CRIT-O-MATIC.Byline: - David Kronke "What About Brian What About Brian is an American dramatic television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J.J. Abrams' company Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on April 16, 2006 on ABC, as a midseason replacement and concluded on March 26, 2007. " (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Channel 7; 10 tonight; thereafter, 10 p.m. Mondays) Logline: Maverick executive producer J.J. Abrams ("Lost") reverts to "Felicity" mode with this insufferably in·suf·fer·a·ble adj. Difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable. in·suf  fer·a·bly adv. cute, touchy-feely trauma - er, drama - about Brian (Barry Watson Barry Watson may refer to:
Matthew Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor. Davis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and began his acting career at the University of Utah. ). Brian's partner at his video-game company, Dave (Rick Gomez), suspects his wife Deena (Amanda Detmer) is cheating on him. Brian's older sister Nic (Rosanna Arquette) is married to a younger guy, Angelo (Raoul Bova), but fears she may have waited too late to start a family. Add to that a scruffy dog. Pros: There are a lot of good performances, so some might find this something of an "early-thirtysomething." Cons: There's a really annoying scene in which Brian's co-workers play air-keyboards, air-drums and air-guitar to The Who's "Baba O'Reilly." In a nutshell: Another unrequited love plot called on to propel an entire series? ABC obviously hopes this will appeal to fans of the show it's replacing this evening, "Grey's Anatomy." But "Grey's" has a lot more genuine humor, while this just feels earnest and whiny. Our rating: Two stars CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Rick Gomez, left, Amanda Detmer, Barry Watson, Sarah Lancaster, Matthew Davis, Rosanna Arquette and Raoul Bova fill out the cast of friends and lovers in ``What About Brian.'' |
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