It's headed in the right direction ... fast, loose and fun.

This is by far the least charming--the lame, leering sitcom tales of two brainiac losers (Johnny Galecki, above, and Jim Parsons) goofily smitten by the babelicious girl next door (Kaley Cuoco). It's about as witty as a pocket protector.

The snap, crackle and pop of witty dialogue well delivered. That is the consistently amusing, escapist pleasure of Back to You.

If you like watching culinary train wrecks, this is your show.

Slick, cynical teen soap nonsense.

Would the creators of Kid Nation please go to their room for a time-out and come up with something more original?

Tell Me You Love Me is little more than an intellectually pretentious, emotionally vapid snoozer.

High School Musical 2 is pretty much a total tuneful blast.

Duchovny possesses the engaging comic empathy skills to make his Left Coast libertine decidedly witty and likable.

Thanks to sleek production values, a generally top-notch cast and an absorbing overall story that smartly mixes explosive action with quieter moments of sinister intrigue, The Company delivers a refreshingly solid jolt of summertime Big Event drama.

Damages is dynamite. And the fuse is lit.

As a witty social history viewed through the tempestuous prism of office and sexual politics, Mad Men is big fun ... classy entertainment with a brain.

Thanks mostly to the acting intelligence and talent of Lili Taylor, State of Mind is the more interesting, entertaining newcomer.

The most compelling storytelling usually involves the combative relationship between Steinbrenner and Martin.

It makes a smart, charmingly irreverent first impression, thanks to its pleasantly warped, deadpan writing and performing.

TV's most original and irresistible new comic concoction.

A breezy summertime comic joy.

There's nothing remotely hip or ahead of the trendy zeitgeist curve about "Hidden Palms." But there are some of those agreeable guilty pleasures to be found, like cliffhanger twists at the close of each episode that keep the mystery bubbling.

With too many hints of recycled stock characters and formula thriller cliches, "Drive" sputters off the starting line.

The only thing missing is fresh, smart, unpredictable humor.

Although it's not quite as much smart, trashy fun as "Rome," it is still an engaging romp that moves along at a stylish pace.

[A] sly spoof.

Yes, the premise may be decidedly derivative, but it's all in the witty execution.

Alternately engaging and annoying.

Laced with profanity, amoral behavior and fine performances, "The Riches" adheres to its own maverick set of family drama values ... infused with secrets and lies, twisted laughs and lots of love.

There are moments of dizzy, semisweet fun to be had on the premiere. But the honeymoon could be short.

Thanks to Corddry's social misfit charisma, Ricky Blitt's affable lowbrow lunacy flashes with a sharp, dizzy wit.

A terrific series pilot that gives off little echoes of everything from "GoodFellas" to "The Departed."