Men of a Certain Age (2009-)

USA

Television Series

Creators: Ray Romano, Mike Royce

Cast: Ray Romano, Scott Bakula, Andre Braugher, Matt Price, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Richard Gant, Braeden Lemasters, Brian J. White, Brittany Curran, Jon Manfrellotti, Penelope Ann Miller, Emily Rios, Carla Gallo

Romano and Royce’s moving drama follows the lives of three life-long friends – a recently divorced party store owner with a gambling problem, a car salesman with a tendency to over-eat who struggles to survive in the shadow of his domineering father, and a flaky, failed actor who has never grown up – as they tiptoe into middle-age.

Season 1 (2009-2010)

Generally warm and quietly funny with moments of great poignancy, this first season gently builds up a portrait of these three lives (and the lives of those that touch them) with beautifully drawn characters, touching performances, and affectingly credible writing.

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