This past week, NBC premiered a new show called Parenthood. I watched the pilot and was quite impressed. I haven’t seen NBC produce a drama with such potential in a long time.
Although the general storyline reminded me a little of ABC’s Brothers & Sisters, I think that Parenthood might resonate with people on a personal basis a little more. The show follows the family of Zeek and Camille Braverman as their grown children Sarah, Julia, Crosby and Adam face the varying challenges of parenthood.
Sarah (played by Lauren Graham) is a divorced mother who is having some financial troubles and moves her teenage son and daughter back to her hometown of Berkley, California.
Julia is a workaholic lawyer, who is starting to discover that her young daughter prefers her husband, Joel, to her.
Crosby has just reconciled with his girlfriend Katie, and begun to face his fears of commitment when he finds out that he has a young son with an ex-girlfriend.
Adam is the father of a stereotypically “normal” family. He and his wife Kristina have a teenage daughter and a young son. Adam and Kristina’s life is turned upside down when their slightly problematic son is diagnosed with Asperger’s.
So far, I’m enjoying this show and I plan on sticking with it. The challenges that the family’s face are real and I think it will be interesting to see how they play out, especially the storyline with Adam’s son Max. It is rare that a show will capture my attention from one episode, but this show has managed to do that.
Check out Parenthood on Tuesdays at 10 on NBC
