Empire Falls (TV miniseries)
Empire Falls is a twopart miniseries that aired on HBO in 2005. It was based on the Pulitzer Prizewinning novel of the same name which was written by Richard Russo. It was nominated for and won multiple awards, including various Emmys and Golden Globes. It was directed by Fred Schepisi.
He has an exwife, Janine, who has become a cocky, selfish bachelorette after losing weight and exercising rigorously. This is partly due to encouragement from Walt Comeau, an antagonistic fitness center owner who visits the Empire Grill every day and has moved into Robys old house by this point.Roby also has a loving teenage daughter nicknamed Tick who is dealing with Zack Minty, her cruel exboyfriend plus an emotional conflict over her mothers engagement to Walt. In addition, she has a complicated friendship with John Voss, an emotionally disturbed boy at school whose hardluck story is known all too well around town. The obnoxious jock Zack and his friends constantly bully John. ........
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