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.
| First Years | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Legal drama |
| Written by | Jill Gordon Mark B. Perry |
| Directed by | Timothy Busfield Tucker Gates Tom Moore Ken Topolsky Scott Winant |
| Starring | Mackenzie Astin Ken Marino Samantha Mathis Sydney Tamiia Poitier James Roday Eric Schaeffer |
| Composers | W. G. Snuffy Walden Joseph Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (6 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jill Gordon Mark B. Perry Ken Topolsky |
| Cinematography | John B. Aronson |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45 mins. |
| Production companies | P.D. Oliver, Inc. NBC Studios Studios USA Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | March 19 – April 2, 2001 |
| Related | |
| This Life | |
Overview
editThe series chronicles the lives of five young lawyers who live together in a house in San Francisco.[2]
Cast
editMain
edit- Mackenzie Astin as Warren Harrison
- Ken Marino as Miles Lawton
- Samantha Mathis as Anna Weller
- Sydney Tamiia Poitier as Riley Kessler
- James Roday as Edgar "Egg" Ross
- Eric Schaeffer as Sam O'Donnell
Recurring
edit- Kevin Connolly as Joe
- Bruce Winant as Bruce
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by [3] | Written by | Original air date [3] | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The First Thing You Do..." | Scott Winant | Jill Gordon | March 19, 2001 | E1902 |
| 2 | "...And Then You Die" | Timothy Busfield | Mark B. Perry | March 26, 2001 | E1903 |
| 3 | "There's No Place Like Homo" | Timothy Busfield | Mark B. Perry | April 2, 2001 | E1907 |
| 4 | "Porn in the U.S.A." "First Day"[4] | Tom Moore | TBD | Unaired | E1901 |
| 5 | "Touched by a Reindeer" | Ken Topolsky | TBD | Unaired | E1904 |
| 6 | "Lawyerboy" | Tucker Gates | TBD | Unaired | E1905 |
| 7 | "When I Grow Up" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | E1906 |
| 8 | "Habeas Corpse" | Ken Topolsky | TBD | Unaired | E1908 |
| 9 | "This Life" | Timothy Busfield | TBD | Unaired | E1909 |
Reception
editEric Mink of the New York Daily News critically panned the series, describing the lead characters as "collectively annoying".[5]
References
edit- ^ T.L. Stanley (March 19, 2001). "Pulling NBC's 'First Years' Through a Rocky Birth". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ^ Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present (9 ed.). Ballantine Books. p. 477. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ From the Writers Guild of America, West catalog: "Signatory Project Confirmation [search: "First Years"]". Writers Guild of America, West. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ^ Eric Mink (March 19, 2001). "THERE OUTTA BE A LAW 'First Years' is an annoying ripoff". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2017-10-10.