'Brothers & Sisters' Season 3 DVD Details and Review

Released: September 1, 2009
Discs: 6
Number of Episodes: 24
Total Episode Running Time: 1032 Minutes
Rated: Episodes are rated TV-14 DLSV/Bonus Material not rated

Told through the viewpoint of Kitty Walker (Calista Flockhart), a group of siblings with complicated lives takes a dramatic turn on the eve of Kitty's birthday. As the series unfolds, shocking family secrets are uncovered along the way. From glorious triumphs to devastating heartbreak, the Walker family gets through it all with the help of each other.

Disc 1

• "Glass Houses"
• "Book Burning"
• "Tug of War"
• "Everything Must Go"

Disc 2

• "You Get What You Need"
• "Bakersfield"
• "Do You Believe in Magic?"
• "Going Once... Going Twice"

Disc 3

• "Unfinished Business"
• "Just a Sliver"
• "A Father Dreams"
• "Sibling Rivalry"

Disc 4

• "It's Not Easy Being Green"
• "Owning It"
• "Lost and Found"
• "Troubled Waters - Part 1"

Disc 5

• "Troubled Waters - Part 2"
• "Taking Sides"
• "Spring Broken"
• "Missing"

Disc 6

• "S3X"
• "Julia"
• "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
• "Mexico"

Bonus Features

• Bloopers
• Deleted Scenes
• The Mothers of Brothers & Sisters — The cast of Brothers & Sisters discuss the amazing role mothers play in their lives.
• The Ojai Experience — This intriguing featurette takes viewers on a tour of a real-life family winery in Ojai, California with members of the Brothers & Sisters cast and offers a taste of the truth and the fiction behind running a family wine business.
• In-Between Scenes — A behind-the-scenes look at the on-set high jinks that kept the Brothers & Sisters ensemble on their toes—and laughing—during the shooting of Season Three.

The large cast and general nature of the series lends itself to creating fun and often informative and visually beautiful bonus features for its annual DVD set. Most TV on DVD releases contain a blooper reel, but this set has a hilarious feature called "In-between Scenes" that allows viewers to really get a feel for the dynamic between cast members and the fun they have on set.

Those looking for a visually spectacular feature must be sure to check out "The Ojai Experience" where viewers will get the unique opportunity to see a real winery business in action.

Sally Field, Calista Flockhart, Ron Rifkin, Rob Lowe, Rachel Griffiths, Patricia Wettig (to name a few) -- need I say more? After three years, it's still hard to believe that so many great actors are a part of this amazing series. If perfectly executed drama and intriguing family dynamic is what you're looking for, Brothers & Sisters has all of the right components for all things excellent in the television world.