up a bit—like by going to the Pendulum Club, she soon falls back into her dullsville rut. But I think Trina is successfully uncovering at least a part of Janet’s wild side, which we all know lurks someone inside her. After all, didn’t she finally look decent while wearing that sassy red dress she borrowed from Trina?
What a hoot seeing Sam, BJ and their friends playing Pong. Compared to today’s video games, it’s like an iPhone vs. two cans connected by a string.
And now for the weekly tally on which songs on the soundtrack were from the original artists or fakes: I must say that there were 3 or 4 I didn’t recognize or hear well enough to ID. Nonetheless, Real: “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” “Crimson & Clover” and “Let’s Get It On.” Fake: “Mi Corazon” (I not sure if that’s the song’s official name). 
This Friday, on “Running on Empty,” Bruce and Susan escape to the family cabin to reconnect with each other and their kids. Janet and Roger see a therapist, and Tom and Trina make the most of their new closed-married status. (Photo courtesy of CBS.)
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