Brothers

Brothers is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the cable network Showtime from July 13, 1984 to July 25, 1989. It was produced by Gary Nardino Productions, in association with two separate divisions of Paramount; first by the Paramount Video division (1984-1986) and by Paramount Television (1987-1989). The show focused on the three Waters brothers. David Lloyd, Greg Antonacci and Gary Nardino respectively created and developed... more

Brothers is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the cable network Showtime from July 13, 1984 to July 25, 1989. It was produced by Gary Nardino Productions, in association with two separate divisions of Paramount; first by the Paramount Video division (1984-1986) and by Paramount Television (1987-1989). The show focused on the three Waters brothers. David Lloyd, Greg Antonacci and Gary Nardino respectively created and developed Brothers in 1982, with pretty much the same format as what made it to the air. It was originally shopped around to broadcast networks ABC and NBC, which both turned it down, due to their concern about how homosexuality was going to be portrayed. The creative team refused to give up hope on the project, and the same was said for its three leads, which from the beginning were Robert Walden (fresh off his Emmy Award-winning role on CBS' Lou Grant), Paul Regina and Brandon Maggart. As the producers tried to find a new outlet to pitch it to,... less