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About 2009 American medical comedy-drama television series
Genres comedy drama, LGBT-related
Created by Linda Wallem
Starring Edie Falco, Merritt Wever, Paul Schulze, Dominic Fumusa
Music Lisa Coleman
Length 7 seasons, 80 episodes, 30 min each
Network Showtime
Country United States
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