Thirtysomething at thirty : an oral history / by Scott Ryan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryan, Scott (Writer on television), author.

Meglin, Nick, author.

Horton, Peter, 1953- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Hamilton, Ann Lewis, writer of foreword.

Dougherty, Joseph, writer of afterword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thirtysomething (Television program)--Themes, motives.

Thirtysomething (Television program).

Television series.

Television writers.

Television programs--Plots, themes, etc.

Television programs.

Television actors and actresses.

Themes, motives.

Physical Description:

xi, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany, GA : BearManor Media, 2017.

Summary:

Thirty years ago, thirtysomething was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick. Winner of thirteen Emmys, the ground-breaking series explored an unlikely subject matter - the existential angst of seven baby boomers. This book contains interviews with all the main cast and crew telling how they crafted the series. Read the final episode that never aired because it sparked a law suit; essays from Ann Lewis Hamilton, Joseph Dougherty and Peter Horton; and see never before released photos from the cast's personal collection.

Contents:

Foreword / by Ann Lewis Hamilton

Introduction / by Scott Ryan

Oral history

Season 1

Season 2

The samurai school of directing

Season 3

Season 4

My MAD-venture / by Nick Meglin

Goodbye, Gary Shepherd / by Peter Horton

A fifth season?

California, here we come? / by Scott Ryan

Excerpt from the first draft of "California"

And in the end

Afterword / by Joseph Dougherty

Interview data

Special thanks

About the author.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781629331034

1629331031

OCLC:

984671754

Publisher Number:

99995722145