Couples swing on CBS’ ‘Swingtown’

“Swingtown” is CBS’ television drama series which peeks into the shag-carpeted suburban homes of the culturally transformative ‘70s to find couples reveling in the sexual and social revolution that introduced women’s liberation and challenged conventional wisdom. During this heady era of provocative change, Susan and Bruce Miller (Molly Parker and Jack Davenport) move their family to an affluent Chicago suburb where they’re confronted with personal choices, experimentation and shifting attitudes, all against the backdrop of a changing social climate defined by its unforgettable music, fashion and style. In this scene from the premiere episode, they enjoy the festivities at their new neighbors’ eye-opening Fourth of July party.

“I don’t understand why this show is so threatening,” said “Swingtown’s” creator Kelley, making himself at home on the Decker household’s set. “But I don’t understand why gay marriage is so threatening either. I understand there’s going to be a portion of the available audience that will just say, ‘I can’t do this, I can’t go there.’ Too bad, because there is so much to embrace in this show. I think people who reject it have a problem with fear in general in their lives.”  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)