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‘Friends,’ ‘ER,’ ‘Party of Five’: Was 1994 the Greatest TV Era Ever?
30 years ago, four TV shows that went on to gain iconic status, and millions of viewers, debuted: ‘Friends,’ ‘ER,’ ‘Party of Five’ and ‘My So-Called Life’
Devastatingly, it only lasted for one season, but it catapulted two of its stars, Claire Danes and Jared Leto, to instant fame (and pin-up status) and created a whole new genre of well-written teen TV that adults could enjoy too. Whether you were quoting Chandler’s ( Matthew Perry) sarcastic quips, trying to master Joey’s ( Matt LeBlanc) iconic “How you doin’?” (it works about 0.1 percent of the time IRL) or desperately trying to manipulate your hair into The Rachel, Friends rapidly became a cultural phenomenon. Jared Leto, Claire Danes, Wilson Cruz, and Devon Gummersalk of ‘My So Called Life.’Moviestore/ShutterstockThen there was My So-Called Life, which captured the emotional turmoil of adolescence so accurately and with a pain that was comparable to breaking in a new pair of Doc Martens.
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