"Sons & Daughters" (2006)TV series

Creators:

Fred Goss
Nick Holly

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

The zany and slightly troubled members of a family try to make it through life as comedy ensues. In the center of the mess is Cameron (Fred Goss)...

Plot Keywords:

Cult TV

Cast

Fred Goss	...	Cameron Walker (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Gillian Vigman	...	Liz Walker (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jerry Lambert	...	Don Fenton (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alison Quinn	...	Sharon Fenton (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dee Wallace	...	Colleen Halbert (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Amanda Walsh	...	Jenna Halbert (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Eden Sher	...	Carrie Fenton (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Randy Wayne	...	Jeff Fenton (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Max Gail	...	Wendal Halbert (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Greg Pitts	...	Tommy 'Whitey' White (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Trevor Einhorn	...	Henry Walker (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Desmond Harrington	...	Wylie Blake (9 episodes, 2006-2007)
Noah Matthews	...	Ezra Walker (9 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nick Shafer	...	Danny Halbert / ... (9 episodes, 2006-2007)

Runtime:

30 min | 30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA

Company:

Broadway Video

Trivia:

13 Episodes were made but only 12 aired.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Cameron Walker: I'm gonna go take a shower.
Liz Walker: Okay. Clean off that embarrassment!

Complex and crazed but very compelling

I downloaded this show because, well, apart from living in England and thus not having ABC, I download most new shows, but I rarely bother getting the second episode unless it's really good. I wasn't expecting much from this, the title isn't especially gripping, and anyway is the title of a lame duck Aussie soap from way back :) However, about 5 minutes in, my friend and I simultaneously announced 'wow, this is actually really good!' and now, having seen the first two episodes, I am really impressed. We both were.

Sadly, however, it will probably be cancelled because it demands too much of a lazy, apathetic viewer. It has more than 4 characters, it has overlapping dialogue, it has actors who look like real people (gasp) instead of blow-up dolls, and it requires a (hear the bell toll, Fred) sense of irony to appreciate the comedy. Shame you guys didn't make this in Europe - you would be set for life :/ I hope it lasts though, the kids are great, it had some laugh-out-loud moments, and enough acidic humour to keep me chuckling after the credits roll - more than I can say for Two and a Half Men and their ilk. I liked that I didn't know any of the actors too, star vehicles are tedious affairs. I loved Arrested Development, and while I don't accept that this is a rehash or replacement of that show, I do see some similarities. It is intelligently written, it's different, and I hope that people give it a chance, before writing it off, just because it isn't what we're used to.