Three brothers and two sisters to be exact. Somehow I stumbled upon this new ABC series, you guessed it, "Brothers & Sisters". For lack of another word, it's fukkenbrilliant. I'm hooked.
It's rather like a soapie mixed with a drama and some romance added in for good measure. And no, it's no sappy. It's really interesting. It does to me what I try do to consumers every day: it evokes an amotion. Whether I chuckle, snif, or cheer for the baddie, it involves me.
Okay, so Brothers & Sisters is all about the rather well-to-do California-based Walker family. They own a small company called Ojai Foods (pronounced OH-HIGH) which is on the skids. Dad recently saw the bright white light at the end of the tunnel, And left his family behind to deal with his mistress of 20 years. Ouch.
Anyway, the Walkers are a family like most others and the show teeters around those nagging little social issues people like so much to ignore; such as gay marriage, politics, infidelity, the war on terrorism, relationships, drugs, infertility and Republicans. It's like a giant stew with carrots, onions, salt & pepper, some cabbage, water, beef cubes. And it all brews together quite nicely. Very much like the case with Cheetos, I'm addicted.
Now, strangely enough, ne of the Executive Producers of this show is Ken Olin (of thirtysomething fame - remember the series based around the advertising industry in the late 80s?). Turns out in real life Ken is married to the woman who plays the mistress of the family's father. Ken also starred in a few episodes of 'Alias' - along with the character Arvin Sloane. Mmmm, "Arvin" is back, this time as the wife's brother.
Ah nepotism, a family business.
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