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      Season 1 – The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

      2003 Drama List
      44% 18 Reviews Tomatometer Three inseparable brothers face family and career challenges in a this drama that celebrates small-town life. Former high-school hockey stars, they're now muddling through as Poland's mayor, police captain and unemployed paranoid. Read More Read Less
      The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire — Season 1

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      Its small-town dramas mark a bold change of pace for creator David E. Kelley, but The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire's dour mood is more suffocating than engaging.

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      Episode 1 Aired Sep 24, 2003 Falling Acorns Three brothers (Randy Quaid, Chris Penn, John Carroll Lynch) face family and career challenges in a small town; Dottie decides to buy the old movie theater and asks Hank's nemesis, Scott Haggis (Larry Miller), to help with funding. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 1, 2003 Secrets and Lies Hank's lack of support hurts Dottie's feelings; Hank blackmails Sharon Ropers not to reveal her affair with Garrett; auditions for the Easter pageant do not go as planned. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 8, 2003 Tough Love An elderly woman (Eileen Ryan) shoots Waylon with a paint-ball gun for selling ice cream to children; Dottie confides that a handsome young banker has a crush on her, but Julie does not believe her. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 15, 2003 Sleeping Lions The Shaw brothers disagree on whether to support their new minister when he reveals that he is homosexual; Dottie's news threatens to tear the family apart. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 22, 2003 Little Girl Lost Hank investigates the disappearance of a teenager; Waylon uses a crime-sniffing Chihuahua to help find the girl; talk of the girl's sex life leads the women to wonder about their own children's sexual activity. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 29, 2003 The Song of Poland Hank helps Waylon find out whether Julie is cheating on him; Hank learns his beloved music teacher died from asphyxiation; teacher's death brings the brothers together in song. Details

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      Steve Johnson Chicago Tribune This one is a welcome lunge back toward the territory of the writer's "Picket Fences," though absent the overflow of quirkiness and plus a reach for more substance. Mar 26, 2020 Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe The small-town melodrama is thick, with none of the charm of "Picket Fences." We've seen these guy's guys and their wives in better vehicles. Rated: C+ Mar 26, 2020 Full Review Newsweek Staff Newsweek This series about "real people" suffers greatly from the absence of any real ones actually writing for it. Mar 26, 2020 Full Review Tom Jicha South Florida Sun-Sentinel It might be time for [David E.] Kelley, one of the most prolific, inventive writer-producers in TV history, to take a breather to replenish his creative juices. Mar 26, 2020 Full Review David Zurawik Baltimore Sun The three Shaw brothers mostly seem just silly or pathetic - kind of like the series itself. Mar 26, 2020 Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette There are moments of pathos in "Brotherhood," but they're surrounded by crass and crude sensationalism. Mar 26, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      Michael Pressman, Ron Lagomarsino, Bill D'Elia
      Executive Producer
      David E. Kelley, Michael Pressman
      Screenwriter
      David E. Kelley
      Network
      CBS
      Rating
      TV-14 (L|V)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Sep 24, 2003