Over the top? Yeah. Closer to the truth of the matter? That, too.

Watching BFF leaves only a dull, but throbbing headache.

For now, The Killing has made a very good re-start.

It's all a lot to swallow, let alone digest. But Game of Thrones nonetheless is an undertaking worth applauding for its audacity if not always for its overall senses of direction or cohesion.

As a fan from the start, I didn't love it, but liked it well enough.

Viewers in a sense are going to another carnival freak show.

Bent ends up being worth watching for the recurring grins it provides. Just don't expect to ever know what happens to any of its main characters.

Missing's clue unraveling is barely believable when it's not simply preposterous.

This possibly could work, and isn't entirely unwatchable.

In the end, fans of well-paced political potboilers will find much to like about Game Change. As will those who simply want to be entertained by a crackling good melodrama.

There are signs of improvement, though, even if Mullally tends to over-do it in the "brash and bold" department while holdover Christian Slater remains in place as the downgraded former head dude known only as Oz.

Broader than Dallas at its broadest, ABC's GCB won't be selling smart, stylized urban sophistication when it premieres Sunday night.

It packs some punch, though. And Isaacs certainly doesn't sleepwalker through a decidedly distinctive role.

Life's Too Short is an acquired taste worth acquiring.

Comic Book Men is a pleasant surprise and an overall splash of fragrant cologne on the smell test-flunking reality genre.

The River in comparison seems like stale tap water, unworthy of any prolonged big drink of time or effort.

The real joys of Smash are its performances and production numbers, some fantasized, others part of the bare bones auditioning process.

You should give Luck a chance to slowly pay off. It proudly depicts a gritty/picturesque world that the ABC Family channel's Wildfire only airbrushed during its 2005-08 run.

Its spirit is willing, but the construction has foundation problems.

Unsupervised might induce at least a small handful of smiles per episode. But only if its mood strikes you.

For now, though, this is a series that's seemingly built on an arresting foundation.

Lines like ""Did you feel that? It was like the Fourth of July in my mouth." help to make Lost Girl see-worthy without taking it to the level of must-see.

It's far funnier than Fox's two still relatively new animated series, Bob's Burgers and Allen Gregory. Mickey Mouse it's not, though.

There are lots of swings and misses amid the direct hits. And that's pretty much the way it is with Rob.

All in all, this is a light-hearted series that also looks as though it's going to be light-headed in terms of basic story construction.

Everything in Chelsea seems painfully forced.

Angry Boys showcases his considerable talents in the notably imperfect world he's created.

It's all quite sturdily built and well-acted, with characters one cares about.