This Is Us
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Rebecca goes into an early labor; Randall finds his biological father; Kevin faces a personal and professional crisis; Kate finds herself at a low point.
"American Crime" and "Seven Seconds" star Regina King dishes on her Emmys experiences and the reason she'd choose directing over acting.
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Title: Pilot (20 Sep 2016)
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| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Milo Ventimiglia | ... | Jack Pearson | |
| Mandy Moore | ... | Rebecca Pearson | |
| Sterling K. Brown | ... | Randall Pearson | |
| Chrissy Metz | ... | Kate Pearson | |
| Justin Hartley | ... | Kevin Pearson | |
| Susan Kelechi Watson | ... | Beth Pearson | |
| Chris Sullivan | ... | Toby Damon | |
| Ron Cephas Jones | ... | William Hill | |
| Alan Thicke | ... | Himself | |
| Andrew Santino | ... | Casey | |
| Da'Vine Joy Randolph | ... | Tanya | |
| Gerald McRaney | ... | Dr. Nathan Katowski | |
| Richard Tanner | ... | Director John | |
| Lisa Schurga | ... | Stage Manager | |
| Mark Cohen | ... | Warm Up Guy | |
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Those that are celebrating their 36th birthday today include: Jack, whose wife Rebecca is expecting triplets, which will be their first children; Randall, who has made a financial success of his life despite being abandoned by his unknown father at a firehall when he was a newborn; and twins Kevin and Kate, whose lives have taken divergent paths based solely on appearance, with "model good looks" actor Kevin having a lucrative lead role in a mindless sitcom called "Man-ny", the role which often requires him to be shirtless, and obese Kate wallowing in the difficulties in her life, those difficulties because of her weight. On this specific day, Rebecca goes into labor, six weeks premature, meaning that the children will have the same birthday as Jack. The stress from what is already considered a difficult pregnancy is ratcheted up a notch when Rebecca's regular doctor becomes incapacitated, leaving her in the care of a doctor she's never met, Dr. Katowski - "Dr. K" - he a ... Written by Huggo
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20 September 2016 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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People who are 36 or turning 36 when the pilot aired depending on their school registration would be in kindergarten or 1st grade when the Challenger exploded instead of 2nd grade as the character Kevin stated. However, it would possibly have been true for the actor Justin Hartley as he was 39 when the pilot aired. See more »Goofs
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Dr. Nathan Katowski: I like to think that maybe one day you'll be an old man like me, talking a younger man's ear off, explaining to him how you took the sourest lemon that life has to offer and turned it into something resembling lemonade. If you can do that, then you will still be... taking three babies home from this hospital. Just maybe not the way you planned.See more »
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Good acting (so, so good), good presentation, awesome music, good screenwriting. EVERYTHING is good in this pilot.
It's a MUST-WATCH even if you don't feel like following up with the rest (you should thought, at least through season 1).