It was a three-Earl day...

You know, because my social life is so hip and happening, the wife and I were at home Saturday night and caught three straight episodes of the new NBC comedy My Name is Earl. Overall review - pretty entertaining, but not spectacular. I'm guessing a short shelf life but a decent run during that time. For the snarkiness of Jason Lee in other things I've seen him in, he's a pretty endearing character.

I'd recommend the show for his kick-butt porn-star mustache if for nothing else.

Plus it does have Jason Lee, one of my favorite actors working right now. He's been great in the Kevin Smith flicks, quality as the lead singer of Freakwater in Almost Famous, and absolutely horrible in A Guy Thing - possibly the worst movie ever made. Terrible, horrible, beyond description.

And there's the presence of Ethan Suplee, Fat Willam from Mallrats.

There's also the presence of a character known pretty much as "Crab Man" - oficially Darnell - but better known as the Rubber Band guy from the Office Depot commercials.

All in all, it's a cute show with a decent enough number of laughs, nice little message (do good, and good comes back to you), solid sitcom material. Check it on whatever night it happens to regularly be on.