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Do you believe in Karma?
It is doubtful that very many people in this world have been influenced by the words of Carson Daly. However, there is at least one person, and his name is Earl Hickey. <
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>Each fall I find myself conflicted about new shows for a variety of reasons. Should I get attached if it is going to get cancelled? Do I have time for another television show? Or do I like the idea of this show? So I limit myself to only two new shows each season. In the fall of 2005, one of those shows was My Name is Earl. The buzz surrounding this show was amazing and I felt that if I didn't watch, I was going to be missing out on something. <
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>And I was right. Earl is one of those shows that helps me to believe in the good in people, if only for 22 minutes at a time. <
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>Earl Hickey (Jason Lee) is one of those guys who you might call sketchy. With his ragged clothes and big moustache, he may be the typical ideal of a redneck. He has lived his life without much regard for others and never really thought about it that much. That is, until he bought a 100,000 dollar scratch ticket. Celebrating the win, he is hit by a car and ends up in the hospital, where he tunes in to hear Carson Daly talking about karma and he decides to change his life. <
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>Earl makes up a list of everything he has done wrong and sets out to make things right, one list item at a time. This is the premise for the show and it really works. Each episode sees Earl focusing on one thing on his list. Items get added as he goes along, and occasionally he'll take care of a couple in one episode. But with a list of more than 250 things, the show has a solid base to work with. And when he starts doing things on the list, the ticket ends up back in his hands, reinforcing his belief in karma. <
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>Along for the ride with Earl is his simple brother Randy (Ethan Suplee). Randy's simple mind and uncluttered thinking make for some great comedy. It is obvious the two brothers care about each other a lot, though they do have their differences. <
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>The brothers rent a motel room and befriend the hotel maid Catalina (Nadine Velazquez), a beautiful illegal immigrant who immediately steals Randy's attention. She helps the brothers out on occasion as they try to make right all the things that Earl has done wrong in his life. <
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>Stealing the show, however, is Earl's ex-wife Joy, played to perfection by the beautiful Jaime Pressly. If you were thinking of a "queen of the trailer park" type, Joy would be it and Pressly has her nailed. It seems Earl met Joy while he was drunk and didn't notice she was pregnant. Then, a few years later Joy had another baby, but he was black. So with two kids that weren't his own, Earl wasn't living the great life. Joy divorces Earl in the pilot to be with her black baby's real father, Darnell Turner (Eddie Steeples), a waiter at the gang's hangout, the Crab Shack, thus earning him the nickname Crabman. These two characters are really great together and Joy's quest to get her hands on Earl's newfound money and Crabman's desire to remain friends with Earl play off each other really well. <
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>The season tracks Earl through the ups and downs as he confronts people from his past, including the one-legged woman he stole a car from, Donnie Jones, who he sent to jail, Kenny James, a boy he picked on as a kid, his father Carl (guest star Beau Bridges) whom he lost an election, and a jilted-ex turned bounty hunter, played wonderfully by guest star Juliette Lewis. As the season goes along viewers learn a lot about Earl and just where he comes from and how he became who he is. <
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>This DVD set was well done, with a number of commentaries. Each of the main characters does at least one, while Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee each chip in on a number. Creator Greg Garcia and director Mark Buckland also sit in on most of the commentaries. There is a great gag reel and a behind the scenes featurette. Perhaps the best extra is the "lost pilot" called Bad Karma. Instead of listening to Carson Daly, Earl listens to Stewie Griffin and makes a list of people who screwed him over and sets out to do the same to them. This was pretty funny because it showed a side of the characters that you never saw on the real show. <
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>This was a great set of one of the best comedies on television now. For those who have never seen the show, if you want to see a comedy about someone trying to change for the better, you can't do much better than My Name is Earl.

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hilarious
I was not sure I would like this one. Modern TV series have not been all to my taste recently. However this story of a small-time criminal who discovers Karma and who decides to go on a mission to right all the wrongs he has made is actually pretty good. The episodes are really funny and even if the humor is adult it is also done with a cute sweet touch that is heart-warming. Really recommended.

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Best sitcom in a long while
My Name is Earl is a million times better than Gray's Anatomy. I hate that show. I think it is so stupid and that no one should watch it. EVER. On that note, Earl is a great show and people should watch it. ALWAYS. The show takes you into the white trash world of Camden County and it's very easy to get into with the interesting array of recurring guest characters. It's the type of show you will talk about with your friends and laugh at. You'll laugh at this show when you are by yourself and something reminds you of a joke you saw on the show. Please take my advice and don't watch Gray's Anatomy because if you like it you are probably a girl, which means you're dumb, and the show is making you dumber. I really don't care if you watch Earl or not because it is no skin off of my nose. In fact, don't watch Earl because you'll just kill it for me.