Thirty Something (styled thirtysomething) is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties.
By Season Three, the show about the inner workings of a group of close friends and married couples had reached full maturity as a series. The relationships and conflicts existed on a completely realized level that allowed the viewer to associate, to new heights, with what was happening on their TV.
Whether it was Michael and Hope trying to keep their fire lit, Gary evolving into fatherhood, the ongoing struggles of Melissa with the opposite sex, the wandering moral judgment of Ellyn, or a transformed Elliot caring for his cancer-stricken wife Nancy (an Emmy-winning performance by Patricia Wettig): the lives of these characters had come a long way in just a couple of seasons, much like the progression of real life.
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Awards
- 1989 Won Golden Globe – Best TV-Series – Drama
- 1991 Won TCA Award – Outstanding Achievement in Drama
- 1988 Won People's Choice Award – Favorite New TV Dramatic Program
- 1988 Won Primetime Emmy – Outstanding Drama Series
- 1990 Won Primetime Emmy – Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- 1989 Won Primetime Emmy – Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- 1988, 1990, 1991 Won Humanitas Prize – 60 Minute Category
- 1990 Nominated Golden Globe – Best TV-Series – Drama
- 1991 Nominated Golden Globe – Best TV-Series – Drama
- 1988 Nominated Golden Globe – Best TV-Series – Drama
- 1989 Won DGA Award – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
- 1992 Won WGA Award (TV) – Episodic Drama
- 1989 Won WGA Award (TV) – Episodic Drama