Contributor: Paul Asay

Paul Asay has been part of the Plugged In staff since 2007, watching and reviewing roughly 15 quintillion movies and television shows. He’s written for a number of other publications, too, including Time, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. The author of several books, Paul loves to find spirituality in unexpected places, including popular entertainment, and he loves all things superhero. His vices include James Bond films, Mountain Dew and terrible B-grade movies. He’s married, has two children and a neurotic dog, runs marathons on occasion and hopes to someday own his own tuxedo. Feel free to follow him on Twitter @AsayPaul.

Rush Hour

CBS, always in the market for teams of off-kilter crime busters, has decided to resize the Rush Hour duo for the small screen.

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Baby Daddy

UPDATED REVIEW: Are men uncomfortable with baby? Check. Does baby’s diaper smell sometimes? Check. Does baby sometimes spit up unexpectedly? Check. All the standard jokes are in place for this very predictable sitcom.

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Santa Clarita Diet

Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet is both witty and wicked—as graphic as The Walking Dead, but in the form of a darkly comedic sitcom.

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Roseanne

Shows about zombies have been popular for a while now. But what about a show that’s something of a zombie itself?

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Mike & Molly

UPDATED REVIEW: Chuck Lorre, the mind behind CBS’ massive comedy hits Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, apparently just wants to add more heft to his résumé.

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Homeland

Showtime’s cat-and-mouse CIA story is an award show favorite for Best TV Drama. And aesthetically, it should be. But it could also be nominated in a few other, less savory, categories.

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Abby Hatcher

This animated series on Nickelodeon seeks to help preschoolers grow in kindness and empathy.

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The Goldbergs

The Goldbergs isn’t a bad show. Its ’80s nostalgia can even be a bit sweet. Then again, it also reflects the problems of that decade, too.

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Homecoming

This Amazon drama starring Julia Roberts revolves around the dark happenings at a mysterious PTSD clinic.

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

It’s a show in which every bad decision comes with a grand musical number, where the pitch may be perfect but the content leaves us feeling flat

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Lost

UPDATED REVIEW: ABC’s bizarre, beloved show cruises in for a landing after six brain-frying seasons—and we still don’t really know if its sense of spirituality offers viewers a taste of televised redemption … or just another smoke monster.

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Friends With Benefits

Believe it or not, this NBC series isn’t actually a spin-off of the 1990s hit that also used Friends as a title. Neither is it a continuation of the 2011 film sharing the same name. What is it, then? We were afraid you’d ask that.

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The New Normal

Glee’s Ryan Murphy drops a comedic IED right into the middle of the current cultural fight over “family.”

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Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Cartoon Network gives us a not-so-Dark Knight in its latest Batman cartoon. Are the streets of Gotham finally free from the gloom that’s been hovering over them?

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Two and a Half Men

Charlie Sheen left for one reason. Angus T. Jones left for quite another. Now fans of Two and a Half Men will have to leave too. Finally. And thankfully.

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