Though overequipped with distracting extras—-flashes of fantasy, slapstick sound effects—-this dark comedy definitely grows on you.

This new college comedy isn't quite in the same class [as Freaks and Geeks], but it captures the atmosphere of the dormitory as minimum-security madhouse.

I'm hooked once more.

[A] half-decent start.

For the most part, the miniseries honors the soldiers' bravery without hiding their fears or failings.

New executive producer Arnold Shapiro has made Big Brother 2 less tedious than last summer's ... But the show still has too many blah periods in which the players simply sit around and scheme.

The heart of the program is a talk show spoof in which guest celebrities try to hold up their end of the hilariously incoherent conversation.

Slightly ghoulish but engrossing.

There's no purpose in watching Fear Factor, unless the network offers you $50,000 to endure it.

Somewhat to my surprise, Sex and the City hasn't yet passed its freshness date.

It's diverting, if you can follow it.

The talent of the cast, the overall quality of the writing and the genuine New York City atmosphere should compensate for an occasional lapse in judgment.

The March 4 pilot of this X-Files spinoff is what you'd call a comedy-drama, with a pratfall and some jokey dialogue balanced by the threat of catastrophe and sober talk of lost ideals. But the show turns into a clumsy comedy-comedy on March 11.

Speaking of Probst, please send this plastic man back to Rock & Roll Jeopardy! Only James Earl Jones himself could intone "The tribe has spoken" without provoking giggles.

The Sopranos is better than ever.

The show is rather complicated—and simply uninteresting.

Once and Again can be self-conscious in its sensitivity, especially when characters confide their innermost thoughts to the audience. ... But I'm still impressed by the drama's respect for the complexity of life.

Comes off as edgy and derivative at the same time.

Without Becker and his weekly rants (mildly amusing, though hardly of Dennis Miller caliber), this third-year sitcom would have nothing going for it.

Remains a winner.

In contrast, the British original, while just as explicit, is also funny and warm, with a Trainspotting zip. You'll be happier renting videotapes of that.

This once-steady sitcom may now be stuck in neutral.

The season's nicest surprise.

Sheen's deadpan cool is the refreshing flip side to Fox's hyperkinetic heat, and his edgy chemistry with Heather Locklear has potential.

Once hot show sliding toward X-tinction.

Curb Your Enthusiasm has an unhurried, improvisational style that may cause restlessness. And David, playing himself as a cranky pessimist, is a determinedly unlovable star. But stay with the 10-week series and you'll be ensnared by his sly humor.

Even if the characters are growing overfamiliar, creator David E. Kelley's stories remain compelling and surprising.

Bravura performance, but Braugher needs support—stat!