Factory sealed DVD</br></br>Product Description</br></br>In 1987 we were introduced to a group of couples of friends: 'thirtysomethings.' A dream cast of characters that from the very first episode resonated with a nation of people who knew these people all too well. Michael (Ken Olin <i>Brothers And Sisters</i>) and Hope Steadman (Mel Harris) the suburban 'new-parent' poster children; Elliot (Timothy Busfield <i>The West Wing</i>) and Nancy Weston (Patricia Wettig <i>Brothers And Sisters</i>) a couple whose marriage is falling apart; Gary Shepard (Peter Horton <i>In Treatment</i>) the perpetually 'twentysomething' thirtysomething; Melissa Steadman (Melanie Mayron) Michaels cousin and a struggling artist; and Ellyn Warren (Polly Draper) the driven but restless career-chaser.<br><P><br>thirtysomething channeled the consciousness of baby boomers into a running commentary on what it really meant to be on the cusp of success and failure marriage and divorce adulthood and parenthood. Every week the show blurred the lines between television and film drama and comedy hard reality and twisted imagination. Each episode of this truly groundbreaking series was its own unit yet somehow fed a larger growing experience from week to week. <br><P><br>At last the experience comes to DVD with 21 original episodes restored from the original film elements. Go behind the making of this landmark television series with all-new interviews commentaries and conversations with the creators cast and crew.<BR><br><b>Bonus Features:</b> <BR><br>Featurettes With thirtysomething Creators Cast and Crew<BR><br>* <i>From thirtysomething to Forever</i> Making thirtysomething <BR><br>* A Conversation Between Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick<BR><br>* <i>Couples & Friends</i> <BR><br>* <i>Cultural Impact</i> <BR><br>* Commentaries by Creators Cast and Crew<BR></br></br>Amazon.com</br></br>The touchstone TV series for baby boomers--and TV watchers of the '80s--<I>thirtysomething</I> shows its deep intelligence afresh in this splendid boxed set featuring every episode of the first season (which debuted in 1987) and so much more.In cultural terms it's hard to overstate the impact of <I>thirtysomething</I> which focused on an ensemble of friends?? some married?? some single?? some successful?? some struggling--dealing with the aftermath of the '60s ethos?? what it meant to balance family and career?? and how to reinvent marriage (or to even consider marriage) in the wake of the women's movement. No small task. But <I>thirtysomething</I> was?? an" to the challenge. First?? even above its stellar cast?? is the smart?? savvy writing that so distinguished the series when it was on the air. Creators Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz wrote many of <I>thirtysomething's</I> episodes?? including the pilot?? which laid out the complex relationships and feelings of the cast members.<p> And what a cast! Hope and Michael (the dreamily gorgeous Mel Harris and effortlessly handsome Ken Olin) look the perfect co