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I will never understand how the networks keep producing crime dramas over sitcoms. DMV isn't your traditional sitcom where there is a studio audience. It works because. Comedy can happen with driving examiners inside and outside the office. Saturday Night Live alums, Tim Meadows and Molly Kearney work well as the senior examiner and the newly appointed manager respectively. Kearney does well here too. The cast is an ensemble with your typical sitcom scenarios. It's not groundbreaking but it is comedy to enjoy in these tough times. You can just sit back, relax, relate and have a good laugh.

You would be surprised as a viewer to learn about Farming in America's heartland. Paul Ryan hosts the series with reporters like Jason Shoultz and Pat McConahay out there traveling the country in search of interesting stories. You do fine it here about life on the land like the strawberry festival in Louisiana or the Iowa State Fair. The series takes a serious look at life in America beyond the coasts and even in the coasts. They explore seafood in New England and crayfish in Louisiana. It's not mindless entertainment but enlightening to watch. You travel from your couch where you can see the land's horizon and learn something about where you're food comes from.

Since I have yet to read the Stephen King's novel, I have taken this mini series as a faithful adaptation of this work. Unlike the film, the television mini series is longer and expands into the Overlook's history. The television miniseries does come out and say what it means. Which leaves a lot out of guessing game as I do with the film version. Steven Weber, Rebecca DeMornay and Courtwald are believable as a family. Jack and Wendy Torrance here are far more attractive than the film version. Courtland plays the boy, Danny, and does an admirable job. Melvin Van Peebles is memorable as Dick Halloran, the Overlook's chef and Danny's friend. If you're truly into the Shining, this miniseries is good to watch at least once. Weber did a good job as Jack Torrance. It's hard not to compare the television version to the film version. My biggest complaint is that I think it went longer than it should have. It could have been done in two parts rather than three.