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.

Good Time

Debuted at No. 1 on the pop and country charts. “Small Town Southern Man” became a No. 1 country hit.

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The American Bible Challenge

UPDATED REVIEW: AWANA is famous for its Bible Quizzing. And Bible trivia board games have been popular for decades. Now cable TV can be called the home of The American Bible Challenge, a game show more about glory than guts, heaven than hubris.

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¡Rob!

The title says it all. And in three different ways. ¡Read on!

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V

Sure, they say they came in peace. But what if they’re really just coming for dinner … and we’re the main entrée?

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Sharp Objects

This HBO miniseries helmed by five-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams may inflict its own share of scars.

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Hawaii Five-0

UPDATED REVIEW: It’s been well more than THREE-0 years now since the original, but it’s nowhere near time for another tropical crime spree.

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The Secret Life of the American Teenager

UPDATED REVIEW: This “new kind of family” show might just be called that because so many of its teen characters are starting families of their own.

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Life Unexpected

Billed as a cross between Gilmore Girls and Juno, CW’s Life Unexpected could have also been called Series Unexpected—for both good and bad reasons.

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The Moment

Follow your dreams, we’re told over and over again on TV. But it’s hard to make it to the big time all by yourself. Which is why TV is helping us out … on The Voice, So You Wanna Dance, The Biggest Loser and now NFL superstar Kurt Warner’s new USA series The Moment.

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Unsupervised

Raised by wolves? Gary and Joel wish they had it so good. No, they’re raising themselves, and the results are enough to raise the hackles on anyone.

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Gravity Falls

Right down the road from the town of Twin Peaks and a stone’s throw, it would seem, from Transylvania is the tacky toon territory of Gravity Falls.

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Make It or Break It

UPDATED REVIEW: Life in the gymnastics gym is always a balancing act—literally and figuratively. And this show teeters right along with its characters. So does it make it or break it?

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Man With a Plan

Even if Adam and Andi aren’t perfect parents, they’re actually trying to be parents. And that’s good to see.

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The Secret Circle

Witchcraft. Sex. Teens. Terrible parental role models. This must be a CW show.

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