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| Cast of Parenthood |
Parenthood, the NBC primetime series produced by Jason Katims, which captured the hearts of families for over three seasons, starts
its fourth, continuing to bring the family aspect to NBC. Zeke (Craig T. Nelson, Poltergeist and Coach)
and Camille Braverman (Bonnie Bedelia,
Die Hard) are the proud parents of
four grown children, who have become successful, mature adults, with growing
families of their own. Adam Braverman, (Peter Krausse), has started his hectic,
yet realistic and loving family, with Kristina (Monica Potter), and their three children Haddie, Max , and Nora.
Next is Julia (Erika Christensen),
the hardworking lawyer married to Joel (Sam
Jaeger), the stay-at-home dad taking care of their children, Sydney and
Victor, their newly adopted son. Next is Sarah, (Lauren Graham, Gilmore Girls),
an out-of-work woman living at her parent’s home, raising her two children,
Amber and Drew on her own, while juggling her recent engagement to her children’s former teacher,
Mark (Jason Ritter). Lastly, is Crosby (Dax Shepard), who in Season One met up with his former girlfriend,
Jasmine (Joy Bryant) and his
unexpected younger son, Jabbar.
Previously
on Parenthood, Crosby and Jasmine became engaged and married, while Julia and
Joel adopted their son Victor, after the hectic previous adoption they went
through. Crosby and Adam, who are currently business partners at a recording
studio, made harsh decisions about their career together.
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Ray Romano, the new addition to the Parenthood cast
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It looks like another season of hardships
for Sarah Braverman. While looking for another job that pays the bills for
the time being, the discussion of the upcoming family portrait is discussed
between her and Camille. Camille refuses to put Mark, Sarah’s fiancé, into the
picture, because of the previous
girlfriend of Crosby, who ruined the opportunity for others. Later on, when Sarah stops by the photography
shop owned by Hank (Ray Romano), she notices the Help Wanted sign and tells a
few white lies about her extensive photography experience, but while she does
get the job, her truths come about and is fired from the job. Mark, later on,
puts his foot down and insists to be in the picture, letting Camille and Zeke
know he is a part of the family, even if it is currently not official.
And we are back for another season of
chaotic with Adam. While the family prepares for one last week with Haddie
before she goes off to college, everyone still must work around the craziness
that is their family. Haddie who would love to spend some last minute quality
time with friends, is pressured by Adam
and Kristina to spend her time with family. Throughout the entire episode, we
notice Haddie’s unhappiness about this
family bonding, however when it comes to saying goodbye to her parents at the
airport, Haddie comes to realize she is now on her own, leaving her crazy yet
irreplaceable family behind, for now.
Will Julia finally find her happiness? After
her grueling previous adoption that ended up falling flat, Julia is granted
with a miracle, a second child. However, the question still lingers, is having
an adopted child worth stepping on eggshells for the rest of her life?
And then there is Crosby. Jabbar has started to pray and learn of
his grandmother’s religious beliefs, but Crosby and Jasmine are a little
undecided how they should inform Jabbar on the “God subject”.
All in
all, this premiere seems to have gone off smoothly. We are back to the story
lines that pull at our heart strings and keep us guessing what will happen in
the upcoming episode. I have always loved this show and the storylines the
writers come up with and this premiere has definitely reiterated that feeling.
I would expect to see more storylines that cause lots of drama for Adam and
Kristina throughout the season with Haddie being gone and Max’s struggle with Asperger’s.
I would also expect a roller coaster of
emotions from Crosby, Julia, and Sarah and their families. All three of their
families have their own dilemmas and time will only heal those problems. I am
looking forward to what happens next.
The background of this show is there and visible. The pictures are well thought of and are placed where it makes sense. The episode summary is easy to follow and is very descriptive. The writer one is very easy to follow. Some sentences are run-ons and hard to understand.
ReplyDeleteThis is very well written, and you're good with your words, however, it would seem I need to know at least the bare minimum about this show to understand your review. There are a lot of names and then you added the actor(ess)s' names. You didn't link the names. I see you linked a few, but if you're going to give the names of the other actor(ess)s, you should probably link them all, in case I am interested in discovering who Sam Jaeger is.
ReplyDeleteYour review flows together beautifully and my brain didn't cartwheel when I proceeded to a new paragraph. As for grammar, I didn't catch any errors. You kept it professional while adding your own commentary and I respect that. You are a great writer. I can't say what you need to improve, as I found nothing, but maybe make it a little more lively?
Kylie B
outstanding background and well written.
ReplyDeletenice placement of all links and pics.
the episode was clearly stated.
the tone was very reassuring and well put out.
i liked it over all but could have used some humor to spice it up.
it flows like a river and is as mechanical as a robot.
This is a really good review, a lot of useful background information. The sentence structure can be improved more: The sentences tend to have to much information trying to be fit into one sentence making it sometimes difficult to follow. Also making some run-on sentences and a few mechanic misplacements . Other then that I believe this review describes the show in great detail and uses all the appropriate links and pics in the right places. I believe you did an outstanding job. Good job!
ReplyDelete-Ki' era R.