couldnt imagine it without sally field!! at the begining of the series (with the fathers death and the issues with justin) she blew me away!!! so happy they made the changes!!
OMG I can't believe there were other cast members I just re-watched this show the only show I ever re-watched the entire series btw. I am just learning this. I couldn't imagine the show without the Kevin and Nora it aired with
So glad they made the changes, this show would not have lasted longer than 1 season. Sally Field's star power alone brought a lot of attention to the show, she is the reason I decided to watch it. Then their is the chemistry of the cast we all know and love! Also, the original storyline was flawed and more complex.
I'm watching it now. Nothing against the original cast but I can tell you that I for one am glad they finalized the changes because it was much needed. B&S was an amazing show and they eventually picked the right cast members to portray the Walkers & co.
Sally Field's star power definitely did a lot to get this show off the ground. But I would have loved to have seen Betty Buckley's take on the character. From the little we see of her here, it looks like they originally envisioned Nora as a much less saccharine character. Would have been cool to see. Nothing wrong with Sally's interpretation but my memory of her in this is a lot of tears...lol.
I honestly don't know if this show would be as strong as it is now without Sally Field - she's AMAZING. And the guy that plays Kevin is a hoot; I'm glad they're NOT doing the "I faked a straight family" s/l with him - his story now seems more honest.
Wow, they really made a great decision in recasting the show. This version would've been cancelled pretty quickly! It just shows how much Sally Field adds to the show. Dropping the Kevin storyline was another good call.
Rebecca and McCallister didn't show up until later in the season anyway. This promo is for the unaired original pilot where Sally Field and Matthew Rhys weren't cast members yet.
So glad they made those final casting changes. I can't imagine any other actress in the place of the gorgeous Sally Field as Nora Walker. No offence, but the initial actress chosen for the role of Nora is appearing too old. Also, Kevin is played by Matthew Rhys in the end, also an excellent selection.
So many things ended up being different. The look of the show also had a revamp, didn’t look as warm and fuzzy. Wonder if it was pitched as a Calista Flockhart show with a supporting cast.
I found this and all i can say is I dont know I would watch this show by this way because who brought me into the show was Kevin. It would be so different, but i confess i'm curious and imagining how it would be... A married guy who gets out of the closet: interesting! Well, anyway, brothers and sisters got an amazing story line. I'm happy it was by this way!
I'm so glad they changed the cast. No one beats Sally field. Although I must say Holly (Patricia Wettig) looks very elegant at 2:48 - 2:51 & also that I would have preferred Dan Futterman as Kitty's 'short-lived' fiancé (Jonathan I think his name was)
Wow this seems so different from how the show is now. I can't imagine the show without Matthew Rhys and Sally Field. Also, it looked like Kevin was supposedly previously married with a kid. All I can say is I'm glad they changed it because I love the show how it is now!
True story: Betty Buckley and Sally Field actually crossed paths before the recast was complete, during a table reading. Betty reached across the table and slapped Sally Field across the face. Sally threw some apple juice in Betty’s face, and the other cast members had to pull them apart. Sally ended up losing a tooth. If you look closely, you can see she is wearing a temporary crown in the debut episode.
Sally Field confirmed this in a recent Variety interview (the same one where she threatened to physically attack a disabled man in a wheelchair). I'm on #TeamBetty.
que bueno que lo hicieron que bueno esta serie sin sally field no hubiera sido nada, y menos mal tambien cambiaron a kevin ambas erran perfectos gracias a dios los cambiaron¡¡¡¡
Nope. Betty Buckley only filmed the pilot. Her character's name was Iva (instead of Nora) and she tested poorly at the test screenings. Jonathan LaPaglia wasn't comfortable playing gay lawyer Kevin, so also had to recast and rework his character.
wow, that was actual crap! I love Brothers and Sisters, I think it's one of, if not the best shows on at the moment, but this? So, glad that they made the changes because quite honestly I don't know if it would survive into season 5 without them!
@crazyhysterical I have to say I wouldn't have minded the Kevin having a son, Kevin's lonely bachelor plotlines always irked me-however the show wouldn't be the same without Matthew Rhys. And don't even get me started on how vital Sally Field is! So glad they recast the actors :)
The scenes were SOOO MUCH better on the actual show, I don't really like this, even the kids, I'm SOOO Glad they find Cooper that boy is hilarious, Paige is another Huge little actresses ♥ I'm just again SUPER Glad 4 the changes ♥
Completly IMO, but I think the "divorced gay guy with a kid" thing would have been DREADFUL. Seriously, I have seen that to many times on TV and in movies. I'm glad they went with the "Out gay man, not closet stories" thing, it's so refreashing! (I'll mention it as many have before me,the recasts...so great! Don't know if I'd be a B&S fan if they hadn't, but luckily I didn't have to find out.)
que interesantae la promo... en reslidad no son todos los actores que despues hicieron la serie... _Una pregunta... creo qeu es de la misma producctora que hizo la mitca serie de finales de los 80, TREINTAINTANTOS, algunos de los actores son de aquella época, curioso...
My question is Betty Buckley to me seems like a good actor so why was she replaced on the clip seems like she’s in character I’d love to see the original pilot with Betty Buckley because I know Sally Field is recognize for the show but I’d love to see the original pilot with Betty Buckley I love Sally Field we were born the same day just different years but it’s interesting I would love to see the original pilot that was unaired
The chemistries between the two Nora's are polar opposites. Sally Field brought tension with the character. This promo alone shows the alternate actress very stale. Maybe it was less drama in the writing at the time, but it was also the allure of seeing Tom Skerritt and Sally Field together again. Plus Kevin with an Ex-Wife and kid? What the Hell?? And it must be said, no one can match the pot stirring, witty charm Matthew Rhys brings to Kevin Walker.
lol not even paige was there!!!! i do feel a tad bit sad for the actors who were dropped...but B&S wouldn't have been excellent without sally and matthew...:)
Why did this guy's comment get spammed: "Sally Field is a good actress, but in B&S there's no room for restraint. She's so histrionic and so over the top it's a distraction. I would like to have seen what grace Betty Buckley could have brought." ?? No free speech in America or what?
So, they changed the Kevin's whole storyline? He was married and had a kid before he came out as gay? This whole promo has me curious to what the show would have been like if they hadn't changed anything.
@crazyhysterical Me Too! I Personally wish the whole show was like season one. The emotion was so real as were the storylines. Still a great show- but a different show then it was. But no Sally Field?? Come on! It seems there like it would have been very soapy.
This show is so difficult to watch. Not because of the stories or situations. It is so difficult to watch because the writing is really really bad!! There are so many story lines that make no sense at all. Most of the family members are horrible people. The characters all act like they are in their own little world without regard to anyone else. Here are a few of the stupid things that make this show suck-ass. It's a shame because the actors are good. 1. All characters are always making assumptions and none of them ever validate anything. 2. Sara, is presented as someone that knows business and the family biz but throughout the show it is proven that she doesn't know sh*t about most things especially her own biz. 3. Tommy, royally f*cks the family biz, leaves the country and then comes back to spend time(maybe work) back at the family biz and everyone treats him like he never f*cked the company at all. 4. Kitty and her family are life long demarcates. Then Kitty & Kevin find and love Robert(a republican) and love him. Nothing really bad about that except instantly Kitty changes party affiliation to republican(WTF?). 5. Saul, like Sara, is supposed to know biz and the family biz but he proves that he does not understand his own biz either. 6. Kevin(the lawyer) when defending a child in court seems to act like he has never done that job before when he gets the father to take custody of the son without knowing anything about the father. It is later proved that the father had a drinking problem. 7. Narrow lake BS. The family thinks there is hidden treasure at Narrow Lake. They don't know what or where is Narrow Lake. But for some reason(not given) they start a drilling operation. It's funded by the family fruit biz that is already way over their head in debt. The drilling is done in some random location and they have no idea what they are drilling for. Then later after Nora funds the drilling herself at the same random location they strike water(gee didn't see that coming). So the family decides to sell the water rights for 55 million dollars and put Sara in charge of the deal after she f*cked the family biz twice over. 8. Justin, starts med school. Right away he struggles with his school work and the school warns him about his academic standing. So then he is undecided about quitting or trying harder. The story line here gets really vague(he is in school/he is not in school). From then on, they never show Justin going to school or studying. He is always not studying or going to school. Then there is an episode that indicates he might be going to school and the school offers him a chance to work in Haiti. So what does he do? He quits school. Leaves his wife and family. He goes back into the military. You know, because that makes sense? NOT
Wooh! Go Sally Field!!..don't like the other woman...SO glad they changed it all...the locations, and wardrobes look a bit different too. The way the show is now couldn't be better.
So GLAD they made the changes!!! Sally Fields was perfect for this role as well as Matthew!!! Was and still is my favorite show on tv.
Can you please recommend me some good shows like these which i can binge watch... Kinda don't like modern shows that much
This is us
couldnt imagine it without sally field!! at the begining of the series (with the fathers death and the issues with justin) she blew me away!!! so happy they made the changes!!
so glad they chose matthew rhys!
OMG I can't believe there were other cast members I just re-watched this show the only show I ever re-watched the entire series btw. I am just learning this. I couldn't imagine the show without the Kevin and Nora it aired with
So glad they made the changes, this show would not have lasted longer than 1 season. Sally Field's star power alone brought a lot of attention to the show, she is the reason I decided to watch it. Then their is the chemistry of the cast we all know and love! Also, the original storyline was flawed and more complex.
Right said. Home is not home without mom, Sally played best mom
Wow!! That show wouldn't of been such a hit with that cast! Sally Field was the heart and soul of that show!
Thankfully they made the changes needed to make it a hit. Sally makes this series.
They had to reshoot a lot of scenes for the first episode. But I am glad they did. I love Sally Field as Nora and Matthew as Kevin.
Same
I'm watching it now. Nothing against the original cast but I can tell you that I for one am glad they finalized the changes because it was much needed. B&S was an amazing show and they eventually picked the right cast members to portray the Walkers & co.
It just would not be Brothers and Sisters without Sally Fields and Mathew Rhys.
Haloo
so glad they made the changes.....
Sally Field's star power definitely did a lot to get this show off the ground. But I would have loved to have seen Betty Buckley's take on the character. From the little we see of her here, it looks like they originally envisioned Nora as a much less saccharine character. Would have been cool to see. Nothing wrong with Sally's interpretation but my memory of her in this is a lot of tears...lol.
I honestly don't know if this show would be as strong as it is now without Sally Field - she's AMAZING. And the guy that plays Kevin is a hoot; I'm glad they're NOT doing the "I faked a straight family" s/l with him - his story now seems more honest.
Wow, they really made a great decision in recasting the show. This version would've been cancelled pretty quickly! It just shows how much Sally Field adds to the show. Dropping the Kevin storyline was another good call.
I'm so glad of the changes. I seriously hadn't seen this before...but I'm glad they did because it's so much better now...at least I think it is. :]
Rebecca and McCallister didn't show up until later in the season anyway. This promo is for the unaired original pilot where Sally Field and Matthew Rhys weren't cast members yet.
couldn't agree more. It's weird this is the first time i saw the original actors. I'm glad they changed it.
wow. i am SO glad they recasted and revised the storyline.
Happy belated birthday, Rob. Have a good one.
I’m glad other people said it too- we still mention sally fields distressed face- she was the perfect mom
Love the show the way it aired, but would also love to see this whole pilot. Looks good but very different from the show.
So glad they made those final casting changes. I can't imagine any other actress in the place of the gorgeous Sally Field as Nora Walker. No offence, but the initial actress chosen for the role of Nora is appearing too old. Also, Kevin is played by Matthew Rhys in the end, also an excellent selection.
So many things ended up being different. The look of the show also had a revamp, didn’t look as warm and fuzzy. Wonder if it was pitched as a Calista Flockhart show with a supporting cast.
I love this show, but never had any idea that Betty Buckley was the mom in the pilot. I'm really glad that Sally Field was recast. Great show!
I found this and all i can say is I dont know I would watch this show by this way because who brought me into the show was Kevin. It would be so different, but i confess i'm curious and imagining how it would be... A married guy who gets out of the closet: interesting! Well, anyway, brothers and sisters got an amazing story line. I'm happy it was by this way!
I'm so glad they changed the cast. No one beats Sally field.
Although I must say Holly (Patricia Wettig) looks very elegant at 2:48 - 2:51 & also that I would have preferred Dan Futterman as Kitty's 'short-lived' fiancé (Jonathan I think his name was)
Brothers & Sisters wouldn't be the same without Sally Field and Matthew Rhys, I'm glad they changed it all. I love the current cast!
Also i am so glad they changed the story line aswell!!!
Wow this seems so different from how the show is now. I can't imagine the show without Matthew Rhys and Sally Field. Also, it looked like Kevin was supposedly previously married with a kid. All I can say is I'm glad they changed it because I love the show how it is now!
I can't wait to watch the entire unaired pilot on the DVDs! The Kevin Storyline looked sorta interesting, too bad it didn't make the final cut.
True story: Betty Buckley and Sally Field actually crossed paths before the recast was complete, during a table reading. Betty reached across the table and slapped Sally Field across the face. Sally threw some apple juice in Betty’s face, and the other cast members had to pull them apart. Sally ended up losing a tooth. If you look closely, you can see she is wearing a temporary crown in the debut episode.
Sally Field confirmed this in a recent Variety interview (the same one where she threatened to physically attack a disabled man in a wheelchair). I'm on #TeamBetty.
Don't get me wrong I like Sally Field but Betty Buckley is also a great actress and could have done a fantastic job.
Completely agree. People forget about Betty Buckley as Abby Bradford in family dramedy, Eight is Enough
the people you love the most, sometimes ain't the one you know the best
the show would've bombed without sally field.
WOW OMG.....when they got to kevin i was like WTF....so glad they made the changes
que bueno que lo hicieron que bueno esta serie sin sally field no hubiera sido nada, y menos mal tambien cambiaron a kevin ambas erran perfectos gracias a dios los cambiaron¡¡¡¡
oh my god!!
im so glad they changed it!
sally and new kevin is so much better!
wow...complete diff actors and actreses...
Arvin Sloan, Thomas Grace, and Judy Barnett of Alias are all there.
0:24 A horse is a horse, of course of course ...
Without Sally Field, this show would have fallen flat on it's face. Thank God they changed it.
looks interesting.. i will watch this
done with my one tree hill
Thanks.
Nope. Betty Buckley only filmed the pilot. Her character's name was Iva (instead of Nora) and she tested poorly at the test screenings. Jonathan LaPaglia wasn't comfortable playing gay lawyer Kevin, so also had to recast and rework his character.
wow, that was actual crap!
I love Brothers and Sisters, I think it's one of, if not the best shows on at the moment, but this?
So, glad that they made the changes because quite honestly I don't know if it would survive into season 5 without them!
@Soulquarium Indeed, their whole playlist is superb!
@crazyhysterical I have to say I wouldn't have minded the Kevin having a son, Kevin's lonely bachelor plotlines always irked me-however the show wouldn't be the same without Matthew Rhys. And don't even get me started on how vital Sally Field is! So glad they recast the actors :)
jajaja Gracias greenbeast!!
Me encanta Cinco Hermanos!
Un besito :)
watching this for emily vancamp
me too!
The scenes were SOOO MUCH better on the actual show, I don't really like this, even the kids, I'm SOOO Glad they find Cooper that boy is hilarious, Paige is another Huge little actresses ♥
I'm just again SUPER Glad 4 the changes ♥
THANKS GOD They Change, I Just LOVE The way it's now that look back is just awful..
Nora is Sally Field no Comparison!!!
Also Kevin...I LOVE Him ♥
So good it's addictive!
SO MUCH BETTER NOW
Completly IMO, but I think the "divorced gay guy with a kid" thing would have been DREADFUL. Seriously, I have seen that to many times on TV and in movies. I'm glad they went with the "Out gay man, not closet stories" thing, it's so refreashing!
(I'll mention it as many have before me,the recasts...so great! Don't know if I'd be a B&S fan if they hadn't, but luckily I didn't have to find out.)
It's seems like a completely different show w/o the changes!
Does anyone know why the cast looks different I'm watching it on Hulu and the Scenes look very different
Does anybody know where you can see the original pilot episode who has someone else is Nora and a different version of Kevin
Hulu
Glad sally field took the role of the mama
que interesantae la promo... en reslidad no son todos los actores que despues hicieron la serie...
_Una pregunta... creo qeu es de la misma producctora que hizo la mitca serie de finales de los 80, TREINTAINTANTOS, algunos de los actores son de aquella época, curioso...
My question is Betty Buckley to me seems like a good actor so why was she replaced on the clip seems like she’s in character I’d love to see the original pilot with Betty Buckley because I know Sally Field is recognize for the show but I’d love to see the original pilot with Betty Buckley I love Sally Field we were born the same day just different years but it’s interesting I would love to see the original pilot that was unaired
Interesting casting changes.
It's Cat Grant!
Adoro Cinco Hermanos y Sally Field es la mejor!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, sorry. I assumed that the unaired episode would be the original pilot. But it's the second episode redone.
The chemistries between the two Nora's are polar opposites. Sally Field brought tension with the character. This promo alone shows the alternate actress very stale. Maybe it was less drama in the writing at the time, but it was also the allure of seeing Tom Skerritt and Sally Field together again. Plus Kevin with an Ex-Wife and kid? What the Hell?? And it must be said, no one can match the pot stirring, witty charm Matthew Rhys brings to Kevin Walker.
"Nth Degree" by Morningwood
Jonathan from Australian Survivor?
Which pixel is Calista Flockhart?
so much better with Sally!!! and i like the newer kevin!!!
lol not even paige was there!!!! i do feel a tad bit sad for the actors who were dropped...but B&S wouldn't have been excellent without sally and matthew...:)
Cat grant got promotion
omg who are these people
in eng kevin and the mum and half the story lines are different...is it weird i want to watch this one aswell?
ok, i LOVE this, but i do prefer the other kevin, and did this ever air or did they change everything beofr it aired in england... slightly comfused
HOly crap! The actors are all different! How WEIRD. I'm glad with the current cast. I can't imagine it any different.
When do new episodes of Brothers & Sisters return to television?
There were other actors in B&S
PS: They weren't rhe Walkers in this pilot. They were the MARCH! SOOOOOOOOOOO WEIRD
Am I blind but where is Sally Field in this trailer? ah edited after reading all the comments here about the show's changes.
yeah i think its from the creators of alias
Why did this guy's comment get spammed:
"Sally Field is a good actress, but in B&S there's no room for restraint. She's so histrionic and so over the top it's a distraction. I would like to have seen what grace Betty Buckley could have brought."
??
No free speech in America or what?
So, they changed the Kevin's whole storyline? He was married and had a kid before he came out as gay? This whole promo has me curious to what the show would have been like if they hadn't changed anything.
@crazyhysterical Me Too!
I Personally wish the whole show was like season one. The emotion was so real as were the storylines. Still a great show- but a different show then it was.
But no Sally Field?? Come on!
It seems there like it would have been very soapy.
This show is the best I am really enjoying it how did William walker die
Heart attack
smart move on the changes because some of the storylines and some of the actors in the original pilot weren't working for me
should I watch this show?
Joghurtt Ol of course. It's great
Where can I watch?
muitoo bom
yaa thankk god they changed it cuz i cnt see this show w.o sally field nd matthew rhys
Pretty family story. But from episode 4.24, it was too much to bear.
Holy shit, Balthazar is HOT in this promo.
dissection
Hay actores diferentes :S
No lo entiendo!
Matthew and Sally are so much better!!!!!
MA IN ITALIANO?
who potraid the walker's mom in this plot?
Betty Buckley
This show is so difficult to watch. Not because of the stories or situations. It is so difficult to watch because the writing is really really bad!! There are so many story lines that make no sense at all. Most of the family members are horrible people. The characters all act like they are in their own little world without regard to anyone else. Here are a few of the stupid things that make this show suck-ass. It's a shame because the actors are good.
1. All characters are always making assumptions and none of them ever validate anything.
2. Sara, is presented as someone that knows business and the family biz but throughout the show it is proven that she doesn't know sh*t about most things especially her own biz.
3. Tommy, royally f*cks the family biz, leaves the country and then comes back to spend time(maybe work) back at the family biz and everyone treats him like he never f*cked the company at all.
4. Kitty and her family are life long demarcates. Then Kitty & Kevin find and love Robert(a republican) and love him. Nothing really bad about that except instantly Kitty changes party affiliation to republican(WTF?).
5. Saul, like Sara, is supposed to know biz and the family biz but he proves that he does not understand his own biz either.
6. Kevin(the lawyer) when defending a child in court seems to act like he has never done that job before when he gets the father to take custody of the son without knowing anything about the father. It is later proved that the father had a drinking problem.
7. Narrow lake BS. The family thinks there is hidden treasure at Narrow Lake. They don't know what or where is Narrow Lake. But for some reason(not given) they start a drilling operation. It's funded by the family fruit biz that is already way over their head in debt. The drilling is done in some random location and they have no idea what they are drilling for. Then later after Nora funds the drilling herself at the same random location they strike water(gee didn't see that coming). So the family decides to sell the water rights for 55 million dollars and put Sara in charge of the deal after she f*cked the family biz twice over.
8. Justin, starts med school. Right away he struggles with his school work and the school warns him about his academic standing. So then he is undecided about quitting or trying harder. The story line here gets really vague(he is in school/he is not in school). From then on, they never show Justin going to school or studying. He is always not studying or going to school. Then there is an episode that indicates he might be going to school and the school offers him a chance to work in Haiti. So what does he do? He quits school. Leaves his wife and family. He goes back into the military. You know, because that makes sense? NOT
whats this? it isn't the real thing.
this show reminds me too much of six feet under
Wooh! Go Sally Field!!..don't like the other woman...SO glad they changed it all...the locations, and wardrobes look a bit different too. The way the show is now couldn't be better.
Gabby Webb and she doesn't like you either... buh-bye!!!
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