The Best Years (TV series)
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| Genre | Teen drama |
| Created by | Aaron Martin |
| Starring |
Charity Shea Randal Edwards Brandon Jay McLaren Athena Karkanis Jennifer Miller Sherry Miller Niall Matter |
| Theme music composer | Mark Wiebe |
| Opening theme | "Infinite Possibility" by Markattack |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Aaron Martin (season 1) Brenda Greenberg Noreen Halpern John Morayniss |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Blueprint Entertainment Best Years Productions |
| Distributor | CanWest Global Communications |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Global (2007) E! (2009) |
| Audio format | Monaural, stereo |
| Original release | May 22, 2007 – May 15, 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Best Years is a Canadian teen drama television series set in Boston, Massachusetts. The series was created by producer and writer of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Aaron Martin. The first season was shown on Global in Canada and The N in the United States. The second season was shown in the US on The N and in Canada on E!, CanWest's secondary network.
The show revolves around Samantha Best (Charity Shea), who receives a scholarship to attend Charles University, a fictional Ivy League school, despite bouncing between foster homes for ten years.
The storyline follows Samantha Best, who grew up in foster care, and her classmates as they attend the university. The first season included episodes involving cocaine addiction, child molestation, and suicide. The second and final season picked up eight months after season one with many characters absent and replaced with new characters and focused romantic entanglements.
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According to Mediaweek, ratings the show debuted with 323,250 total viewers on Friday, June 29 at 8:30 p.m. ET, which more than doubled the time period average.
The first season of The Best Years was first shown in Canada on Global between May 22, 2007, and August 14, 2007. In the U.S., it appeared on The-N between on June 29, 2007, and September 21, 2007 at 8:30 to 9:30 pm EST on Friday nights.
The show's theme song is titled "Infinite Possibility" and was written and performed by Mark Wiebe, also known as Markattack or Sinewave. Outdoor scenes from the show were filmed on the campus of the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, as well as the University of Toronto, and interior scenes of the campus were re-created at the Toronto Film Studios.
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