Madison (1993)
Madison is a Canadian television teen drama series produced by Forefront Entertainment Group in Vancouver and broadcast in 88 countries worldwide. After first run of 65 episodes on Global TV Network 1993 - 1998, it continued to air on Showcase and YTV in Canada 1998 - 2002. Madison was a hard-hitting teen drama of 30 minute episodes. The series tackled teens' serious life crises with realistic resolutions. The series was created originally for classrooms as a learning aid under the title of 'Working It Out at Madison', but networks fell in love with its gritty story lines and impressive acting. The producers were nominated for Best Dramatic Series at Canada's Gemini Awards for outstanding television in 1995, 96 and 1997. Madison had a talented cast that went on to strong acting careers: In 1996, Joely Collins won Canada's "Best Actress" Gemini Award at age 22. Barry Pepper went on to act in 'Saving Private Ryan' and The Green Mile' with Tom Hanks, 'Enemy of the State' with Will Smith, then he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series for his role as Bobby in 'The Kennedy in 2011. Another Madison actor, Will Sasso was a regular on 'MadTV' for several seasons and cast as Curly in 'The Three Stooges' film release in 2012. Actress Enuka Okuma has appeared in the hit series '24' and currently appears as a regular cast member of cop drama, 'Rookie Blue'.
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Episode 1 - Love You Forever
Release Date:Russell Jerome Winslow1978 - 1996 Tia has not been able to accept R.J.'s death six months ago, and is relying more and more heavily on Jamie. Jamie loves Tia, but is terrified she'll find out that he slept with Kim the night R.J. died. Rachael is initially fired by Neill after lying on her resume, but he later takes pity on her and hires her back.
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Episode 2 - No Sell-Out
Release Date:Kevin starts film school, but is soon disillusioned by the narrow-minded attitudes of the other students and the professor. Carol is astounded when she takes a temp job to pay her rent and realises that her boss is the last of the great male chauvinists. Rachel and Sheri search for a place, but soon realise it isn't that easy.
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Episode 3 - Salvage
Release Date:Mick and Jamie meet at the casual labor lineup, and both are hired by Red, a man who salvages houses professionally. Derek's dad has a stroke, and Derek makes the decision to put his dreams aside to run the business.
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Episode 4 - Real Life
Release Date:While working at a community cable station, Kevin convinces the manager to let him shoot a documentary on street kids. Sheri and Rachael are creeped out by their basement roommate Larry.
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Episode 5 - Things Change
Release Date:Jamie is trying to get things together, but his father has cut him out of his life, and when he asks Rachael to put in a good word for him with Neill, she shuts him down, still not over their one-night-stand in high-school. Carol lends her first solo recording to an office co-worker who lands her a gig at The Sunspot, one of the hottest clubs in town -- Beth is angry and jealous, but Mick supports his former girlfriend. Rachael is upset when Neill starts talking about Fran, and she finds out that Fran is his on-again off-again fianc‚e.
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Episode 6 - Go Your Own Way
Release Date:Rachael decides to 'save' street kid Clover by offering her a job at LavaLand, but Clover's street friends keep causing trouble. Sheri begins falling for Aaron, an engineering student at UBC, while Noella's got her eye on Kevin. Beth is upset when Carol lands a solo gig and a new manager.
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Episode 7 - Like Old Times
Release Date:Kevin gets his first production gig, but things don't go as planned when the star of the cooking show walks off the set. Stressed out by his father's condition, Derek hires Jamie to help at Wakaluk Repairs. Sheri is upset when roommate Noella begins dating Kevin, and asks her not to. Carol's mother moves in with her after leaving her father.
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Episode 8 - Corkscrew
Release Date:Jamie can't apply for welfare because his father won't sign emancipation papers, and ends up babysitting Vicki's son Rich. Red offers Mick the chance to learn to build boats, but Mick isn't sure if he's ready to make it a career. Sheri shocks Aaron with the news that she's married, but he's able to accept it.
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Episode 9 - With a Bullet
Release Date:Rachael asks Noella and Sheri for advice on dealing with Neill, and eventually follows Noella's advice and just goes for it. Elliot pushes Carol into hitting the party circuit after her performance nets her rave reviews. Derek buys an old microphone set, and eventually asks for his father's help in fixing it.
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Episode 10 - Hanky Panky
Release Date:After months of flirting, Rachel and her boss, Neill, finally decide that it's time they took their relationship to a deeper level.
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Episode 11 - Men Don't Leave
Release Date:When Sheri's boyfriend, Aaron, arranges for her to meet his parents, Sheri realizes that he is much more serious about their relationship than she is.
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Episode 12 - Stepping Into Starlight
Release Date:It looks like Jamie Novak is finally getting his act together.
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Episode 13 - Dancing Like Adults
Release Date:On the day of the divorce, Kevin picks up Clover, a Street kid, who has escaped from a juvenile detention facility. A cop stops Carol for speeding, then asks her out. Jamie starts to grow up. (Recap available.)