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Numb3rs: Season FiveThis is undone by the same thing that plagues all CBS crime show lineups: many episodes are centered around tension-filled scenarios involving the characters, all of whom will always escape just fine. [17 November 2009] 
Important Things with Demetri MartinAiring a show featuring a comedian best known for support roles in The Daily Show and Flight of the Conchords might have been one of their riskier properties for Comedy Central -- but it works. [22 September 2009] 
I Love You, ManThis isn’t a new twist on the romantic comedy; it’s exactly the same lame stuff Hollywood has been selling for years, but with an extra Y chromosome. [26 August 2009] 
Robot Chicken: Star Wars - Episode IIEpisode II throws the first version down a shaft in the Death Star and takes the throne. [4 August 2009] 
A Galaxy Far Far Away: 10th Anniversary EditionIf you don’t understand fandom, you won’t learn anything new here. [16 June 2009] 
Schwarzenegger CollectionSchwarzenegger has brought his unique brand of underacting to movies of wide-ranging quality. [3 June 2009] 
Paul Blart: Mall CopLike getting a hug and a kiss from grandma at Christmas: You know what’s coming, it goes on a little bit too long, and you’re slightly embarrassed when it’s over. [27 May 2009] 
The Closer: The Complete Fourth SeasonNinety percent of the show’s fireworks happen in the interrogation room, where Johnson reigns, and we never get a whiff of the court room. [20 May 2009] 
American Dad! Vol. 4This has carved out a nice niche for itself as the only reliably funny show during “Animation Domination”. [13 May 2009] 
The Dana Carvey ShowDana Carvey had beloved characters like Garth and the Church Lady, and bankable impressions of George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot in his repertoire. [12 May 2009] 
Life of Ryan: Complete SeriesThis so-called ‘reality show’ feels no more reality-based than a scripted sitcom. [28 April 2009] 
Spin City: The Complete Second SeasonA rough dry run for Bill Lawrence, who would create a much better workplace drama with Scrubs. [26 April 2009] 
Jim Gaffigan: King BabyGaffigan does nearly 15-minute riffs on bacon, and its hilarious. [8 April 2009] 
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The Eighth YearSVU is stronger than the original show in that it lets you into the lives of the detectives. [18 February 2009] 
10 Items or Less: Seasons 1 & 2A competent comedy that probably wouldn't exist if it wasn’t on TBS. [27 January 2009] 
Duckman: Seasons Three and FourHe’s more than a two-dimensional duck -- he you may gross you out, but you can’t help but acknowledge he has a conscience. [18 January 2009] 
Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang ClanLyrical brutality, dry, amazing beats, a colliding of nine of the best MCs to ever rock a mike (well, maybe not Masta Killa), and the best personalities in hip-hop. [16 December 2008] 
Law & Order: The Sixth YearThis set highlights a show that has been often imitated, but never matched. [10 December 2008] 
I Am Legend: Ultimate Collector’s EditionThis is as special as “special edition” gets, but it’s a set for a movie not worthy of the adoration. [9 December 2008] 
Gene Simmons Family Jewels: The Complete Season ThreeLike The Osbournes before it, this is notable mainly for the fact that it proves that old rock stars live terribly boring lives and aren’t very interesting. [25 November 2008] 
Family Guy: Vol. 6It’ll take a new animated show to call Family Guy out for its indiscretions, much like Family Guy did for The Simpsons. [11 November 2008] 
Rob and Big: The Complete 3rd SeasonSeason 3 sees Big having a “real” life outside of this “reality” series. [5 November 2008] 
Robot Chicken: Season 3This is a show for nerds, geeks, dorks, and spazzes that somehow brokethrough to the mainstream. [4 November 2008] 
Gangland: The Complete Season OneThe first season of the History Channel series follows a pretty standard set-up: it details a horrific crime, talks about how it is probably gang-related, determines the involved gang, and then goes over the history of said gang. [2 October 2008] 
Ax Men: Season 1Like Deadliest Catch, but the ones with claws are the stars of the show. [30 September 2008] 
John Oliver: Terrifying TimesOliver offers a smart take on some of the major topics facing the civilized world in the 21st Century. [8 September 2008] 
Reno 911: The Complete Fifth SeasonIt’s not that there aren't funny moents, but to find them you have to wade through 10-minutes of staid, retread comedy. [14 August 2008] 
Monk: Season SixIf season seven doesn’t prove more interesting, I’m ready to wash my hands (repeatedly) of Monk. [4 August 2008] 
Queen Is Dead: Album Under ReviewBy Brown's seventh bloviating appearance, you just want to shake him and break his worn copy of the album across his head. [17 July 2008] 
Swamp Thing: the Series Vol. 2Durock’s 'Thing' is about as expressive as you’d expect a guy made out of peat moss to be, which is to say not much. [15 July 2008] 
So I Married an Axe Murderer (Deluxe Edition)This has become more dated than either of the Wayne’s World movies, and is so seeped in ‘90s iconography it serves as a visual time capsule. [18 June 2008] 
Low: You May Need a MurdererWe learn what’s wrong with the good old US of A, and how God isn’t important as he should be – but we don't learn much about Low. [11 June 2008] |
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