Like most kids, Victor Levin was raised on fairy tales — and still resents it. Those stories in books, movies and TV that inevitably ended up with everyone happily ever after — and they seemed dishonest.
"It's nonsense," says the writer-producer. "We human beings are deeply flawed creatures, and sometimes from the best of intentions, we make grotesque mistakes and hurt each other. This is the nature of being human and this is the nature of love. It's messy."
Levin is ready to prove his point with the powerful new six-part PBS "Masterpiece" series, "Alice & Jack," which traces a modern couple spending years in the messy, giddy, crazy push-pull of love.
"This is a very valuable emotion that can do great things. It can also hurt people, but it can do great, great things. Let's not take it for granted," says Levin, who previously worked on the series "Mad Men" and "Mad About You."
"Alice & Jack," which starts airing More