Summary: Phil Bowie has to fight his way through hoards of people for a reality show while trying to live a "normal life". His prize if he makes it through the season is 30 million dollars, but if he loses the "challenger" gets the money.

Summary: Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq - anchored only by his true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.