V -- TV Review
After about 25 years, those sneaky, lizardlike aliens are back. Bold and still surprising, ABC's new "V" is clever enough for a cult following and accessible enough to reach a broad demo.
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The League -- TV Review
The new series, a buddy-times-five comedy about friends in Chicago and their fantasy-football league, is an ongoing riff on the passion men have for sports and, occasionally, sex and, well, that's about it.
White Collar -- TV Review
This is a show so attuned to production design that prison cell interiors have low-hanging bare incandescent bulbs, all the better for smashing in anger.
The Jeff Dunham Show -- TV Review
It's all a complete train wreck, but it still is can't-miss comedy because after watching an episode, the rest of television looks better by comparison.
Sherri -- TV Review
Reminiscent of "Seinfeld" in that it mirrors the early career of a comedian, "Sherri" takes viewers through the paces with a lot of sass and the occasional funny bit.
Three Rivers -- TV Review
"Three Rivers" injects sincerity and competence back into the medical profession with such unabashed ease that it's possible to overlook that this is utter drivel.
Stargate Universe -- TV Review
"Stargate Universe" is competently produced and has all the cinematic bells and whistles you would expect from a member of the "Stargate" family, but if it is to be more than that it has light years to go.
Hank -- TV Review
"Hank" comes across as familiar and formulaic -- something you don't mind watching but wouldn't go out of your way to see.
Trauma -- TV Review
NBC's "Trauma" is a riveting, multilayered show about fallout; survival amidst the ruins -- a standout among the fall season's offerings.
The Cleveland Show -- TV Review
There's a new cast of animated characters on "Cleveland" but if you've seen "Family Guy" or "American Dad," the new show will feel remarkably familiar, if tamer, more circumscribed and, ultimately, less subversive.
Brothers -- TV Review
It's no surprise that charismatic, gap-toothed former New York Giants star Michael Strahan is looking to score with a sitcom vehicle. What is surprising, though, is just how watchable and amusing "Brothers" is, even if it doesn't break new ground.
FlashForward -- TV Review
"FlashForward" is all about the future, which looks fairly bright for this ensemble sci-fi drama, which bears a resemblance in tone and structure to "Lost."
Modern Family -- TV Review
Long on heart, brimming with great characters, smartly cast, expertly written and funny from start to finish, "Family" is the obvious choice for best new fall comedy -- and possibly best series.
Cougar Town -- TV Review
Unfortunately, the character creator Bill Lawrence dreamed up for Cox to play -- the recently divorced Jules -- is shrill, unappealing, self-obsessed and has no filter between what she thinks and what she says.
Mercy -- TV Review
"Mercy" is a lethal cocktail of virtually every medical drama ever seen on TV.
Eastwick -- TV Review
There's a good chance you'll enjoy "Eastwick," a breezy, bright trip to the dark side in which Rebecca Romijn's hair magically stays well-coiffed and Paul Gross has a devil of a time making his smoky tones not recall Jack Nicholson's in the movie.
NCIS: Los Angeles -- TV Review
"NCIS: L.A." is little more than an updated version of "The A-Team" of the 1980s, with more high-tech gadgetry and fewer explosions.
The Forgotten -- TV Review
To be sure, this lost-and-found committee is not tasked with finding murderers; the official goal is to identify nameless victims. But if the pilot is any indication, once they get on a roll, there is no stopping them.
The Good Wife -- TV Review
There could not be a better choice for the title role of Alicia Florrick than Julianna Margulies. Through words spoken and unspoken, she paints a detailed, moving portrait of a woman whose largely private, well-ordered life is suddenly and publicly shattered.
Accidentally on Purpose -- TV Review
What's a 37-year-old film critic to do? The answer makes up the contrived, fantasy plot behind "Accidentally on Purpose," a fast-moving, occasionally amusing series, the greatest asset of which is that it gives sunshiny Jenna Elfman a new platform for her Lucille Ball-inspired graceful mugging.
Bored to Death -- TV Review
"Bored" prefers droll to funny. Almost implicit in its tone is the attitude that viewers should be satisfied merely hanging out with the literati of New York, flawed though they might be, and not hope for compelling stories and charismatic characters, as well.
The Jay Leno Show -- TV Review
Based on the premiere, the "Jay Leno Show" menu is awfully familiar -- you've been into this theme restaurant before.
Community -- TV Review
"Community" has the ingredients needed to attract and build an audience, something that could not be said for many of the shows NBC has run at 9:30 p.m. Thursdays over the years.
The Beautiful Life -- TV Review
"The Beautiful Life" is exactly what you'd expect it to be: lots of glitz and glamour and too much makeup as well as the ability to turn a skinny waif's march down an only slightly less-skinny path into high drama.
Melrose Place -- TV Review
You can't go home again, as they say. But no matter what century it is, that maxim does not apply to 4616 Melrose Place.
Project Runway -- TV Review
You'd be hard-pressed to find an easier, breezier hour of TV time worth spending than with "Project Runway": Pretty, skinny things in outrageous architectural cloth concoctions, stressed and weeping designers and dapper Tim Gunn there to make it all work.
