Dermot Mulroney

The final episode shifts the focus to the experience of listening to music. From vinyl discs to the cassette tape, the CD, and the MP3, each generation has had a new way to make music its own––a way of listening that determines not only how and where we listen, but also the manner in which we collect, store, and share the music we love.

Featuring rare studio footage of some the world's most renowned vocalists––divas like Adele and Christina Aguilera, suave crooners like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, and rock star screamers––this episode considers the gamut of tricks and techniques that can enhance and alter the human voice while exploring the ineffable emotional quality that makes a vocal track truly great.

Chronicling the era in which MTV forged an indelible link between recorded music and the newly emergent music video, this episode considers what it means to see music as well as hear it. Offering unprecedented exposure to artists with a knack for the form––Michael Jackson, Madonna, Billy Idol, the Eurythmics––MTV turned singles into smash hits and musical performers into international celebrities.

Beginning with the pioneers of hip-hop, this episode tracks the way in which sampling––the practice of borrowing fragments from existing records––created a new genre, upended the establishment, and set in motion a controversy over copyright that has yet to be resolved.

From the invention of the electric guitar to the evolution of synthesized music, electricity allowed musicians to invent brand new sounds. This episode examines the process by which science and engineering become sound, illustrated through blues music and artists like the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, and the Who.

Hank and his blue-collar family are relying heavily on football scholarships to help give Hank a bright future away from their hardscrabble life in Texas. But when Hank, his friends, and Hank's little brother, Tim, go out on a celebratory hunting trip, a series of bad decisions lead to a tragic accident that threatens to destroy the family-and all of Hank's dreams.

Blanket (Dermot Mulroney) is an indoor cat who is too afraid to leave his apartment. But when his adventurous son, Cape, sets out to find a legendary cat paradise, Blanket must overcome his own fears and embark on the wildest ride of his life.

Based on the true story of Robert Kearns. The Kearns' were a typical 1960s Detroit family. Bob is a college professor and part-time inventor. When Bob invents a device that would eventually be used by every car in the world, the Kearns' think they have struck gold. But their aspirations are dashed after the auto giants, who originally embraced Bob's creation, unceremoniously shuns him. Ignored, threatened and then buried in years of litigation, Bob...

Following the tragic death of her father on her eighteenth birthday, India Stoker meets Charlie, her charismatic uncle, whom she never knew existed. When Charlie moves in with India and her unstable mother, both are drawn to his charming and calming demeanor. But it soon becomes clear that Charlie's arrival was no coincidence, and that the shocking secrets of his past could shatter India's future.

A homicide detective and a criminal psychologist search for an elusive copycat mass murderer.