Now out on DVD, the teen comedy All You've Got (costarring Grammy winner Ciara and One Tree Hill's Daniella Alonso) could have just as well been titled "You Got Overhand Served," as three pampered volleyball stars are forced by their ritzy academy's closing to team with their blue-collar rivals, the Lady Phantoms of Cathedral High. Playing Lauren, the leader of the posh Madonnas, is Sa
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Question: I've been curious about the new Fox sitcom The War at Home, with Michael Rapaport. My hope is that it will be the type of irreverent family sitcom that Malcolm in the Middle used to be. Have you seen it yet? Will it be like the early Malcolm seasons, or merely another Quintuplets?
Answer: Closer to the latter, although my faint memory of Quintuplets was of negligible mediocrity while The War at Home is actively, gratingly annoying. Classic Malcolm may have been manic, but there were so many appealing characters and actors on that show. War at Home lacks any charm whatsoever. It seems to me that it's aiming more for a Married... with Children tone, anyway, . If you're looking for a new Malcolm, check out UPN's Everybody Hates Chris. That's the real deal ...
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