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twentysomethings
Emmy-winning television show creators Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz (thirtysomething, My So-Called Life) announced that they'd be taking their failed 2005 ABC pilot Quarterlife and rewriting it for the Myspace generation -- literally, as the first episode will air on MyspaceTV. What kind of legacy does this new take on the 20-30 set have to live up to? A surprisingly complex precedent has been set.
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Garden State
Like it or not, Zach Braff's directorial debut defined the hipster generation for good. And the soundtrack is still an emo masterpiece. |
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How I Met Your Mother
Not even Friends captured the 20-something conflict between immaturity and adulthood quite as hilariously as How I Met Your Mother does. Please enjoy this montage of the cast slapping each other. |
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Clerks
Sure, the Kevin Smith oeuvre has gone way downhill since Chasing Amy. But his 1994 ode to retail employment remains as personal and hilarious as ever. |
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Reality Bites
Okay, this one's a bit dated. But the young-and-hip-in-1994 cast is adorably precocious, and life immediately-post-college, in all its broke emo glory, never seemed so glamorous. |
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The Graduate
The ultimate. Forty years old, and still relevant as hell. |
