Meet the Walkers
I chance upon a show in Mediacorp Channel 5 couple of weeks ago. The show is “Brothers and Sisters”. I decided to watch it — mainly because of the powerhouse cast. Calista Flockhart (from Ally Mc Beal), Rachel Griffiths (from Six feet under), Sally Field and Ron Rifkin (Sloane in Alias) are the most popular ones. After the 1st episode – I was “slightly” hooked. The storyline is not really that new – pero somehow the actors are doing such a good job that you feel every scene is new. It revolves around the Walker family siblings and their mother. Father walker died on the first episode — and afterwards… the drama started. To appreciate the series – you must first get to know the Walker family — so… I pasted an excerpt from Wikipedia :
The main branches of the Walker family tree included father William (guest star Tom Skerritt), mother Nora (Sally Field), and their five children.
The Walker siblings are, in birth order:
Sarah, a working mother, played by Rachel Griffiths
Kitty, the Communications Director for US Senator McCalister, played by Calista Flockhart
Tommy, a businessman, played by Balthazar Getty Kevin, an openly gay lawyer, played by Matthew Rhys
Justin, a veteran of the Afghanistan war and a drug addict, played by Dave Annable
Rebecca, the half-sister of the others and William’s child with his mistress Holly Harper (played by Patricia Wettig), played by Emily VanCamp
Nora’s brother, Saul Holden (Ron Rifkin) helps run the Walker family business, Ojai Foods.
Bakit ko nagustuhan? The acting is really good. Wala masyadong hysteria. Believable ika nga. The storyline is quite solid as well. On the first episode alone – the viewer will already have a good feel on what the series is all about. The script is fluid. Sa dami ng main characters – the writers are able to provide each character scenes that highlights the character’s personality. Anyway – as of presstime J - I have watched only 2 episodes… kaya nga sabi ko “slightly hooked” pa lang. I think a couple more episodes and I will be able to confim …. kung it’s a deal or no deal….este kung ma-hook na ba talaga ako. I will also try to find if I can download the episodes… For the meantime — walang choice – susubaybayan ko na lang muna sa Channel 5.. at titiisin ang mga commercials na walang kwenta… hay…
P.S. For more info on this show — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_%26_Sisters_%282006_TV_series%29
