When resting between thrilling action scenes, it's all very earnest, never campy or cheesy--but not particularly sophisticated or deep, either. It doesn't really have to be as long as it's entertaining. By those standards, Falling Skies succeeds.

True Blood is a much guiltier, trashier pleasure than the monumental Thrones, but I wouldn't miss it for all the hush puppies in Louisiana.

Rescue Me is going into its twilight fully locked and loaded.

In this clever series of politically and sexually charged Masterpiece Mystery! movies based on books by Michael Dibdin, and beautifully filmed on location, lone wolf Zen finds his reputation for integrity challenged on all sides.

This is the rare crime drama that revels in actual mystery, its dark, paranoid tone embodied by two damaged heroes.

Watching Pan Am is like getting a free upgrade to escapist class.

You'd never accuse Suburgatory of subtlety, but it's a fun place to visit, even if you'd never want to live there. It's also a hoot.

Seriously, everyone, Luther is no joke.

The Walking Dead will leave you hungry for more.

Brodie's cases tend to dwell as much on mysteries of the heart as on the usual blood-and-guts. It's a nice change and a great start to a delightful franchise.

There's gorgeous fun to be had here.

[An] evocative six-part crime thriller.

A quietly absorbing elegy for old-school spooks, Page Eight bristles with jazzy intelligence.

Neverland adds clever new twists to the origin story of Peter Pan and Captain Hook while remaining unpretentiously faithful to the adventurous spirit of the original.

Appropriate Adult is a psychologically harrowing character study of emotional manipulation against a backdrop of utter depravity.

A revealing and entertaining career retrospective.

As a pitiless, biting satire of the debauched state of American big business, it's no lie to call this one of the smartest, funniest shows of the new year.

This is a find for anyone who likes their thrills and chills laced with ribald irreverence.

The first few episodes after tonight's sensational pilot struggle to find the right balance between the musical and the dramatic, but by the fourth hour, as the new leading lady makes things difficult for the also-ran during the tense rehearsal process, Smash finds its footing.

Witty and wacky--but emphasizing the wacky above all--this sharp-tongued, sweet-souled sitcom picks up without losing a (heart)beat.

A searing, sizzlingly well acted docudrama.

Magic Johnson narrates much of this astonishing story in a trademark genial manner, giving a storybook quality to the early chapters of instant fame, glory and goodwill.

Whitechapel is like a British Criminal Minds, albeit with a much more appealing sense of macabre wit in its appreciation for the history of Grand Guignol.

Even if the bitch leaves you cold, something happening in and around Apartment 23 ought to make you laugh.

Much more conventional than Girls in its savagely profane workplace humor, its bad behavior recalls Curb Your Enthusiasm while the setting is reminiscent of The Larry Sanders Show in its hysterical behind-the-curtain peek at dysfunction and incompetence in high places.

If Around the World doesn't exactly reinvent the genre, it still manages to refine the familiar bits with sumptuous location shooting and a sense of adventure.

The channel may have hit pay dirt with a gritty project that feels like the real McCoy.

True Blood is well on its way to staking its claim yet again as the summer guilty pleasure with TV's bawdiest bite.