SummaryWhen thirtysomething debuted in 1987 it was attacked by some critics as being a self-indulgent examination of the minutiae of yuppie life. Before the first season was over, some of those same critics were covering their tracks by calling it "the most improved show on television." Producers Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz had teamed up before on ... Read More
Created By:Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick
thirtysomething
5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 29, 1987
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Jul 12, 2013
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"Thirtysomething" was the best new drama last season, and it gets better with every episode. [13 Dec 1988]
Jun 7, 2013
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thirtysomething has always been agreeably open-ended, full of rambling, shaggy-yuppie stories that never conclude decisively. That's what drives some viewers up the wall, and entrances others.
Jul 2, 2013
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The season's best new series. ... One can smirk at the show's blatant appeal to the yuppie audience and at some of the cliched relationshipspeak ("It's too hurtful"). But Creators Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz invest what is potentially banal with conviction and wit.
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Production Company:
- The Bedford Falls Company
- MGM Television
Initial Release Date:Sep 29, 1987
Number of seasons:5 Seasons
Rating:TV-14
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 13 Wins & 42 Nominations
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
• 12 Nominations
