Best in Show

I've been watching most of the new TV series over the past two weeks (thanks mostly to my TiVo). While there have been some good shows, I think my favorite so far is Brothers and Sisters (Sundays at 10PM, ABC). I'm not a Calista Flockhart fan, but combined with Sally Field, Rachel Griffiths and the rest of the talented cast - you quickly forget her Ally McBeal character. The show - at least so far - is all about the relationships between family members. I'm sure we can all relate to familial disfunction and this show hits the nail on the head. It's not just a feel-good show, which is what draws me to it. They are real people with real problems and for the most part, they have no clue on how to deal with those problems. There's only been two episodes, so hopefully ABC won't turn this into some melodrama and ruin the genuiness of the characters...

So yeah - check it out, Sunday at 10pm. My other picks so far - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (although, Aaron Sorkin - you could have at least made the show look different than The West Wing) and Jerico. Still on the Fence: The Class, Smith, Kidnapped. Haven't gotten around to watching yet: Shark, Ugly Betty, Men in Trees. On it's way out: Six Degrees (Friday Night Lights, The Nine and 30 Rock still to premiere)