Series like Friends

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   Dream On

   Same creator

   1990 · 30 min · Comedy

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   The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tupper's feelings or thoughts.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   What I Like About You

   Similar atmosphere

   2002 · 21 min · Comedy

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   Valerie Tyler is a 28-year-old organization freak who loves her 16-year-old sister Holly. Even if Holly is rambunctious. Spontaneous. Impulsive. Disconcerting. And definitely disorganized. Then Holly moves in with Val, and the sisters discover they may make better siblings than roomies.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: new york city and roommates
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared network: Warner Bros. Television

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   Seinfeld

   Strong story similarity

   1989 · Comedy

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   A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: manhattan, new york city and new york city
   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   Off Centre

   Strong story similarity

   2001 · 22 min · Comedy · Drama

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

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: new york city and sitcom
   • substantial genre overlap

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   The Class

   Same creator

   2006 · 30 min · Comedy

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   A group of 20-somethings who are inextricably bound together having shared the same third-grade class. Now face to face at an impromptu reunion to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the day they met, they wonder if they'll have anything in common besides vague memories of playground kisses and underwear sightings on the monkey bars. Turns out they do. After two decades apart for most of them, some are eager to show off, some want to rekindle old crushes and others just want to satisfy their curiosity.

   Why it connects

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

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   Will & Grace

   Similar atmosphere

   1998 · 22 min · Comedy

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   Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: new york city and sitcom
   • a closely matched era

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   Veronica's Closet

   Same creator

   1997 · 24 min · Comedy

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   Veronica 'Ronnie' Chase is the 'Queen of Romance.' Founder of a successful lingerie empire, and best-selling author of self-help romance books, Ronnie has it all ... money, success, sex appeal and a philandering husband. How she will find true happiness without jeopardizing her business will be her biggest challenge yet.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Coupling

   Strong story similarity

   2000 · 30 min · Comedy

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   Six friends in their thirties navigate dating, sexual adventures, and mishaps on their quest to find love.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: group of friends and sitcom

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   Malcolm in the Middle

   Similar atmosphere

   2000 · Comedy

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   A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • similar audience response

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    How I Met Your Mother

    Similar atmosphere

    2005 · Comedy

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    A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: group of friends and roommates
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • similar audience response

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