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Lovers and Friends

1977 · 1 season

A slow, talky melodrama where domestic tensions simmer quietly; watching feels like tuning into a gentle, old-fashioned suburban soap.

Overview
Lovers and Friends is a short-lived American soap opera that premiered on NBC on January 3, 1977 and ended on September 29, 1978. The show was created by Harding Lemay and Paul Rauch, both of whom were also working for the daytime drama Another World. Lovers and Friends was considered to be an indirect spin-off of the former series, and took the place of a direct spin-off on the NBC schedule upon its premiere. Friends,” Set in a wealthy suburb of Chicago, the drama concerns the relationships of the Cushings and Saxons who occupy neighboring houses.
How it feels
Melancholic, romantic, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, love, betrayal, class
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Created by
Harding Lemay, Paul Rauch
Starring
Richard Backus, Ron Randell, Nancy Marchand, Vicky Dawson, Patricia Englund
Length
1 seasons, 90 episodes, 30 min each
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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