Few programs are as genuinely youthful in look and altitude.

What it lacks is wit, depending instead on Lawrence to do shtick. He overacts terribly, hammily mugging for the camera.

The drama is clumsy and over-baked and the plotting implausible. ... Still, an energetic cast and the musical setting combine to make this silly show watchable.

This program is a little more loopy and labored than Bloodworth-Thomason's other shows and has to forage around longer to uncover its punch lines. But the leads are very adept at playing up what humor there is.

Slick and often witty, this is a show with its high beams on. But the device of having Dey and Thomas directly address the camera isn't the only false note struck. The characters are thin, and the chemistry doesn't cook.

When the focus is on the trio's fractious home life, the show is lively enough to overcome its formulaic nature. But Curry also plays a substitute teacher, which means he's often surrounded by precocious little smart alecks.

A capable cast makes this the best of Fox's dopey young adult melodramas.

The crime at the heart of the matter isn't quite as intriguing as the one Mirren faced first time around. But the actress is again superb as a woman tenaciously pursuing a demanding job.

Grows more opaque, tangled and macabre as it goes along.

The animation is clunky (about on a par with The Pink Panther); the gags are gross and not even remotely funny.

The show has a refreshing sense of humor and whimsy.

The humor is raucous and raunchy.

On balance it's a good, fun show. But it's not a true standout.

It's a traditional, timeless sitcom scheme that would have worked as well in the '50s as it does in the '90s. ... The show's strengths are its uncluttered concept and its cast.

At its best, it's still several strides behind the savage, protean wit of The Simpsons, and the humor sputters when the focus is personal—detailing Sherman's dating woes or his relationship with his son.

The show is a train crash of sight gags, puns, spoofs and mock-existential ponderings. Inventive and daft, this cartoon is just plain ducky.

Mirren is once again marvelous.

It's part underwear ad, part catfight, part Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and part psycho ward. So far it's also pretty stiff and strident, particularly in regard to the acting.

Mantis's costume is cool, but the plots and action scenes are lukewarm at best.

Baseball is a monumental achievement, perhaps too monumental for TV. For fans, it is a sumptuous feast. But its 18 1/2-hour length will daunt those without an acute interest in the game.

[Homicide]... continues to be the best drama—-not just cop drama—-on TV.

This is hysterical entertainment for grown-ups.

If only the show had a more energetic atmosphere, its characters wouldn't seem so lost in space.

Anderson gives the character an irresistible goofy charm, and it's nice to see a western that doesn't take the genre too seriously.

The writing can be clever.

Dream On doesn't seem quite as inventive as it used to be. Still, it is superior to most of the dreck on the networks.

Too bad none of the five participants have much spark, and nothing unique seems to happen to anybody.