First Years
| First Years | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Legal drama |
| Created by | Jill Gordon |
| Based on | This Life by Amy Jenkins |
| 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 | |
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
- 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
- Kevin Connolly as Joe
- Bruce Winant as Bruce
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by [3] | Written by | Original release 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
Eric Mink of the New York Daily News critically panned the series, describing the lead characters as "collectively annoying".[5]
References
- ^ 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.