A hilarious redneck comedy, My Name is Earl delivers a strong first season. When a petty criminal named Earl Hickey wins a million dollars from a lotto ticket and is then immediately hit by a car he decides to turn his life around by making a list of everything he’s done wrong and tries to make up for them. Starring Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, and Jamie Pressly, the show has an impressive cast that has good chemistry together and delivers the broad, slapstick comedy especially well. And a number of interesting guest stars are featured, including Giovanni Ribisi, Jon Favreau, Christine Taylor, Juliette Lewis, and Timothy Olyphant. Despite having been a scammer and a criminal, the writers keep Earl likable by making his past crimes rather goofball-ish and rarely mean spirited. They also do a good job at balancing the comedy with the moral lessons so that the show never gets too preachy or too jokey. Season 1 of My Name is Earl is a lot of fun and has a positive message.
Shout by DRNKMNKYBlockedParent2015-12-20T18:18:37Z
I put off watching this for a long time and finally gave it a try on Netflix. Man, am I a moron for not having started watching this show earlier. Most episodes are hilarious and while the setting of the show seems not very promising, some how it just pulls it off. I am very much looking forward to the next seasons, its a shame that there are only four of them overall!