After the series ended in 2003, Brendon joined the cast of the Fox television pilot "The Pool at Maddy Breakers". The series was not picked up by the network. In 2004, he co-starred in his first ABC Family movie, "Celeste in the City." The following year, he returned to Fox as part of the cast of "Kitchen Confidential", based on the book by chef Anthony Bourdain. Thirteen episodes were made, but the series was canceled on December 9 of the same year after the fourth episode aired, due to low ratings.