American television series

而电影改编自哈林区80年代三兄弟，Alpo、Rich Porter和AZ的故事（分别对应电影里的Rico、Money Making Mitch和Ace）。他们是当年哈林区名震一时的毒枭，最后却因各种原因，三兄弟沦落到一人残疾，一人被杀、一人被判35年的悲剧。

1970年代的滑轮溜冰音乐推动了这部成长喜剧的情节，X（鲍伯）和他的朋友们在当地溜冰场称霸，但当他们的家园倒闭时，他们倍感震惊。他们前往Sweetwater溜冰场，却发现他们的技能在一开始无法与那些技巧高超的溜冰者和美丽的女孩相比。

In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the destiny of the world's minorities: Part I: A conservative African American politician must choose between his people's survival and appeasing his white colleagues when space aliens propose to share their profound knowledge in exchange for all black people on earth. Part II: The Virgin Mary's appearance in an inner-city housing project forces a Hispanic priest to face the hidden cultural origins of Western religion. Part III: On the dawn of the "Black Revolution," an African American couple discovers who the "real" enemy is.

Principal Steven Harper runs Winslow High School as best as he can while dealing with the demands of the faculty, the students and their parents.