Channel 5 takes a lot of flak for boring programmes, incessant ads, propaganda-skewed, bad timing, overused voiceovers, overexposed actors forced-telecast to the public till we wanna beat him/her up, lame trailers and many other audacities that make the cable-tv viewers cringe at the thought of pre-Starhub days. Channel 5 may deserve the rep.
There is one saving grace. On Monday nights after Desperate Housewives, there is hope for the intelligent TV viewer who demands to be tantalized with smart dialogue, sharp wit, a smidgen of intrigue, three dashes of anguish and a good dose of heart. You have to watch (or download or whatever you kids do nowadays) Brothers & Sisters.
The great cast pulls off each episode like a charm - so likeable and believable. Plot's good too - large family pulling it together after the death of the breadwinner admist personal problems, sibling rivalry, mother-uncle-children-husband-wife issues and turmoil in the family business. It makes for just plain good TV.
Finally eh. I will try my darndest to catch each episode - my last couchpotatostalking was Heroes. Yes, I resisted the MPEG files all around me and saw it all on, and only on, StarWorld.
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