由于丈夫的意外死亡，青蛙单亲母亲Nancy Botwin（玛丽·露易斯·帕克 Mary-Louise Parker 饰）成了一名膝下抚有两子的单身母亲，青蛙一无所长的她找不到一份能养活一家三口的工作，为维持家里的生计她选择了在所住的富人区里贩卖大麻，虽然收益丰厚，却也风险不小。大儿子Silas（亨特·帕瑞施 Hunter Parrish 饰）正处青春期，叛逆不羁。小儿子Shane（亚历山大·古尔德 Alexander Gould 饰）有点孤僻，不合群。最糟糕的是小叔子Andy （贾斯汀·柯克 Justin Kirk 饰）还寄住家中总是胡作非为。Nancy在贩大麻的同时还要辛苦躲避她的孩子，亲友，还有她的好友Celia（伊丽莎白·帕金斯 Elizabeth Perkins 饰），于是闹出了一连串啼笑皆非的事……
回复 :1947 年美国的 Roswell 正是全世界最注目的地方，美国军方以气象气球的撞毁来解释这个不可思议的事件。时间很快地过了四十年，四个从外星蛋壳中孵化，并混有人类 DNA 的外星人出世了。他们是外层空间某星系的后裔，为了逃避战乱而来到地球，务求在某天能够有机会再次返回母星。拥有正统皇室血统的 Max、他的妹妹 Isabel、他的保标 Michael 以及他的妻子 Tess 本过着低调 及平凡的生活，但 Max 为了抢救被枪误打中的女同学 Liz 而暴露了外星人身份，从此他们便与 Liz 及她的好友 Maria 及 Alex 等人于 Roswell 中逃避及对抗他们种族的敌人 ...本剧集于 1999 年在美国开始播放，以外星人的元素来反影及描写青少年在成长上所面对的各种问题，虽然此剧得奖不多，但其受欢迎程度不弱，尤其是以女歌手 Dido 所唱的主题曲已卖得满堂红。本剧于 2002 年播影完毕，合共有三个季度。
回复 :第三季故事开始于第二独立团抵达查尔斯顿七个月后。在此期间，查尔斯顿被指定为「新美利坚合众国」的首都，Tom Mason被推选为政治领袖（相当于总统）。但他大多数时间不是待在办公室里处理政务，还是率领军队顽强抵抗外星入侵者的一次次进攻。与前任Manchester博士比起来，Tom在对待外星人的态度上更具侵略性也更主动。查尔斯顿政府与起义的「突击者」形成了不太牢靠的联盟关系，Tom让「突击者」起义军留在查尔斯顿与人类并肩作战，但这引发了一些人类的不满，两个种族的关系持续紧张。「突击者」起义军在战斗前总是将脸上涂满红黄相间的条纹，以纪念在第二季结尾英勇牺牲的领袖「红眼」。Tom的儿子Ben现在是查尔斯顿政府与「突击者」起义军之间的联络人。无论人类还是「突击者」都明白，他们即便联手也很难打败强大的敌人——此前被第二独立团戏称为「鱼头」的外星种族Espheni。虽然他们的君王已死，但另一个更强大、更邪恶的君王刚刚继承了统治权。更糟糕的是，一个全新的外星种族在双方激战正酣时抵达地球并迅速投身战场。
回复 :Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters."Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk."Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
