Breaking Bad Series creator Vince Gilligan brings a quirky sensibility to the pilot, and the show grows increasingly rich and absorbing in the second and third hours....
Credit "Dirty Sexy Money" with the best title of any new series this year — a "Desperate Housewives"-like, everything-you-need-to-know enticement, hinting at all manner of tawdry thrills....
More interesting structurally than in its execution, this HBO series represents an intriguing experiment designed to capitalize on the pay channel's ability to slice and dice a five-nights-a-week half-hour in a variety of ways....
NBC's "Life" is a gritty, off-the-wall drama that dabbles in the deep and the deadpan. A conspiracy copshow with lots of room for character development, director David Semel has helmed a compelling pilot....
Critical cable darlings "The Wire," "Mad Men," "Flight of the Conchords" and "Damages" are one step closer to an Emmy -- while "Family Guy" may be on the way to breaking the kudofest's animation barrier.