Fall TV 2005

Find out what you need to see this fall -- and get advance word on dozens of new and returning shows
Television Commentary

10 Shows You Need to See

Our guide to fall 2005's most promising TV, including Geena Davis as president, Chris Rock's alter ego, Amy Grant's good deeds, and Martha (free at last!)
| Sep 02, 2005
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Everybody Hates Chris: Randy Tepper

Everybody Hates Chris

Thursdays, 8 p.m., UPN (debuts Sept. 22)

What It's About A semi-autobiographical look back at the early-1980s Brooklyn boyhood of comedian Chris Rock, told through the eyes of his 13-year-old alter-ego (Tyler James Williams, pictured)

Why It's Worthy If the stale-melba-toast flavor of most network sitcoms leaves you starving for laughs, Everybody Hates Chris' distinctively sweet sense of time, place, and character, seasoned with Rock's spicy narration, provides a veritable feast.

Scene Stealer Terry Crews (White Chicks) as Chris' maniacally frugal father

 

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