"Brothers & Sisters" (2006) TV series 2006-????

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Creator:

Jon Robin Baitz

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The story of the drama surrounding a family's adult siblings.

Plot Keywords:

Loss Of Father | War Veteran | Boyfriend Boyfriend Relationship | Family Business | Brother Brother Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 17 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15

10:01 PM

ABC

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Cast

Dave Annable	...	Justin Walker / ... (78 episodes, 2006-2009)
Calista Flockhart	...	Kitty McCallister / ... (78 episodes, 2006-2009)
Balthazar Getty	...	Tommy Walker / ... (78 episodes, 2006-2009)
Rachel Griffiths	...	Sarah Walker / ... (78 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ron Rifkin	...	Saul Holden (78 episodes, 2006-2009)
Patricia Wettig	...	Holly Harper (78 episodes, 2006-2009)
Sally Field	...	Nora Walker (77 episodes, 2006-2009)
Matthew Rhys	...	Kevin Walker (77 episodes, 2006-2009)
Kerris Dorsey	...	Paige Whedon (75 episodes, 2006-2009)
Maxwell Perry Cotton	...	Cooper Whedon (69 episodes, 2006-2009)
Rob Lowe	...	Robert McCallister (68 episodes, 2006-2009)
Sarah Jane Morris	...	Julia Walker / ... (64 episodes, 2006-2009)
Emily VanCamp	...	Rebecca Harper (63 episodes, 2007-2009)
Luke Macfarlane	...	Scotty Wandell (57 episodes, 2006-2009)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:M18 (season 1) (season 2) (season 3) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

After Portsmouth

Trivia:

Jeff Bridges was asked to play the part of Sally Field's husband, but turned it down.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV)

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I have finished watching the first episode and thought I would like to leave a slightly more favourable review than the previous poster. I like to give a show more of a chance to pique my interest than 5 minutes so I sat and watched the entire episode. There were the usual introductions to new characters... since it's a rather large ensemble depicting a family of adult children and two older parents there wasn't much room for in depth intros but it was adequate for a premiere episode.

The end of the show set the stage for the series. I will give it more time to develop. The family is centred around older parents and their children - 2 daughters (casting Calista Flockhart, 42, as the younger of the two sisters and much younger looking 38 year old Rachel Griffiths, 38, as the older sister was a little odd) and 3 brothers (one, seemingly, an Afghanistan war veteran, one a lawyer who does happen to be gay and the last a brother who is working at the family business). Something odd is afoot at the family business both on the financial side and the emotional side.

The demise of the patriarch (what a shame) at the end of the premiere episode will set the tone with, I believe, the sister from NYC (Flockhart) moving back to CA to start a new job on television and mending bridges with her mother and family.