Episode Detail: Pilot Episode - Education of Max Bickford
Debut: Richard Dreyfuss stars as Max Bickford, an abrasive yet impassioned history professor going through a midlife crisis. In the opener, Max is passed over for a promotion that goes to a former student (Marcia Gay Harden). Also, Max's best friend returns to school after undergoing a sex-change operation; and Max's daughter gives him some troubling news. Erica: Helen Shaver. Nell: Katee Sackhoff. Lester: Eric Ian Goldberg.