Thirtysomething came out in 1987 and SCREAMED "late 80s self-absorbed Boomer twats." It had so many tics from that era/demographic. If you mention "Thirtysomething," nobody will think "1990s!" I was off the air in May of '91.

Thirty Something: It was a switching point (along with that movie with dead Don Johnson) where I finally understood that society was geared to accommodate the baby boomer population explosion and not much else. It was a show of predominately white, neurotic North siders with rich people problems I didn't want to share or care about.

All through the eighties there was a boring obsesion with realistic drama and Hill Street Blues epitomised it. I found it boring and didn't watch but I watched a police show called The Bill because it was supposed to be even more realistic than Hill Street Blues. I think L.A. Law was superceded by Thirtysomething in a similar way.

I think you have the winner, OP. Other contenders if you’re talking about dramas could be Hill Street Blues, Magnum, PI, Knight Rider and Miami Vice. I don’t think any of those could be mistaken for any other decade.

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