What About Brian

infobox television
show_name = What About Brian


caption = The Season 1 cast of What About Brian.
format = Drama
runtime = 60 minutes (including commercials)
creator = Dana Stevens
starring = Barry Watson
Sarah Lancaster
Rosanna Arquette
Matthew Davis
Rick Gomez
Amanda Detmer
Krista Allen
Jason George
Amanda Foreman
Tiffani Thiessen
Jessica Szohr
country = Flagicon|USA United States
network = ABC
picture_format = 480i (SDTV),
720p (HDTV)
first_aired = April 16, 2006
last_aired = March 26, 2007
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 24
website =
imdb_id = 0460693
tv_com_id = 32765|

"What About Brian" was an American dramatic television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J.J. Abrams' company Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on April 16, 2006 on ABC, as a midseason replacement and concluded on March 26, 2007. The show regularly aired on Monday at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT in the United States. On May 16, 2006, ABC renewed the series for its second season, [ [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/newswire.aspx?id=7155 What About Brian renewed for a second season] - Link] notably making it the only new series to be picked up by the network from the 2005-2006 television season, despite it being the final new series introduced by ABC during the season. The series returned October 9, 2006, with a full 22-episode season confirmed by November 10, 2006. [ [http://www.tv.com/what-about-brian/show/32765/story/7141.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=headlinessh&tag=headlines;title;0om_act=convert&om_clk=headlinessh TV.com: Justice pulled, Brian pumped ] ] The second season order was subsequently scaled back to 19 episodes by the network. [ [http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/03/what_about_brian_are_there_any_more_episodes.php What About Brian: Aren't There Any More Episodes?] , "TV Series Finale", March 28, 2007]

"What About Brian" ended its run after two seasons on March 26, 2007. [ [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6426575.html?title=Article&specdesc=news ABC Unveils 14 Early Series Pick-Ups] , "Broadcasting & Cable", March 21, 2007]

Main cast

Music

* Howie Days' "Collide" is the song used in the announcement commercials.
* The theme song that appears at the beginning of each episode is "Calling All Friends" by Low Stars.
* The 1970 song "Hey Hey What Can I Do" by Led Zeppelin inspired the theme song and also has lyrics that parallel the show's plot. The lyrics of the song tell of a man's love for a woman that he will never have all to himself; a woman who 'wants to ball all day', 'stays drunk all the time', and who 'won't be true.' The first verse is a declaration of his love and his desire to tell her that she is the only one for him. The second verse describes her infidelity and his jealousy and frustration. In the third verse he comes to the conclusion that he must leave her 'where the guitars play', a sentiment reinforced by the vamp in which the lead singer, Robert Plant, is backed by the rest of the band repeating the two lines; 'Hey hey what can I do' and 'Oh Lord what can I say.'
* Colin Hay's music has been used in several episodes of "What About Brian": [cite web |url=http://www.tunefind.com/artist/Colin+Hay |title=Colin Hay songs from TV and Movies at Tunefind |accessdate=2006-12-06]
** His song "Waiting For My Real Life To Begin" ended the episode "Two In Twenty-Four" and was also used in the episode "Sex Lies and Videotape."
** "Beautiful World" ended the episode "Moving Day."
** "Don't Wait Up" ended the episode "The Importance Of Being Brian" and was also in the episode "Sex Lies and Videotape."

Trivia

* The Greco residence is a house in the 100 block of Dudley Avenue in Venice, CA, though the interior is a loose recreation of the real interior built on a soundstage.
* "What About Brian" was photographed with Panavision Genesis digital cinematography cameras, and is one of the first users.
* The location used for Brian's father's real estate business is the Clarity Partners building on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills.

References

External links

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* [http://tv.yahoo.com/what-about-brian/show/38031 "What About Brian"] at [http://tv.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! TV]
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* [http://www.whataboutbrian.org/ "What About Brian"] What About Brian