Series like Boston Common

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   Four Kings

   Same creator

   2006 · 23 min · Comedy

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   Barry, Ben, Jason, and Bobby—four lifelong friends who affectionately refer to themselves as the “Four Kings of New York”— find their bonds to one another tested when they all move into the apartment that Ben inherited from his grandmother.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared network: NBC

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   Chicago Sons

   Similar atmosphere

   1997 · Comedy

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   A bachelor pad overlooking Wrigley Field is home to the close-knit but usually bickering Kolchuk brothers.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: living with sibling and sitcom
   • a closely matched era

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   Twins

   Same creator

   2005 · 22 min · Comedy

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   Twin sisters—one a driven entrepreneur, the other a glamorous model—inherit their family’s lingerie brand and must juggle rivalry, humor, and heart.

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   • the same creator
   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   Partners

   Same creator

   2012 · 22 min · Comedy

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   Two lifelong friends, who are both architects, form a business partnership. Partners is a comedy that is about a life long bromance between Joe and Louis, two architects who have been friends nearly their entire lives. They are now are business partners, owning their own small architecture firm. Joe is very rational and level headed, following his head over his heart, sometimes a detriment to his relationships. Joe is newly engaged to Ali, a beautiful jewelry designer who brings out the best in him. Louis, in contrast to Joe, is passionate, outspoken and tends to exaggerate in order to make his point. Louis' partner's name is Wyatt, and is a vegan male nurse who is soft spoken and overly understanding. As they live their lives they must find a way to adapt, redefining the bond between them both personally and professionally now that there is an addition of two other important relationships.

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   • the same creator
   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   Roseanne

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   1988 · 23 min · Comedy

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   A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared theme: sitcom

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   Two and a Half Men

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   2003 · Comedy

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   A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: living with sibling and sitcom

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   Andy Barker, P.I.

   Shared themes

   2007 · 22 min · Comedy · Mystery

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   Certified public accountant Andy Barker reluctantly becomes a private investigator after he is mistaken for the former office tenant, who was a private eye.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: sitcom
   • shared network: NBC

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   Like Family

   Similar atmosphere

   2003 · 21 min · Comedy

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   Tanya, Ed, and their kids, 16-year-old Danika and 12-year-old Bobby, are a middle-class African-American family who open their door for an old friend who needs parenting help. Juggling the demands of single parenthood, Maddie believes her 16-year-old son, Keith, could benefit from living in a traditional family structure, and especially from a strong male influence. They discover that their differences are definitely more than skin deep.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared theme: sitcom

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   Off Centre

   Shared themes

   2001 · 22 min · Comedy · Drama

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   A British stud and an American doofus share an apartment in Manhattan.

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   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: sitcom

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    Goodnight, Beantown

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    1983 · 30 min · Comedy

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    Matt Cassidy and Jennifer Barnes are reluctantly paired to anchor the news at a fictional TV station in Boston, Massachusetts, due to the sudden ratings drop.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: boston, massachusetts and sitcom

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