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Brothers & Sisters tv series

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Original title

Brothers & Sisters

Year

2006

Running time

40 min.

Country

United States

Director

Jon Robin Baitz (Creator), Ken Olin, Michael Morris, Michael Schultz, Bethany Rooney, Laura Innes, Gloria Muzio, David Paymer, Matthew Rhys, Michael Lange, Matt Shakman, Richard Coad, Tucker Gates, Fred Toye, Jason Moore, Sandy Smolan, Jonathan Kaplan, Chad LoweSee 10 More

Screenwriter

Cast

Music

Blake Neely

Cinematography

Cynthia Pusheck, Michael Mayers, Tom Yatsko, Kenneth D. Zunder, Eric Engler

Producer

After Portsmouth, Berlanti Television, Touchstone Television, ABC. Broadcast by: ABC

Genre

TV Series. Drama | Family Relationships

Synopsis

TV Series (2006-2011). 5 Seasons. 110 Episodes. Brothers and Sisters is a compelling, new one-hour primetime drama from executive producers Ken Olin and playwright Jon Robin Baitz about the California-based Walker family. In the series, we meet a collection of incredibly intertwined and somewhat damaged adult siblings who embrace one another unconditionally while striving to reflect the perceived perfection of their role model parents. In the days ahead, they will navigate waves of temptation, deception and grief.

Brothers and Sisters follows the Walkers through the maze of American life today -- the pressures, limitless options and the struggle to grow beyond our backgrounds into ourselves. Through these fascinating siblings -- Sarah (Rachel Griffiths), the corporate VP struggling to balance motherhood with career; Tommy (Balthazar Getty), the loyal son and seeming heir to the family business; Kevin (Matthew Rhys), the gay lawyer cautiously learning about love; Justin (Dave Annable), the baby of the family, grappling with war trauma and addiction; and Kitty (Calista Flockhart), right-wing radio host turned TV pundit who has always been Daddy's little girl -- the show explores what it means to be a family in the 21st century, and how these brothers and sisters balance their own lives as they strive to accept their parents as people -- flawed, contradictory and forgivable -- rather than just as a father and mother.

The parents are Tom Skerritt as William Walker, the larger-than-life patriarch and president of the family business, and Sally Field as Nora Holden, the opinionated wife and mother to the five Walker siblings. Then there's Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden, Nora's brother and the company's second in command; John Pyper-Ferguson as Sarah's husband, Joe; Sarah Jane Morris as Tommy's wife, Julia; and Patricia Wettig as the mystery woman who could bring the Walkers and their company down.

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Awards: 2011: Emmy: 1 nomination for Best Guest Actor (Beau Bridges)

2009: Emmy: 1 nomination for Best Actress - Drama (Field)

2008: Emmy: 3 nominations, Best Actress (Field), Sup. Actress (Griffiths), Cast.

2007: Emmy: Best Actress (Field). 3 nominations

2008: Golden Globes: 2 Nom.: Actress Drama (Field), Sup. Actress Drama (Griffiths)

2007: Golden Globe: 2 Nom.: Actress Drama (Field), Sup. Actress Drama (Griffiths)

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Critics' reviews

"Once 'Brothers & Sisters' gets started, it works, and it works well"

Linda Stasi: New York Post
"The promise of grown up storytelling is alluring. This is a series to watch to see if it grows"

Tim Goodman: SFgate
"TV desperately needs a straightforward drama that explores family dynamics without some imposed gimmick, and 'Brothers & Sisters' could just be the show to fill that bill (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Robert Bianco: USA Today
"Meeting the Walker clan and getting a glimpse at their personal lives... is like being led to a table of tantalizing appetizers. Even as you take a sample of these introductory delights, you’re wondering whether the main course will live up to your expectations"

Maureen Ryan: Chicago Tribune
"Ms. Flockhart... is not convincing as a woman of conviction. And that is too bad, because 'Brothers and Sisters' has wit and grace"

Alessandra Stanley: The New York Times
"On the glossy surface, it’s an earnestly predictable but impeccably produced soap opera"

Matt Roush: TV Guide
"It's the sort of talky tedious drama that is far less intelligent than it clearly thinks it is"

James Poniewozik: Time
"The show seems as if it desperately yearns to be a worthy companion to 'Housewives' but lacks the requisite bite, despite political references meant to feel edgy that prove mostly banal"

Brian Lowry: Variety

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