Brother's and Sisters

This is yet another really enjoyable drama series to come out of the USA in the last decade. The series focuses on the Walker family, which is pretty large so there are plenty of characters to get involved with. The first series centres on the fallout following the revelation that the head of the Walker family, who has just died, was having a lengthy affair. It seems as though each new episode has a major revelation to deal with and that is what makes the episodes so hard to stay away from; you always want to know how it's going to play out. The characters' personalities are all really different from each other (with the one common theme running throughout ...  Read the complete review

I watch a lot of series, as episodes are great to plug in and play while exercising or painting. The adverts on tv never really endeared me to this one, and watching the first episode I thought the series was quite dull and dark. However watching it as the series progress I have really started to get involved with the characters. What does suprise me is how many variations can emerge on the theme of 'family drama'. The plots are always suprising and refreshing. The one thing I feel the series does lack is a stable central couple. Everyone in the family seems to be constantly running from crisis to crisis, and I do feel they could have 'sacrificed' the drama ...  Read the complete review

This American TV series caught my attention from series one. It's based around the Walker Family, a Californian family who from the outside look like they have everything. A family business, a lovely home, lots of loving brothers and sisters. However, when you look more closely you discover the truth. The Father of the family, William, dies in the first episode and over the coming shows it's discovered that he had been cheatin on his wife for years. This throws the family into turmoil, what are they supposed to do now. They can't confront him, but can they be mad at him either, he's dead after all. The following shows, currently at 3 series, centre ...  Read the complete review

'Brothers and Sisters' is an American television drama series. Originally aired in 2006, the show took America by storm, and after three series a fourth was commissioned in April 2009. The show has been nominated for many awards over the past three years, and Actress Sally Field won an award in 2008 for her outstanding role within the series. SYNOPSIS The television series centers around the dramatic lives of the Walker family. It seems this family are prone to hectic lives filled with disaster, it just comes with the Walker name. When father Walker dies, the family do what they do best and pull together, but it seems his death has repercussions ...  Read the complete review

This wonderful and poignant drama series centres around the Walker family of California, dealing with a varied number of serious, comical and heart warming, and often breaking issues. A shock ending to the first episode starts a chain reaction that leads to many of the problems and incidents the family face in the first season; the most prominent of which are infidelity, family division, substance abuse and deception - all of which nearly tear the family apart. Brothers & Sisters is a show with an excellent ensemble cast, enjoying many big names in both leading and supporting roles - Balthazar Getty, Matthew Rhys and Calista Flockhart all star. ...  Read the complete review