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DVD
BROTHERS & SISTERS
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
Actors: Calista Flockhart, Sally Field, Rachel Griffiths, Ron Rifkin, Patricia Wettig
Enter the complex world of the Walkers, and explore what it means to be an American family in the 21st century. Though they live very different and conflicting lives, the Walkers find unity under the family roof. Relationships bend but never break as they strive to find their own identities and embrace each other’s differences. It's "an encounter to look forward to," says The Wall Street Journal. Get caught up in one of television’s most reflective and sophisticated dramas. Calista Flockhart, Sally Field, Rachel Griffiths, Ron Rifkin, Balthazar Getty and Patricia Wettig lead a stellar cast in ABC’s critically acclaimed hit Brothers & Sisters. Experience every episode of Season One, including exclusive, in-depth bonus material, in this six-disc DVD set. Stills from Brothers and Sisters (click for larger image)
Just because you're all grown up doesn't mean your family dynamics get any easier. Luckily for TV fans, the first season of Brothers and Sisters makes for addictive watching while exploring the intricacies of a family, in crisis and in repose. First, let us give thanks for the amazing Sally Field, who has literally grown up on the small screen, and who now plays the matriarch of the Walker family, though not as a power-mad dowager, but as a well-meaning, slightly naive but fiercely loyal California girl gone ever-so-slightly gray. In fact, when this show debuted in the fall of 2006, it was known as the "new Calista Flockhart show," but Field quickly became the standout in a stellar ensemble cast. While the Walkers' problems of money and business deals may seem rarefied to some, the family pecking orders and feuds are universal and handled deftly by the writers and the actors, including Patricia Wettig, the icy former mistress of the dearly departed Walker pere (Tom Skerritt), and brothers Dave Annable and Balthazar Getty. Rachel Griffiths is a tart sisterly counterpoint to Flockhart's flighty Ann Coulter wannabe. In short, anyone with a family should be able to relate. And, perhaps, cringe a bit. --A.T. Hurley
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| shoulda, woulda, coulda... |
| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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The first few episodes, i was hooked, and still am. A great show for me has a realistic storyline I can relate to and at the same time is enticing to watch. This show initially reminded me of the Cosbys, don't think there's been one to match it since then. Who doesn't love and hate their family at the same time. I figured this was a show about an average family, with everyday issues and they got through it together. Wrong. Overrated things happened one after the other...father dies, mistress appears, with daughter in tow, company is bankrupt, then finds 30 million dollar property, divorce, and so on... not a regular family, individual issues yes, but collectively one family, all these issues - no wonder tears were overdone. The touch of great drama is knowing characters love each other without having to say it. I think it is said in every episode... good try though, especially with all the reality junk on TV these days. Brilliant actors, just wish the storylines did not try so hard, they just missed the mark and made it too mushy...will keep watching, here's hoping....
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| Fall in love again |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Awesome series. Started watching but due to family missed alot so I had to get the whole season to catch up and it was awesome. The drama the family goes through is so amazing. I feel like a part of the family after watching every episode. The special features are pretty good too gives you more to see of the family.
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| Brothers & Sisters 1st Season |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Loved the series. Only problem is that 2 of the episodes had the actors voices overdubbing the entire episode; most irritating. I feel I was shorted 2 episodes.
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| brothers and sisters |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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a great serie that I wanted to share with my mother. It arrived at the scheduled time and she very much enjoyed it.
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| Brothers & Sisters - Family Intrigue Delivers |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I have started watching Brothers & Sisters while on the treadmill. It is intriguing enough that sometimes I extend my exercise time to the next episode. The characters are believable. The acting is excellent. So good to see Sally Field age into an exciting new role as matriarch of the family. I watched seven seasons of Gilmore Girls on my treadmill and was looking for a replacement. I'm very happy with this choice.
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