Insanely violent, but, yup, often beautiful and intoxicating. A mind-bender that can be worth the bender.

Unfortunately, they've settled on far-too-easy and facile answers for the most part.

Champions wants to be liked, and it is likable, but maybe just a little too eager to earn points.

Anyone who wants to take a walk on the wild side and lose an appetite in the process, your show has arrived.

Smart. [23 Aug 1998, p.D10]

A well-rounded, nicely mature comedy.

We aren't just viewing this "Real World" from an objective point of view - watching people behave - but participating in a fresh way. Sorting through all those first-hand viewpoints, we're coming to understand where these diverse people are coming from and why they act the way they do. [19 May 1992]

It all flows from the heart in a way few shows do, unfolding with the ease of being surrounded by people you've known forever already.

The inside jokes pile up — a few of them actually funny — and there's an undeniable pleasure in revisiting this show and this cast. Except, of course, it's not the real "show" or "cast," but a bunch of actors pretending to be themselves, and probably wondering in the meantime whether the paycheck will be worth the aggravation.

It's a mildly enjoyable sports comedy that could have been more.

Get past the mawkishness (if you can) and there's a sweetness here, and geniality. The Michael J. Fox Show needs to be much more, but love is hard to shake.

Lewis is such a commanding presence that Sarah Shahi is rendered little more than an accessory as Dani. There's nothing going on between the partners at the outset, but this is subject to change.

I'm punchy after an hour-and-change of lame chases, inane dialogue, ludicrous plot twists and absurdist acting techniques. But by the end of this, I pretty much had a crush on Piper Perabo and Anne Dudek (who plays her sister), so I guess it was worthwhile after all.

Linney is a fine actress, but her material here doesn't match her talents.

Skies fans should be pleased.

Tired, self-amused, occasionally boorish, entirely dull and much (much) more about Ferrell than baseball, Campaneris, or those charities. The joke is a long one.

If you must, watch for the little stuff: Some good performances (Chieng, Yang, Bennet), some funny lines, a clever kicker and that compelling premise. A shame all the rest is a mess.

Work in progress, but at least the progress seems to be in the right direction.

Odd...make that very odd, and not for all tastes--probably very few. But there are some funny bits.

If anyone but Fillion tossed out a line so smothered in schmaltz, you'd either laugh or groan. But Mr. Likable nails it and largely nails this comfy, corny and (yup) likable pilot, too.

The important thing about "South Park" is not what it looks like or the way the characters talk, but what they say. It's a writer-driven vehicle, like most of the better twisted adult cartoons. [13 Aug 1997]

Akerman has to be everything. Good thing she's a nimble actress.... Whitford is always winning, and even the poor exes find wiggle room inside their cliches.

All this is to say, simply, that Passmore is an intriguing screen presence who holds a well-constructed if otherwise boilerplate cop show together.

Nothing scary here, but Hollow is fun enough, and promising enough, too.

The show spurts onto the air like ketchup spewed from an oversqueezed bottle, plopping frenzied mayhem all over everything.

Some very funny stuff, ultimately overwhelmed by the very indulgent stuff.

The first hour manages to feel both mechanical and manipulative, without feeling truly exciting or even grounded anyplace.

Frustrating series that has promise but no payoff. And that series title. Seriously?