'Parenthood' (NBC)

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<b>Premise: </b>Financially strapped single mom Sarah Braverman (Maura Tierney) uproots her two kids and returns to her hometown of Berkeley, Calif., where her dysfunctional family awaits her.<br>
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<b>First impressions:</b> No one was exactly clamoring for a remake of the 1989 movie "Parenthood," but the assembled talent makes us curious to see how the new take on the material comes together.<br>
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<b>Stars: </b> <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/p/peter-krause/86050">Peter Krause</a> (<a href="http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/dirty-sexy-money/EP00930979">"Dirty Sexy Money,"</a> <a href="http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/six-feet-under/EP00438626">"Six Feet Under"</a>), <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/p/maura-tierney/44454">Maura Tierney</a> (<a href="http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/er/EP00115131">"ER"</a>), <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/p/craig-t-nelson/69526">Craig T. Nelson</a> (<a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/movies/the-family-stone/90362">"The Family Stone,"</a> <a href="http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/coach/EP00000976">"Coach"</a>), <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/p/dax-shepard/288141">Dax Shepard</a> ( <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/movies/baby-mama/174017">"Baby Mama"</a>), <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/p/bonnie-bedelia/71068">Bonnie Bedelia</a> (<a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/movies/heart-like-a-wheel/6527">"Heart Like a Wheel"</a>), <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/p/monica-potter/156477">Monica Potter</a>, <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/p/erika-christensen/156526">Erika Christensen</a> (<a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/movies/traffic/26760">"Traffic"</a>), <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/p/sarah-ramos/249472">Sarah Ramos</a>, <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/p/mae-whitman/73815">Mae Whitman</a> (<a href="http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/in-treatment/EP01009634">"In Treatment"</a>), <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/p/miles-heizer/312658">Miles Heizer</a> ("ER")<br>
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<b>Producers: </b> <a href="http://movies.zap2it.com/p/ron-howard/803">Ron Howard</a>, Brian Grazer, Jason Katims (<a href="http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/friday-night-lights/EP00848358">"Friday Night Lights"</a>)<br>
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Drama

Premise: Financially strapped single mom Sarah Braverman (Maura Tierney) uproots her two kids and returns to her hometown of Berkeley, Calif., where her dysfunctional family awaits her.

First impressions: No one was exactly clamoring for a remake of the 1989 movie "Parenthood," but the assembled talent makes us curious to see how the new take on the material comes together.

Stars: Peter Krause ("Dirty Sexy Money," "Six Feet Under"), Maura Tierney ("ER"), Craig T. Nelson ("The Family Stone," "Coach"), Dax Shepard ( "Baby Mama"), Bonnie Bedelia ("Heart Like a Wheel"), Monica Potter, Erika Christensen ("Traffic"), Sarah Ramos, Mae Whitman ("In Treatment"), Miles Heizer ("ER")

Producers: Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Jason Katims ("Friday Night Lights")

PICS: 'Parenthood'
VIDEO: 'Parenthood'

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