Remember "Thirty Something" TV show?

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Anonymous wrote:The same people who made Thirty Something made This is Us.

Ken Olin directed episodes of This is us, but it wasn't created by the same people. Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick were the creators/showrunners of thirtysomething. The other shows they created were My So-Called Life, Once and Again, and Quarterlife.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same people who made Thirty Something made This is Us.

Ken Olin directed episodes of This is us, but it wasn't created by the same people. Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick were the creators/showrunners of thirtysomething. The other shows they created were My So-Called Life, Once and Again, and Quarterlife.

My So-Called Life is a great show. Loved that one, too.

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I loved Judging Amy and does anyone remember Sisters with Sela Ward and Swoosie Kurtz?

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"Thirty something" whining was too much for me.

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Anonymous wrote:"Thirty something" whining was too much for me.

Yeah, I don't think it would hold up at all. That red headed guy, yuck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same people who made Thirty Something made This is Us.

Ken Olin directed episodes of This is us, but it wasn't created by the same people. Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick were the creators/showrunners of thirtysomething. The other shows they created were My So-Called Life, Once and Again, and Quarterlife.

Once and Again, best show of all time. Also not streaming anywhere.

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I live in another area and just checked my local library.They have China Beach, but not Thirty Something.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in another area and just checked my local library.They have China Beach, but not Thirty Something.

You can buy all of the thirtysomething DVDs on Amazon; they're just not available streaming.

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Anonymous wrote:"Thirty something" whining was too much for me.

Same. I was in my early 20s when it came out and, at the time, I thought "get over yourselves already!" Obviously I wasn't their target demographic and I hadn't yet dealt with some of the things the characters in the show were dealing with. But, now that I'm in my 50s, I doubt I'd have any more affinity for those characters than I did back then.

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I liked the house more than the people.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same people who made Thirty Something made This is Us.

Ken Olin directed episodes of This is us, but it wasn't created by the same people. Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick were the creators/showrunners of thirtysomething. The other shows they created were My So-Called Life, Once and Again, and Quarterlife.

My So-Called Life is a great show. Loved that one, too.

Winnie Holzman, who created My So-Called Life and wrote for Thirtysomething, also wrote the book for the musical Wicked. I hope she made a pile of cash off that show.

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One thing I remember liking was how thirtysomething portrayed adults' relationships with their parents. Each of the main characters had at least one parent featured in one or more episodes, and they cast really great actors in these roles, and their dialogue was so well-written.

Michael's parents were Barbara Barrie and Steven Hill
Hope's parents were Shirley Knight and Ted Coe
Nancy's mom was Elizabeth Hoffman
Elliot's parents were Eileen Brennan and Eddie Albert
Melissa's parents were Phyllis Newman and Herb Edelman, and her grandmother was memorably played Sylvia Sidney
Gary's mom was Georgann Johnson
Ellyn's mom was Betsy Blair in earlier episodes and Lois Smith later on

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Anonymous wrote:Put Northern Exposure on the “great shows lost to copyright issues” list.

And Moonlighting. I was never able to watch Northern Exposure as a kid and wanted to find it during the pandemic only to learn about all the music issues with old, good shows. I still might do St. Elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same people who made Thirty Something made This is Us.

Ken Olin directed episodes of This is us, but it wasn't created by the same people. Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick were the creators/showrunners of thirtysomething. The other shows they created were My So-Called Life, Once and Again, and Quarterlife.

PP here. You're right. It was Nashville that Ed Zwick co-produced. Also a good show.

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Anonymous wrote:I loved Judging Amy and does anyone remember Sisters with Sela Ward and Swoosie Kurtz?

Yes! And Julianne Phillips, Bruce's first wife!