
Less "instant karma" and more "karma coma".

My Name is Earl - series 1 - exploded onto British TV screens with a welcome mix of originality, excellent humour and great acting from all.
Series 2 - not so great. Yes, it's still funny and the cast (which, thankfully, remains unchanged) are still as good as ever. Further amusing karma-catastrophes and hilarious situations abound.
But there's something missing. like with many US TV shows, they suffer from "corporate" disease - sequels often come out worse, I suspect greedy TV companies forcing writers to write at the speed their shareholders want, rather than at a speed they are comfortable with. I guess that's why so many TV shows limp on to such tragically awful ends as well - if they were cows I reckon you'd say they'd been milked to death.
Whilst My Name is Earl series 2 is not quite that bad - yet - it still seems formulaic and the same as the first. The problem there is that season 1 was fresh and new, whereas, by virtue of being a sequel, season two is not. It needs something new, vibrant, exciting to keep it alive and, quite frankly, adding a bit more of a continuing "story" is not the answer.
I have yet to watch series 3 but, if it carries on in this vein, I suspect it'll be the last I watch sadly.
On the other hand, if you are a true MNIE fan and disagree with my review, then you will be happy with the box set. Similar to the series 1 box set, the layout is similar, with plenty of added extras and commentary, although sadly nothing to rival the series one "lost episode".
All in all it's ok, not bad - hardly glowing, but then neither is series 2.
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