Screwloose, occasionally amusing...Yeah, Beavis and Butt-head would make fun of this show. Heh-heh-heh. [20 Jan 2003]

The stylish, fast-moving series premiere is filled with surprising twists, witty repartee and some revved-up, well-choreographed action sequences. But the real star of Alias is, well, the star: athletic Jennifer Garner, who portrays Sydney with intelligence and graceful, hard-bodied charisma. [29 Sept 2001]

Television always needs smart, quality shows. And with "ER" on creative life support after 10 years, this challenging new medical drama could be good entertainment therapy. But for many viewers, "House" could be a tough pill to swallow. [15 Nov 2004, p.1C]

You'll never regret missing Navy NCIS if you forget to watch. [23 Sept 2003, p.1F]

With a little bit of prime time luck, Lost just may become what it sets out to be -- a mesmerizing thrill ride with a brain and more than a little humanity. [22 Sept 2004, p.1C]

Grim, stylish, smart and gripping. [26 Sept 2003, p.8E]

Alas, most of the humor comes straight from the formula family sitcom factory. Nice cast, stale laughs. [20 Sept 2002]

Light, breezy and easy to enjoy. [20 Sept 2002]

Mr. Know-It-All can be rather irritating. [20 Sept 2002]

And you don't have to be a sci-fi fanatic to get a kick out of Firefly, which brandishes playful bits of Whedon's signature wit and snappy repartee. [20 Sept 2002]

The writing and comic sensibility are fresh and unpredictable. [23 Aug 1998, p.1L]

"Wedding Wars" tries to do a lot, with moderate success.

It sets up a scenario that sends Walt, played by Bryan Cranston ("Malcolm in the Middle"), on an unpredictable, surprisingly fun-to-watch journey that frees him from his law-abiding past.

It's actually good ... and genuinely funny.

Yes, the show's glossily generic. But the attractive cast clicks.

Far, far away from the cutting edge, Life in the Wild offers a family-drama walk on the mild side.

Pushing Daisies is a delicate, rapturously original little television miracle.

The producers must have been living in a cave when they wrote this inept, misfiring social satire.

A decent, potentially appealing cast -- one that includes Fred Goss ("Sons and Daughters"), Faith Ford and Jerry O'Connell--has to make do with ho-hum storylines and writing that lacks anything resembling real snap and imagination.

Aliens in America delivers the laughs. It's one of the most enjoyable members of this fall's freshman class.

Hall, who invests strange, demented Dexter with real heart and humanity. It's a spooky tour de force.

Moonlight falls somewhere in the middle of the new paranormal pack. It's neither great nor awful.

Big Shots isn't brilliant. And despite that attractive, well-matched male ensemble, the so-so series premiere lacks sufficient creative zing.

Despite her extreme makeover, this new Bionic Woman is mostly slick, dull and portentously sullen.

The show's ensemble cast -- which also includes Jill Clayburgh, William Baldwin and Samaire Armstrong ("Entourage") -- is pretty darn fabulous. And the entertaining result is sophisticated trash with stylish flash.

Lewis is terrific. But his brazenly loopy lawman may not be to everyone's offbeat crime drama tastes.

Even with Walsh's star sizzle and an attractive, talented supporting cast that includes Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman, Taye Diggs and Audra McDonald, Rhimes still hasn't found her spinoff's storytelling groove

With its sharp writing, wonderful cast and wacko spirit, Reaper is one helluva good time.