The pilot is a little uneven. There’s a villain (played by Martin Donovan) within the government, but his agenda is extremely unclear, and the story of the recovering alcoholic dad seems to have little connection to the lottery. Still, the premise is intriguing--a “what if” kind of science fiction story that makes you think.

What del Toro, Hogan and Cuse are extremely good at here is suspense and horror.

Of course, the first episode will leave you with more questions--which will make the drama one of the most compelling (or maddening) of the summer. Berry’s character drives the story. The Oscar winner is a good choice for the role.

Sounding like an old married couple, the interplay between the two is, at times, bitingly and laugh-out-loud funny. But it also becomes tedious.

It's a ho-hum procedural with a new story each week, but I like how the series strives for authenticity in setting and costumes.

A few more stabs at 1990s pop culture would go a long way in making this better.

It’s been a “24”-like thrill ride so far, with baddies coming at the ship right and left to get their hands on the doc and the in-the-works cure.

It’s brutal, violent and graphic. And it’s a story we’ve seen before.

Because it’s so dark, and all the characters--like the teenage daughter--are destructive, it comes off as extremely depressing, even difficult to watch.

Dominion is dark, and the angels portrayed here are scary--not the heavenly do-gooders we’ve come to know them as through other media. Based on the pilot episode, good has a long way to go before it can overcome evil--if that’s even possible.

This is just a straightforward whodunit--a summer escape.

The thrill comes not from the actual computer building, but the people doing the building. These characters are complex and well-developed, especially Pace’s fiery exec, who is a mesmerizing manipulator.

It features gunfire, bad dialogue, more gunfire and me wondering why Terry O’Quinn keeps signing on to losers like this after winning an Emmy for his work on “Lost.”

What makes Penny click is the chemistry among the characters, especially the psychic and the gunslinger, who end up seducing the viewer with their seductive encounters. They make you forget this is an action show

The good news is the limited series is just as entertaining.

We not only see how those stories [of her patients] play out, but how Black’s story does, too. We see how her ailment affects her relationships with her boyfriend (David Ajala) and her family, and what little control she has over her life.

The pilot is a trip, with Thornton’s character leaving four bodies in his wake--three of whom he dispatched himself. Each meets his end in an unusual, dramatic and somewhat humorous fashion. It’s just the kind of thing you’d expect from a Coen brothers' product.

Turn is a heart-racer at times. That’s the sign of a thriller done well.

The pilot is rough, with much of the humor dealing with sex and male genitalia, which seems like something you would find in a Seth McFarlane show.

It's more video game, than TV drama.

In Assets, I wanted more about Ames and his motives--and maybe that will come later--but this is Grimes’ story, right down to how her job affected her home life.

The good thing about procedurals is you can come and go and not miss much. The bad thing about procedurals is you can come and go and not miss much. Holloway, though, should be enough to keep you coming back.

P.D.'s also loud--the percussive soundtrack is headache-inducing--formulaic and predictable, not at all like "The Shield."

The drama is quite riveting.

Outside the courtroom is where the drama finds its feet.

The drama is nothing more than a video game, with a story secondary to the blood and sex.

The story is an edge-of-your-seat kind of thriller. Clues are dropped, but you never know what’s coming next.

It’s the kind of show that sits with you long after it’s over.