Premieres September 18 (8/7c) on FOX
New sitcoms are plentiful this season. With Hank, The Middle, Cougar Town, Community, Glee and Modern Family, it'll be a tough battle for a reigning sitcom to emerge. One of these contenders is FOX's Brothers, which carries several similarities to the 1980's Showtime show of the same name. Starring former NFL star Michael Strahan as former NFL star Michael Trainor, and Daryl Mitchell as his brother Chill, the series has a fish-out-of-water premise, much like the also-new Hank, when a hard-partying retiree returns home to his family after a long way away, only to find that they haven't changed one bit.
Carl Weathers will play Mike and Chill's father. It's good to see Carl Weathers back. I've really missed him since his recurring role as an acting coach on Arrested Development. Of course, that doesn't mean that Brothers will last very long. Placed in the dreaded Friday slot, the outlook of this show is poor from the beginning, and will likely go join The Loop and Free Ride in the list of FOX sitcoms that were simply doomed to fail.
BROTHERS is a comedy about a former NFL hot shot who learns that even though you can always go home again, doing so might be more difficult than you think.
MIKE TRAINOR (Michael Strahan) seemingly has it all - he's a good-looking, wealthy and recently retired NFL player living the high life in New York City, but he's about to get sidelined. When Mike gets a phone call from his mom, ADELE (CCH Pounder), who orders him home to Houston, he quickly realizes that the more his life has changed, the more his family has stayed the same.
His brother CHILL (Daryl Chill Mitchell), whose life changed drastically after a car accident left him in a wheelchair, is struggling to keep Trainor's, his sports-themed restaurant, afloat. Even though the publicity from his famous brother might help business, Chill doesn't want help from Mike. The rivalry between the brothers is exactly the same as they were when they were kids. If they can stop their bickering, put aside their differences and learn to be teammates, Mike and Chill might just turn out to be each other's biggest asset.
Wedged between Mike and Chill are their parents. Their father, whom everyone refers to as COACH (Carl Weathers), is the local high school football coach and the conservative, opinionated alpha male of his clan. Coach thinks he runs the show, but it's actually Adele who calls the shots. Saucy, stern and a schemer, she is the mastermind behind this family. And when she learns that Mike's business manager took off with all his money, she orchestrates a plan to keep Mike in Houston, save Chill's restaurant and bring the family back together under one roof again.
Adele's plan helps Mike realize that his family - however dysfunctional they may be - is the only one he's got. And although he may not have a penny to his name, as long as he's surrounded by people who love him, he'll always be a rich man.
BROTHERS is created by Don Reo and produced by Tantamount Studios and Impact Zone Productions, Inc. in association with Sony Pictures Television. Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Mitch Hurwitz and Don Reo serve as executive producers. Ted Wass directed the pilot written by Don Reo.
Source: FOX
I've seen the preview for Brothers. IMHO it's doomed for failure. I give it less than five before it is cancelled. Strahan should have remained as a football analyst. Clearly he and Carl Weathers are not comedians.
I've seen the preview for Brothers. IMHO it's doomed for failure. I give it less than five before it is cancelled. Strahan should have remained as a football analyst. Clearly he and Carl Weathers are not comedians.
I’ve seen the preview for Brothers. IMHO it’s doomed for failure. I give it less than five before it is cancelled. Strahan should have remained as a football analyst. Clearly he and Carl Weathers are not comedians.