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  'Life,' visually stunning as life itself
Discovery Channel nature series strings spectacular moments one after the other but is dragged down by a pedestrian narrative

  'Kirstie Alley's Big Life,' empty calories
A&E series on the overweight actress trying to lose pounds features all the usual reality props but it's dull stuff indeed

  'Ugly Americans,' living up to its name
Comedy Central cartoon is mostly gross-out adolescent humor, aimed at adolescents, and not done particularly well

  'Addicted,' been there, done that
TLC reality series on addiction brings nothing new to the challenges addicts face in seeking recovery, and lots that's old

  'Justified,' shoot-em-up, with laughs
Quirky mix of violence and humor is pure Elmore Leonard, and FX does a solid job at both in this new series about a lawman

  'The Pacific,' war stories, brilliantly told
HBO miniseries puts the viewer in the trenches with World War II G.I.s in a very realistic portrayal of their day-to-day lives

  'Minute to Win It,' an hour to lose
NBC game show makes fun of itself to be cool but it's simply a rehash of game shows of the past, and not done particularly well

  'Sons of Tucson,' flat jokes flying at you
This very 60s-style Fox sitcom blends farce and satire and not all that well, relying on a stream of rapid-fire one-liners

  'The Guard,' adrift at sea, or maybe not
Ion series about Canada's Coast Guard breaks the rules of TV drama but it's not clear whether it's by design or incompetence

  'High Society,' about as low as you get
CW reality series purports to examine the good life of the society's elite but these come off as whiny, vacant and boring




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