I’ve never quite found another family drama that has tugged at my heartstrings since Gilmore Girls. Lauren Graham was crazy amazing in her role and her charisma was so infectious that I actually missed seeing her on the small screen after Gilmore Girls went off the air. So when I heard she was cast in Parenthood, I let out a tiny fangirl squeal and promptly marked down the show’s premiere in my calendar.

Being a big TV junkie, I’d already wanted to watch the show because I knew Peter Krause had been cast as Adam Braverman, the eldest son and the glue that holds everyone together. And goodness knows, I love me some Peter Krause. He is such a good actor, that at one point, I wanted to declare him my TV husband. No kidding. Then when I learnt that Lauren Graham was cast, I just knew this show was gonna be perfection. But I honestly didn’t know it was gonna be as good as this.

So exactly how good are we talking? Less than 20 minutes into the premiere, I found myself really caring about each of the characters in the Braverman family. The actors and writing were that compelling. And even though it’s a big family, with plenty of characters to keep track of, they all have their own storylines that are interesting enough to stand alone. From a family newly discovering that their son has Aspergers, to a career mum struggling to balance her life with her kid and stay-home husband, everything has been so wonderfully written that I’m willing to let slide an annoying character or two. Since then, there’s not been a single episode where I haven’t cried. That’s right. I’m openly admitting that I have been reduced to a gooey puddle of emotions in each of the 6 episodes that have aired so far.

Parenthood is as realistic as it can ever get for a TV show. Of course, this review might be completely biased seeing how I have mad love for Peter Krause and Lauren Graham, who were particularly stellar, but as an ensemble, the family dynamics were completely believable too. There’s also the cutest little boy in there, whom I’m sure you’d adore as well. ;p

I won’t gush more about it, so I’ll let the promo do the talking.