First Years

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First Years
Genre
Studios USA Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMarch 19 (2001-03-19) –
April 2, 2001 (2001-04-02)
Related
This Life

First Years is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from March to April 2001. It is a remake of the British series This Life.[1] The series premiered on March 19, 2001, but was canceled after only three of the nine episodes produced had aired.

Overview

The series chronicles the lives of five young lawyers who live together in a house in San Francisco.[2]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected by [3]Written byOriginal air date [3]Prod.
code
1"The First Thing You Do..."Scott WinantJill GordonMarch 19, 2001 (2001-03-19)E1902
2"...And Then You Die"Timothy BusfieldMark B. PerryMarch 26, 2001 (2001-03-26)E1903
3"There's No Place Like Homo"Timothy BusfieldMark B. PerryApril 2, 2001 (2001-04-02)E1907
4"Porn in the U.S.A."
"First Day"[4]
Tom MooreTBDUnairedE1901
5"Touched by a Reindeer"Ken TopolskyTBDUnairedE1904
6"Lawyerboy"Tucker GatesTBDUnairedE1905
7"When I Grow Up"TBDTBDUnairedE1906
8"Habeas Corpse"Ken TopolskyTBDUnairedE1908
9"This Life"Timothy BusfieldTBDUnairedE1909

Reception

Eric Mink of the New York Daily News critically panned the series, describing the lead characters as "collectively annoying".[5]

References

  1. ^ T.L. Stanley (March 19, 2001). "Pulling NBC's 'First Years' Through a Rocky Birth". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
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  3. ^ a b From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "First Years : no."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  4. ^ From the Writers Guild of America, West catalog: "Signatory Project Confirmation [search: "First Years"]". Writers Guild of America, West. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  5. ^ Eric Mink (March 19, 2001). "THERE OUTTA BE A LAW 'First Years' is an annoying ripoff". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2017-10-10.

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