It's that time of year again. You know what I'm talking about: that time of year when I always tell you how incredible the Showtime drama "Brotherhood" is and then you say, thank you very much and go right on ignoring it.

I'm sure your excuses are legitimate. Perhaps, you're still burned out on mob dramas after "The Sopranos." Perhaps you don't want to shell out the extra cash for Showtime. Or perhaps you just don't trust me. Again, all excellent reasons, but that doesn't mean I'll stop pimping what has to be the most underappreciated drama on television.

Now in its third season, "Brotherhood" still revolves around the Caffee brothers of Providence, Rhode Island, Michael and Tommy. Michael is a mobster with a short fuse, while Tommy is a politician in the state Legislature. However, their interests and paths end up crossing more than either would like.

But "Brotherhood" is about much more than mere law and disorder. It's also about redemption, in the case of disgraced cop Decco. Played by Ethan Embry, who is almost unrecognizable from his pretty boy "Can't Hardly Wait" days, Decco has been to the depths in pretty much every way imaginable. But he's putting his life and career back together.

"Brotherhood" is also about isolation, in the form of Caffee matriarch Rose, who feels herself increasingly cut off by the modernization of society. This former force of nature now struggles simply to fill a prescription for medicine due to a labyrinthine process that leaves her dazed and confused.

And "Brotherhood" is about feeling overwhelmed from the pressures of daily life, as we see through the eyes of Tommy's wife, who can't find all the time or resources she needs to work, parent, and pick up her husband's dry cleaning.

Who can't relate to these things and these characters? Throw in some shady political deals, and even shadier mob shenanigans and you have all the ingredients for an addictive, engrossing drama. And I'll tell you the same thing again next year – if the show's still around.