What About Brian (2006) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

What About Brian2006

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What We Think

'What About Brian' feels like a relic of a less-woke television era. Its focus is on classic relationship issues, with minimal identity politicking or cultural revisionism. Nothing here for non-woke viewers to lose sleep over.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

'What About Brian' is mainly a relationship-driven dramedy, focused on a group of friends navigating adulthood and romance. Casting and character arcs fit classic early-2000s network mold, prioritizing personality and plot progression over virtue signaling or identity quotas. There's little sign of narrative sacrificed for ideology.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Traditional themes like marriage, family, and commitment are explored without overt mockery or subversion. Masculinity and femininity are depicted naturally, with the show even leaning into familiar, culturally-rooted anxieties about settling down. Any challenge to norms feels more like standard rom-com banter than an ideological project.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

The series doesn't dwell on political themes or insert modern ideological conflicts. Instead, it portrays a variety of perspectives on romance and commitment, with characters debating, disagreeing, and making mistakes, refreshingly pluralistic for a network show even by those standards.

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