Contributor: Paul Asay

This CBS sitcom isn’t perfect when it comes to depicting people of faith. But it is trying.

The newspaper headlines blare, ‘David Slays Goliath!’ But this David isn’t a shepherd boy from Bethlehem. He’s a Gilboan soldier in a new NBC series.

Yes, the series is unfortunate. But in its own gloomy, tongue-in-cheek way, it’s also rather fun.

This new odd couple isn’t as odd or as funny or as clean as the old odd couple. Which may not be all that odd given the sad state of television sitcoms today.

Hot in Cleveland airs on TV Land, a channel best known for recycling classic sitcoms. It’s a perfect home, really—not because the show feels like a classic, but because it feels recycled.

This Fox dramedy is a bit like the food at a hospital cafeteria. There’s some good stuff to pick up now and then, but it’s mostly the television equivalent of mystery meat.

Murphy Brown might have some viewers seeing red, but the show’s non-political content isn’t too problematic.

UPDATED REVIEW: Just what makes this CBS crime procedural different from all the other crime procedurals on CBS? Well, it has a different time slot, for one thing. And different actors. Oh, and it takes place in New York.

Do you have fond memories of going to camp as a kid? Well, you won’t feel anything like that after seeing this summer show on NBC.

Jennifer Lopez stars in NBC’s series about police officers whose approach to law enforcement is shady indeed.

Greg Kinnear plays a semi-likable louse who drinks, gambles and carouses—and sometimes fits in a little lawyering work if he’s running low on cash. Time to rake him across the coals …

Netflix’s controversial teen drama returns with another season full of adolescents behaving very badly.

Don’t be taken in by NBC’s take on this popular, bloody movie franchise.

After losing Lost, J.J. Abrams brews up another mystery involving another freaky island.

UPDATED REVIEW: This CBS staple is the television equivalent of comfort food. But isn’t the gore here enough to lose one’s appetite?