What About Brian
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What About Brian is an American television dramedy series that follows the romantic and personal struggles of a single man in his thirties as all his friends settle into married life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| What About Brian canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9539339 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What About Brian Context triple: [Bryan Burk, notableWork, What About Brian]
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A.
The Brat
The Brat is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, based on a stage play about a spirited young woman who disrupts the lives of an upper-class family.
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B.
Brat
"Brat" is a track by the British electronic music producer and DJ Insomniac.
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C.
Of Course
"Of Course" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that showcases her characteristic blend of domestic realism and unsettling psychological tension.
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D.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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E.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What About Brian Target entity description: What About Brian is an American television dramedy series that follows the romantic and personal struggles of a single man in his thirties as all his friends settle into married life.
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A.
The Brat
The Brat is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, based on a stage play about a spirited young woman who disrupts the lives of an upper-class family.
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B.
Brat
"Brat" is a track by the British electronic music producer and DJ Insomniac.
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C.
Of Course
"Of Course" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that showcases her characteristic blend of domestic realism and unsettling psychological tension.
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D.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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E.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramedy television series
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television series ⓘ |
| airedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | one-hour television series ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy | Brian Davis – Barry Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Dana Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | ABC Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Bryan Burk
NERFINISHED
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Dana Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ J. J. Abrams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2006-04-16 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Amanda Detmer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barry Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Szohr NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Gomez NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosanna Arquette NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiffani Thiessen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpeningTheme | “Calling All Friends” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2007-03-26 ⓘ |
| leadActor | Barry Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Brian Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
personal struggles of a single man in his thirties
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romantic struggles of a single man in his thirties ⓘ |
| network | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| openingThemePerformer | The Low Millions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | broadcast television network ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalRunTimePerEpisode | approximately 42 minutes ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Bad Robot Productions
NERFINISHED
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Touchstone Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | bachelor in his thirties ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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marriage ⓘ relationships ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: What About Brian Description of subject: What About Brian is an American television dramedy series that follows the romantic and personal struggles of a single man in his thirties as all his friends settle into married life.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.