Wasteland

- Season 1

(1999)

Dawnie reunites with her ex-beau; soap stud Russ has a run-in with a man from his past; and D.A. worker Sam lays down the law with her ex-flame, a singer who's newly sober.

Ty's return forces Dawnie to examine her role in their college split; Russ feels the closet closing in on him after Jesse gets caught in a lie of her own.

The gang goes courting, as Dawnie helps Jesse research a dating service; Ty and Russ endure a dreadful double date; Sam spends a night with Vince at the office.

Things get too close for comfort when the gang helps Jesse's old beau prep for his wedding---to one of Jesse's former friends.

After being fired from his job, Jesse hires Ty as her assistant. Meanwhile, Sam tries to help a troubled teen.

Russ is dealt a crushing blow when a set-side fling decides to play it straight to keep up appearances. Meanwhile, Dawnie's mom hosts a wild girls night out.

The gang's Thanksgiving dinner overheats due to Russ's attempts to come out to his folks, Ty's choice of a date, and Jesse's offering Vince a place at their table next to Sam.

Vince and Sam move closer, while Ty and Dawnie move further apart. Meanwhile Russ meets a reporter, and is unsure if he is gay.

Russ and Cliff go out on their first date; Coffee Boy and Jesse get back together; Vince wife signs the divorce papers, and Sam and Vince can finally be together.

Dawnie decides to lose her virginity before the New Year; Russell and Jesse are upset when they both find themselves dateless on New Year's Eve.

It is January 1. As a tradition everyone heads over Dawnie and Russell's place to write their New Year's Resolutions.

Everyone back at work knows that Sam and Vince are a couple which jeopardize Vince's job. New coupled Vandy and Dawnie start to feel awkward around each other.

Jesse meets Coffee Boy's Ex and feels threatened after they start to get close; Russell gets a Dear Cliff email; Dawnie computer crashes, and with it her thesis.