Timothy Busfield, Polly Draper, Mel Harris, Peter Horton, Melanie Mayron, Ken Olin, Patricia Wettig. Originally broadcast on television during the 1987-1988 season. Contains all 21 episodes from the first season. Special features: Disc 1: Commentary on "Pilot" by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick. Disc 3: Commentary on "I'll be home for Christmas" by Mel Harris and Melanie Mayron; commentary on "Therapy" by Timothy Busfield, Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig; commentary on "Competition" by writer Joseph Dougherty. Disc 4: Commentary on "I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with a wonderful gynecologist" by director Scott Winant. Disc 5: Commentary on "Whose forest is this" by Timothy Busfield and writer Richard Kramer; commentary on "Nancy's first date" by director Ron Lagomarsino; commentary on "Undone" by writer Joseph Dougherty. Disc 6: Commentary on "Born to be mild" by Mel Harris and director Ron Lagomarsino; "From thirtysomething to forever:" making of thirtysomething; "A conversation between Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick' featurette ; "Couples: Michael and Hope, Elliot and Nancy" featurette; "Singles: Gary, Melissa and Ellyn" featurette; "Writers and directors" featurette; "Cultural impact" featurette.
Contents:
Disc 1: Couples. The parents are coming -- Housewarming -- Couples. Disc 2: Weaning. We gather together -- Nice work if you can get it -- Weaning. Disc 3: Competition. South by southeast -- Therapy -- Competition. Disc 4: Accounts receivable. I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with a wonderful gynecologist -- Business as usual -- Accounts receivable. Disc 5: Tenure. Nancy's first date -- Undone -- Tenure. Disc 6: Born to be mild.
Summary:
Living in Philadelphia, married thirtysomething couple, Hope and Michael are struggling with everyday adult angst. Michael runs an ad agency with his friend Elliot. Elliot's marriage to Nancy is beginning to show the cracks of age, as is the friendship between Hope and her best friend Ellyn. Michael's best friend, Gary, on the other hand, is trying to get on with his womanising life, and get over the mutually-destructive affair he had with Michael's cousin, Melissa. The domestic and professional lives of a group of young urban professionals living at the height of the Reagan years.
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