thirtysomething
drama
129
Competent
Engages without demanding much — watchable and reasonably crafted
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
37
Educational Value/50
24
Craft & Quality/50
36
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama (1988). Baby boomer angst as a group of friends navigate careers, marriages, and parenthood.
Moderate cognitive demands from the character complexity. Some educational value as a time capsule of late-80s upper-middle-class anxiety. Defined the template for generation-specific ensemble dramas.
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