From The Daily Beast
The first season of the classic TV series thirtysomething was finally released on DVD this week, after years of struggle to obtain music rights for the show’s memorable original soundtrack. The angsty drama gave voice to baby boomer woes about navigating adulthood when the show debuted in 1987. Among the standouts in the cast were Ken Olin and Mel Harris as the nervous new suburban Philadelphia parents Hope and Michael Steadman, Timothy Busfield as Elliot struggling in his marriage to Nancy (Patricia Wettig), and Peter Horton as Gary, the boyish professor who could never seem to grow up. With extras including a conversation with creators Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick (who teamed up again on Relativity, My So-Called Life, and Once and Again) the DVD doesn’t disappoint, and although the show can sometimes feel dated, after so many years, it’s easy to be sucked back into a show this effortlessly good. The following three seasons will be released in six-month intervals, so parcel out the episodes now. Plus, view our gallery of where the thirtysomething cast members are at fiftysomething.
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