The Random Years
| The Random Years | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Michael Lisbe Nathan Reger |
| Written by | Maisha Closson Jonathan M. Goldstein Michael Lisbe Michael Markowitz John Peaslee Judd Pillot Nathan Reger |
| Directed by | Lee Shallat-Chemel Matthew Diamond |
| Starring | Will Friedle Joshua Ackerman Sean Murray Natalia Cigliuti |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (3 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | John Peaslee Judd Pillot |
| Producers | Dan Dugan Mary Fukuto Jonathan M. Goldstein |
| Editors | Harold McKenzie Sharon Silverman |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Big Phone Productions Paramount Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | UPN |
| Release | March 5, – March 19, 2002 |
The Random Years is an American television sitcom that aired on UPN from March 5, to March 19, 2002. A total of seven episodes were produced, leaving 3 unaired.
Premise
Set in New York City, the series starred Will Friedle as Alex Barnes, an aspiring music critic and recent college graduate working as a researcher for a magazine. He shared an apartment with his college friends Wiseman (Joshua Ackerman), a dental technician and Todd (Sean Murray), the so-called slacker who gets the good things in life despite not actually working for them. The men's lives are shaken up when Casey (Natalia Cigliuti), a smart and mature NYU business school student, becomes their neighbor.
The series primarily dealt with the characters dealing with their post-grad lives and the men trying to catch the affections of Casey.
Cast
- Will Friedle as Alex Barnes
- Joshua Ackerman as Wiseman
- Sean Murray as Todd
- Natalia Cigliuti as Casey
Episodes
| # | Episode title | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | March 5, 2002 | 001 |
| 2 | "Don't Make Me Have Sex in the Hamptons" | March 12, 2002 | 002 |
| 3 | "Men Behaving Sadly" | March 19, 2002 | 003 |
| 4 | "Dangerous Liaisons" | March 19, 2002 | 005 |
| 5 | "Inherit the Windbreaker" | Unaired | 004 |
| 6 | "Losin' It" | Unaired | 006 |
| 7 | "Corrupting Jacob" | Unaired | 007 |