TV series

The Last Convertible

1979 · 1 season

A sweeping, nostalgic slow burn through decades of friendship and loss, carried by handsome faces and a wistful sense of time slipping away.

Tagline: For five men and the woman they all loved, it was the ride of their lives.
Overview: A star-laden adaptation of Anton Myrer's sprawling 1978 novel tracing the lives of five Harvard roommates of the class of '44, following them through the next 30 years. At the center of the story is a green 1939 Packard convertible and Chris Farris, a beautiful Radcliffe girl.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, love, memory, war
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
love
memory
war
aging
Places: big city
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild