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First Years

American television series

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. The series premiered on March 19, 2001, but was canceled after only three of the nine episodes produced had aired.

01Overview

The series chronicles the lives of five young lawyers who live together in a house in San Francisco.

02Cast

Main

Recurring

03Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
1"The First Thing You Do..."Scott WinantJill GordonMarch 19, 2001 (2001-03-19)E1902
2"...And Then You Die"Timothy BusfieldMark B. PerryMarch 26, 2001 (2001-03-26)E1903
3"There's No Place Like Homo"Timothy BusfieldMark B. PerryApril 2, 2001 (2001-04-02)E1907
4"Porn in the U.S.A."
"First Day"
Tom MooreTBDUnairedE1901
5"Touched by a Reindeer"Ken TopolskyTBDUnairedE1904
6"Lawyerboy"Tucker GatesTBDUnairedE1905
7"When I Grow Up"TBDTBDUnairedE1906
8"Habeas Corpse"Ken TopolskyTBDUnairedE1908
9"This Life"Timothy BusfieldTBDUnairedE1909

04Reception

Eric Mink of the New York Daily News critically panned the series, describing the lead characters as "collectively annoying".

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