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Trying Times

1987–1989 · 2 seasons

A quiet, dry half-hour comedy of ordinary people muddling through daily life, told without laugh tracks and with a wry, writerly intimacy.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
This half-hour sitcom anthology series that aired on PBS from 1987 to 1989 is about people struggling with the daily routines of life.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Work, identity, family
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Created by
    Alan Arkin, Jonathan Demme, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Written by
    Budge Threlkeld, Christopher Durang, Wendy Wasserstein
    Starring
    Ron Silver, Jean Stapleton, Jeff Daniels, Christopher Durang, Julie Hagerty, Swoosie Kurtz, Jeff Schultz
    Cinematography
    Jeffrey Jur
    Length
    2 seasons, 12 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    PBS
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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