Contributor: Paul Asay

In Las Vegas’ World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, we’re told that “everything here has a story—and a price.” We’ll tackle both of those things in this review.

How long a sitcom squirms around on TV screens doesn’t necessarily change how many of its sleazy jokes bomb.

They say you can pick your friends but not your family. But as luck would have it, you can pick your TV families—and the Walker clan might not make the cut.

Jenna Elfman’s a single mom having a baby. But her show’s so trite and terrible she probably won’t even make it to the delivery room before it gets canceled. Or, given the state of TV these days, maybe she’ll have twins.

Michael Westen is James Bond in The Fugitive—a venerable, vulnerable über-spy.

This Netflix comedy, from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, can be crass and dark … and bubbly and optimistic.

Matthew Perry has an interesting job, fun co-workers and a full-blown mid-life crisis. What he could really use, ironically, is a few good friends.

Sandra Bullock played her in The Blind Side. Now Leigh Anne Tuohy is playing herself in a fledgling UP reality show about helping families feel good about adoption.

Netflix gives us a surprisingly thoughtful, provocative dystopian teen drama. Too bad about all the swearing.

It’s a dark, disturbing place these reality show creators are traveling into. And the river’s kinda creepy too.

Detective Michael Britten lives a double life, going to sleep in one and waking in the other. Will he ever figure out which one is real in this police procedural?

You could say that The Strain is in need of a strainer.

Trollhunters isn’t a great show, not by any stretch. But it’s far from being a monstrosity.

This socially conscious drama is so woke that makers of caffeine tablets should talk to CBS about branding partnerships.

What if you saw a vision of what you’d be doing in six months? Would it be a curse? A blessing? And would you see this show in your future?