This is a really good original comedy about a guy who wants to change by correcting all his mistakes. Basically Earl Hickey (twice Golden Globe nominated Jason Lee) used to be a real pain in the arse, and whenever something good happened to him, something bad was waiting around the corner, this is karma. So he decided to change, and make a list of everything bad he has ever done, and one by one he makes up for them. With his $100,000 winnings, his brother Randy Hickey (Ethan Suplee, who I first saw in Evolution) and roommate Catalina (Nadine Velazquez) he has plenty to do. Also starring Emmy nominated Jaime Pressly as the mean ex-wife Joy and Eddie Steeples as the nice Darnell "Crabman" Turner, and guests have included Burt Reynolds, Giovanni Ribisi, Roseanne Barr, Jenny McCarthy, Christian Slater, John Leguizamo, Sean Astin and Alien 3's Charles S. Dutton. It was nominated the BAFTA for Best International (Show), it won the Emmys for Outstanding Casting (for a Comedy Series, same with others), Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing, Outstanding Writing, and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy. Earl Hickey was number 26 on The World's Greatest Comedy Characters. Very good!
Review of My Name Is Earl
