It's "new shows" week two (don't worry, the TV talk will taper off to a more regular level fairly soon), and tonight I sampled one more new show, Brothers & Sisters.This is a family relationship drama, starring a pretty amazing cast. More than half of the regulars could probably be the lead in a show of their own -- or have been in the past. There's Sally Field, Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, Ron Rifkin, Patricia Wettig, and several other recognizable faces that haven't quite hit big with long-term, successful series (despite good work in several).
Of course, a liability of having such a stellar cast is that you expect some truly phenomenal material to go with it. Unfortunately, this show doesn't quite have that. It's not bad. I'm interested to see at least another episode or two (which is more than I can say for most of this fall's new series so far). But I'm certainly feeling no instant love for this show, either. And, though it may not be fair, the bar here is set higher.
Basically, I'm either looking for quick improvement in the next episode or two, or a quick cancellation that frees these actors up for more work elsewhere.
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I like the TV comments. Heroes tonight! More big stuff this week, yum!
Through the magic of the interweb, we caught both episodes of Studio 60 tonight. I think we'll be watching for a while (especailly as it looks like the only monday night outpost for us).
My comment is that Perry shouldn't have been paired with the guy from WW who is actually good at delivering Sorkin's dialog. Makes him look like a bad sitcom actor...which, by the way...
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