TV Reviews4.9/10
Jackass Review: MTV’s Pain-TV Landmark Still Stings, 26 Years On
A look back at MTV's Jackass, the stunt-comedy series that defined a decade of television and spawned countless imitators.
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Tag: 2000s TV
TV Reviews6.5/10
Dark Angel: James Cameron’s $10 Million Pilot, Two Seasons, and the Friday Night Cancellation
Fox's Dark Angel cost up to $10M, drew 17.4M viewers, made Jessica Alba a star, then sank from 10.4M to 6M after a Friday move.
TV Reviews7.4/10
My Wife and Kids” Review: Damon Wayans’ Locked-Premise Family Sitcom Earns Its 7.4″
My Wife and Kids ran five seasons and 123 episodes on ABC. A look at Damon Wayans' family sitcom, its cast, and why its narrow premise worked.
TV Reviews8.4/10
Alias at 25: Jennifer Garner’s Double Agent Remains the Reason to Watch
Alias ran five seasons on ABC, 105 episodes of Jennifer Garner as a double agent. Why its opening arc holds up and where the Rambaldi mythology drifts.
TV Reviews8.5/10
Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide Still Works Because It Never Talks Down to Middle Schoolers
A retrospective on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide — Nickelodeon's 2004–2007 comedy, its 55 episodes, cast, and why it still holds up.
TV Reviews7.7/10
‘My Name Is Earl’ Turned Karma Into a Sitcom Engine and Never Let It Idle
My Name Is Earl ran four seasons on NBC, built on Jason Lee, a karma list and a small town. What worked, what strained, and the disputed episode count.
TV Reviews8.3/10
The 2003 Teen Titans Made Robin a Leader and a Kid at Once
Teen Titans ran five seasons and 65 episodes, blending superhero action with real adolescent drama. Here's why the 2003 Cartoon Network series still holds up.
TV Reviews8.1/10
Jennifer Love Hewitt’s ghost-of-the-week drama kept its engine running for five seasons
Ghost Whisperer ran five seasons and 107 episodes on CBS. A look at Melinda Gordon, the show's ghost-of-the-week rules, its cast, and why it still holds up.