Brothers & Sisters- Page 5

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/12/07 at 11:32pm

I said from the beginning of this season that (spoiler) Saul was gay (end spoiler)...they really should have made it more of a surprise...

This show doesn't do subtle. At all.

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 1:32am

I think Scotty has something to do with Kevin not getting Jason's calls. Although it seems Jason may have told Kevin when they talked that he left messages at home. But I think Kevin is making a mistake.

My favorite line in tonight's show was the last line in the opening segment that Holly said about the office attire having to change.

[blueroses]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 9:05am

Chevy Chase is not aging well.

[DMsquared2]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 9:26am

I love this show. It's such a guilty pleasure. Last night's episode was great.

[artscallion]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 10:34am

All the gay chat boards have been rooting for Kevin and Scotty to get back together. They must be thrilled. I hated the early Kevin/Scotty storyline and hate that they are back together.

Other than that, this show is so full of great moments that really ring true. I got weepy when Kitty and Rebecca had a sister moment and it was only 5 minutes into the show! I think my problem with this show is that they are great with the moments, but the big picture is so over the top. They go through more every week than I go through in ten years! Yet somehow the show still works for me.

[blueroses]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 10:45am

I'd rather see Nora with the Treat Williams character.

I can't help it...I love Kevin and Scotty together. I was never invested enough in the minister to care much for him.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 11:08am

They go through more every week than I go through in ten years

I think that's my increasing problem with it - that the the abysmal writing. That scene with Nora and Saul on the phone at the beginning was just stupid.

Non-sequitor, but wasn't Nora Walker the mother's name in Tommy?

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 11:19am

Phyllis, I think it was!

I am going to have to rent season 1. I started watching the show this season.

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 12:18pm

See ... and I find I relate to this show on the level that they appear to have ALMOST as much drama as my family has. Truly ... you can not write the drama that is my family. Of course we are not rich nor own vineyards.

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 1:02pm

I find myself drinking a lot of wine while it is on.

[DG]

Posted: 11/27/07 at 1:04am

I have never liked Chevy Chase in anything, but I loved him in this role. He was sweet, reserved, charming - and just from an acting standpoint, gloriously underplayed.

I buy the Scotty storyline - it makes sense as it's unfolding.

And the writing, to me, is right on target. Cliches exist because they are based in truth. I accept everything coming out of these character's mouths.

[blueroses]

Posted: 11/27/07 at 1:17pm

DG, I thought he was good in the role...he's just aging poorly. And I thought Nora had a lot more chemistry with the Williams character.

I've never really been a Steven Webber fan, but it will be nice to see Sarah with a man who isn't threatened by her success.

[Luscious]

Posted: 11/27/07 at 8:23pm

Hands down, one of the best written shows on television. The entire cast is perfection. And Sally Field is brilliant. She steals every scene she's in. Of course the characters go through more in one episode than most people go through in an entire year. It's television, for Christ's sake! Would you rather it move at a snail's pace and have nothing much happen from week to week?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/27/07 at 8:46pm

Hands down, one of the best written shows on television.

Seriously?

[artscallion]

Posted: 11/27/07 at 8:50pm

"Of course the characters go through more in one episode than most people go through in an entire year. It's television, for Christ's sake! Would you rather it move at a snail's pace and have nothing much happen from week to week?

These are the only choices?

[blueroses]

Posted: 11/27/07 at 9:24pm

It's rare I have "appointment" television anymore, with the DVR and all. But I look forward to watching this every Sunday evening when it airs. It's a beautifully acted, juicy family drama I can really sink my teeth into, like I could with thirtysomething or Once and Again.

[jeniferrenepatricia]

Posted: 11/28/07 at 1:10am

Even though Sally Field is a fine actress and plays her character well, I still wish Betty Buckley stayed with the show. Sally Field took the role after Betty turned it down.

[blueroses]

Posted: 11/28/07 at 8:40am

Really? I think Sally is perfect for Nora.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/28/07 at 11:00am

Didn't Buckley shoot the pilot? Given her reputation, I suspect it was less about her turning them down and more about them showing her the door.

[DG]

Posted: 1/13/08 at 1:46pm

New episode tonight.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 1/13/08 at 4:31pm

Betty Buckley did not turn down the role. The original pilot was SO different from what aired that I'm pretty sure Ms.Buckley did not really have much of a choice in the matter.
Sally Field can act ways around Buckley so I'm glad she is the one they went for.
I really love this show though I'm quite sad Robin Baitz is not with it anymore. I loved the wedding episode.
I hope they don't make Rebecca and Justin date in a surprising plot-twist that shows they aren't siblings. I really hate how TV shows can't show a male-female friendship without taking it to the next level (I'm thinking of Izzie/George).
Rachel Griffiths is an acting genius and I'm in love with Calista Flockhart, I didn't know she could act like that. Can't get enough of the Walker's drama.

[artscallion]

Posted: 1/13/08 at 4:41pm

Wooot!

And it's a good thing the Globe announcements are at nine. Because they're replacing Desperate Housewives with two episodes of "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" with that weasel-like guy people think is hot ::shiver::

[DG]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 7:40pm

New episode tonight.

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 7:53pm

Nope, it's a repeat. The one where Justin comes home from Iraq.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 7:56pm

I believe they have 2 new episodes left to air so do not look for a new one anytime soon.