"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. 8	10:01 PM	ABC	The Wig Party	#4.7
Sun. Nov. 15	10:01 PM	ABC	The Wine Festival	#4.8

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)

Also Known As:

Brothers & Sisters (Italy) [it]
Brothers & Sisters (France) [fr]
Brothers & Sisters (Brazil) [pt]
Brothers & Sisters (Germany) [de]
Cinco hermanos (Spain) [es]
Perhesuhteet (Finland) [fi]
Testvérek (Hungary) [hu]
Vennad ja õed (Estonia) [et]

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:

Tom Skerritt and Sally Field have played a married couple before, in Steel Magnolias (1989). They played roles of Julia Roberts's parents.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.25)" (2009)

Excellent family drama

The pilot managed to introduce a large cast of complex characters while maintaining individuality and clarity--and the characters and their problems were interesting to boot! Calista Flockhart gets to use her very real acting ability portraying a character who has very little in common with Ally McBeal. Tom Skerritt and Sally Field are terrific as the parents, and each of the brothers and sisters has his or her own problems to deal with, and yet the story doesn't have the feel of a tear-jerking melodrama. The ending of this episode was a shocker, and it will be interesting to see if the writers can maintain the tension in future episodes.