My Name is Earl - Season 1

Pros: sharp writing, clever premise, flawless cast, situations both touching and very funny

Cons: It won Emmys this year for writing and directing but wasn't nominated for Best Comedy.*

The Bottom Line: One of the funniest programs on television had one of its funniest shows about the computer-caused chaos of Y2K.

Review: Earl won $100,000 with a scratch-off lottery ticket but was hit by a car before he could collect. Lying in a hospital bed and encased in a body cast, Earl hears a TV host talking about the idea that if you do bad things, bad things will happen to you. ...

Pros: Funny with good lessons

Cons: None!

The Bottom Line: Run out and by the seasons!

Review: In today's evening television lineup of reality this and that with so few truly funny sitcoms anymore, My Name Is Earl is a refreshing breath of fresh air. Everyone breathe in the goodness with me that is Earl. Not only is Earl a bad guy turned nice ...

Pros: funny situations, hilarious characters, good acting, comedy at its best

Cons: Only on Thursday nights, but re-runs now on WB

The Bottom Line: Definitely gotta watch

Review: 'My Name Is Earl' ... is probably the best comedy sitcom back on NBC's Thursday night line-up, since Friends & Seinfeld. It and Steve Carrell on the 'The Office' are both pretty darn funny. But, 'Medium', on later, is also good. Anyway, THIS show ...