It’s that time of year again. Flower prices are skyrocketing, restaurant reservations are hard to come by, jewelry stores are bustling and all around North America people are wishing that life were as romantic as their TV. So in honour of this most auspicious holiday, that of St. Valentine, I thought I’d revisit the issue […]

What Makes the Walkers Different

Brothers & Sisters returned to ABC tonight and I had yet another epiphany about what makes this show good. Despite what sibling squabbles and Nora’s bi-monthly breakdowns may lead you to believe, the Walkers are adults. The writers aren’t afraid to marry them off or let them recover from their afflictions or let them make […]

 

This post is not about Family Ties the sitcom starring Michael J Fox. This post is about Brothers & Sisters, I just liked the title. Last night’s episode of Brothers & Sisters was an incredibly typical one. I like typical Brothers & Sisters a lot so I was very pleased that it was so. There […]

 

Nick and Starr Spangler This week I decided to give The Amazing Race another try. I’ll write a full review in a minute but for now I just had to add my favourite team to my obsessions list. The dynamic brother/sister team was my absolute favourite within the first episode. I think they have the […]

Brothers & Sisters This Week
 

My God I love Kevin Walker. and Scotty too.

That is all.

 

Dexter Season 2 Almost, if not as, good as season 1, Season 2 (which I finished yesterday) had me hooked to the very end. The season solidified my opinion that Michael C Hall is the best TV actor of his generation and also threw even more light on the talents of Julie Benz (Rita), Jennifer […]

Brothers & Sisters Takes Me Back

… to those glorious years of the Bartlett administration, when it wasn’t uncommon for a top notch character to hire someone from the opposing political party to work for them. In fact, it was a point of pride. Characters would often say of president Bartlett that “he likes smart people who disagree with him”, which […]

I kind of loved this Sunday’s ABC shows. Usually 2 of my favourite shows, Brothers & Sisters and Desperate Housewives made me laugh even more than usual this week. So here’s what happened: Kitty Walker wrote a book. It was about her experiences on the campaign trail and living with her family, each of whom […]