Parenthood is a show that I have avoided for years, even after my friend Sarah spoke highly of it. The hour primetime drama is a show about the Braverman family, a Berkeley based family with two parents, a few years older than my parents and their four children who range in age from early thirties to early forties. At times it has an OC, Sisters, or Friday Night Lights vibe. There is Adam, the oldest and most responsible child, his wife Christina and their children; Hattie, the teenager, Max, the child with Asperger’s, and Nora, the baby. Adams sister Sarah has two children, an addict X husband, and a number of dates. Crosby is the next Braverman. He finds out about the existence of a son in the first episode of the series and continues to have a close relationship with his son’s mother even after some turbulence in their relationship. Then finally there is Julia, the youngest and apart from Adam the most responsible member of the family. She is married to a stay at home husband, Joel and the two of them have a daughter and plan to adopt a son. The show is dramatic and funny in a nice way. Nearly all of the actors have carried their own shows in the past and it is nice to see the actors function so cohesively. You start to believe that they are a real family and leave behind their past roles. In the world of Netflix, I give it a 4 and am not even done with season three…