Greg Berlanti lends a hand to Brothers & Sisters

Entertainment News 2006-08-16 Greg Berlanti lends a hand to Brothers & Sisters The writers on ABC–Touchstone TV's upcoming drama Brothers & Sisters are getting help from w

The writers on ABC–Touchstone TV's upcoming drama Brothers & Sisters are getting help from within the Touchstone family. Studio-based Everwood creator Greg Berlanti has been spending a lot of time in the Brothers & Sisters writers' room, lending a hand with the show after the departure of executive producer–show runner Marti Noxon last week.

There is no formal deal in place for Berlanti's services on the series, a soap about adult siblings, but he is said to be getting along great with the writers and producers on the show.

"Everybody is thrilled about this collaboration," a Touchstone TV spokeswoman said.

While Touchstone TV officially is still weighing its options on a replacement for Noxon, Berlanti is considered a great fit, given his experience running his critically praised WB Network family drama Everwood for four seasons.

Berlanti knows a thing or two about sibling rivalry too. He cocreated and executive-produced WB's critically praised drama series Jack & Bobby, which centered on two teen brothers, one of them destined to become president of the United States.

Brothers & Sisters, which stars Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, and Sally Field, remained in production after Noxon exited the show Tuesday after weeks of rumblings about friction between her and series creator–executive producer Jon Robin Baitz.

The series is slated for the Sunday 10 p.m. slot, following Desperate Housewives. (Reuters)

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