I agree with jls-17. There were SO MANY parallels between "Brothers and Sisters" and "Six Feet Under", I don't think it could be a coincidence.
The patriarch dies in the first episode.
There's a troubled young sibling in the group. Lauren Ambrose as Claire did an excellent job with it in SFU. Will the young troubled male brother do as well?
There's a charming gay son. I fell in love with David (Michael C. Hall) in SFU, I hope the one here can be as sweet, funny and neurotic.
There's a family business in both. In SFU, that business was the backbone of the series. Not sure if the family business will take such a large role in this one.
There's a sibling who has separated themself from the family somewhat, comes home for what is supposed to be a temporary visit, and ends up moving back to the area. Will Calista Flockhart's Kitty be as appealing and full of angst as Peter Krause's Nate Fisher?
Finally, casting Rachel Griffiths in the new show just makes one think all the more about "Six Feet Under" because she played one of the major characters from it, Brenda Chenowith.
That being said - I LOVED "Six Feet Under", and I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode of "Brothers and Sisters". I intend to keep watching. I was only disappointed in the death of the Tom Skerritt character. Just like Nathaniel Fisher (Richard Jenkins), killed off in the first episode of SFU, he seemed interesting and complex, and I think the show may have done better with him than without him.
The patriarch dies in the first episode.
There's a troubled young sibling in the group. Lauren Ambrose as Claire did an excellent job with it in SFU. Will the young troubled male brother do as well?
There's a charming gay son. I fell in love with David (Michael C. Hall) in SFU, I hope the one here can be as sweet, funny and neurotic.
There's a family business in both. In SFU, that business was the backbone of the series. Not sure if the family business will take such a large role in this one.
There's a sibling who has separated themself from the family somewhat, comes home for what is supposed to be a temporary visit, and ends up moving back to the area. Will Calista Flockhart's Kitty be as appealing and full of angst as Peter Krause's Nate Fisher?
Finally, casting Rachel Griffiths in the new show just makes one think all the more about "Six Feet Under" because she played one of the major characters from it, Brenda Chenowith.
That being said - I LOVED "Six Feet Under", and I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode of "Brothers and Sisters". I intend to keep watching. I was only disappointed in the death of the Tom Skerritt character. Just like Nathaniel Fisher (Richard Jenkins), killed off in the first episode of SFU, he seemed interesting and complex, and I think the show may have done better with him than without him.