The first season of Brothers and Sisters is now available on DVD. The 23 episodes are in the six-disc set. The special features include your typical outtakes, audio commentaries, and behind the scenes glances at the show. There are two different featurettes giving a behind the scenes glimpse; one features the three Walker brothers (Balthazar Getty, Dave Annable, and Matthew Rhys) giving the audience a tour of the facilities while the other feature gives a more in depth look at the show from the conception to the cast, crew, and a funny vignette detailing how much the Walker family drinks.
Another jewel among the special features is an episode, originally the second, that never aired. While the show didn’t suffer from the episode not being broadcast, it is nice to see a bit more detailed look at how things happened in the beginning. The remaining bonus feature is a comparison between the Walker family business and the Olin family working on the show (Ken Olin is a director/producer, his wife is actress Patricia Wettig, their son Cliff Olin is a staff writer and daughter Roxanne Olin has been a guest). One thing that would have been interesting to include is some of the original pilot shot before Sally Field replaced Betty Buckley.
Technically, the series is in Dolby Digital 5.1 and in Widescreen format enhanced for 16x9 televisions. Subtitles are available in English, French, or Spanish. The series is rated TV 14.
Overall, Brothers and Sisters is well written and wonderfully acted. The DVD of the first season would be a good addition to anyone’s collection.
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Article comments
1 - handyguy
B&S is my favorite guilty pleasure - a high-class soap I look forward to every Sunday.
Have to disagree slightly about the Kevin character - his gayness is really front-and-center in almost every episode. This certainly doesn't bother me, and I'm amazed that a straight British actor gets the L.A.-gay-boy thing so dead-on without stereotyping. But apparently the same-sex snoggling does bother some older straight viewers of the show. According to Rachel Griffiths, more than one has come up to her in the street to complain! And she has told them off - good for her!
2 - Cara
I suppose what I meant was more in comparison to other gay characters on TV. Kevin Walker isn't like the gay characters on Will and Grace where he's built up on stereotype after stereotype. Kevin doesn't like to go shopping afterall. Yes, being gay is a huge part of his character, but there are other elements to him that have nothing to do with being gay. Most gay characters on TV are only gay with not much to them dimensionally.