Brian

What about Brian is unlikely to ever make it to terrestrial TV but for those who have E4 I would suggest you watch not one but two episodes of this US series. The first series was quite good. The story seemed to centre around a lovable loser, Brian who spent all his social time with 3 couples who were good looking and successful and eager to set him up with a dream date. That may sound a shocking premise for a show but it was quite good especially as Brian was in love with the fiancee of his best mate. In fact series one ended with him declaring his love for her as his mate arrived home and overheard through the window. All good stuff and enough to make me tune in for the second series.

The second series has been relatively enjoyable but they have killed one of the characters off in an accident, sent one to Minnesota which I believe is the equivalent of sending a character from Neighbours to Adelaide, and completed changed the direction that the remaining five character are going in. Now that may not be a bad thing and life does change I hear you all cry. And I agree. But life does not change direction every week. It is incredible how quickly this programme changes direction. Imagine if in Eastenders, Pat Butcher or whatever she is called these days decided to open a book shop on Monday, then on Tuesday decides to marry Jim Branning, then on Thursday decides she is going to cancel the wedding and is building a hotel which she intends on running with Ian Beale and then on Friday she finds out she has a terminal illness so asks Gus the roadsweeper to kill her. That is how the writers of What about Brian would write a week of Eastenders. Unbelievable.