A Review: Brothers and Sisters

Finding quality shows certainly seems to be getting harder these days. Well, Brother's and Sisters makes it just a little bit easier. This show has the paramount ensemble cast. With a few actors picked from obscurity and some straight from Hollywood this show has certainly made stars of all of them.

Right from the get-go it's clear that this family is not a perfect one. In fact, it's troubles seem so numerous and complicated that one wonders how they will ever get out of them. Just as one problem seems to resolve itself, there's a glitch and the almost gone problem now seems insurmountable.

The show revolves around the extended Walker family. Mother, father, daughers, sons, uncle, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brothers, and sisters. In this family there's the eager to please and yet very demanding mother Nora Walker, played by the incredibly talented Sally Field. The short-lived role of the loving yet somewhat dececptive father, William, is played by Tom Skerrit. There's the intelligent and gay lawyer, Kevin, played by Matthew Rhys. The strong vice-president of the family company, Tommy, played by Balthazar Getty... yes that's right... Balthazar. There is the lonely conservative in a tree-hugging, anti-war family, Kitty, played by the renowned Calista Flockhart. Let's not forget the troubled druggie veteran son, just back from Afghanistan, Justin, played by up and coming Dave Annable. There's the conflicted family accountant Saul, played by Ron Rifkin. Finally, there is my personal favorite, the working mother of two with marital problems, Sara, played by Rachel Griffiths.

Believe it or not this is not the whole litter of characters. There's Sara's husband and children who all play parts in the drama. There's Kitty's ex-fiance and new love interest. There's Kevin's newest male love interest and perhaps most intriguingly the mistress of the now deceased William and also the new interest of Saul. There's the new love interest of Nora. All of these things make this show incredibly complex and interesting. However, throughout this famiy's trials and tribulations there is a very strong sense that they are family and family is what comes first. Whether is a cheating father who almost drove the family into bankruptcy because of some illegal accounting or the possibility of Justin being sent to Iraq, this family sticks together.

This is a must see show that carries you from moment to moment seamlessly. Buy the season on DVD so you can catch up. It's incredibly complex and you must be prepared for the second season.