http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/28/MY-NAME-IS-EARL----My-Name-Is-Inmate-28301-16.aspx When we last saw Earl Hickey (Jason Lee) he was exercising his Hooker with a Heart of Gold syndrome by taking the rap for Joy (Jamie Pressly), his ex-wife, to keep her out of clink and taking care of her family.  This season we are confronted with the fact that every last one of Earl’s efforts to rebuild his grownup life has crumbled since he’s been sentenced to serve two years in state prison.    Boo hoo, someone tell the producers to stop playing the world’s smallest violin—we get it, Earl is the everyday anti-hero, a model martyr to losers everywhere that have the gumption to change.  His name is Inmate 28301-16 and the episode begins with Earl acknowledging his luck at sharing a cell with fellow inmate & friend Ralph Mariano (Giovanni Ribisi).  In a cleverly paid homage to the 1994 film, Shawshank Redemption, Ralph escapes during the night from a hole hidden behind his Dolly Parton poster.  Earl discovers Ralph’s busted out of the joint when a watermelon falls from the top bunk and he sees Ralph’s parting note.  At any rate, due to Ralph’s untimely escape Earl’s forced into the general population, which is described as a 2-year slumber party with murderers and rapists.  That sounds like a two-year slumber party I’d want to attend!  Immediately, Earl starts to adjust to prison, explaining the monotony his daily life.  Things are not going well for Earl, but what can you expect, no one ever said doing hard time would be a walk in the park. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/28/MY-NAME-IS-EARL----My-Name-Is-Inmate-28301-16.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/28/MY-NAME-IS-EARL----My-Name-Is-Inmate-28301-16.aspx#1535 this is a good comedy.i hope they have a good season like last year.keep up the good work WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/28/MY-NAME-IS-EARL----My-Name-Is-Inmate-28301-16.aspx#1535 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:53:09 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/28/MY-NAME-IS-EARL----My-Name-Is-Inmate-28301-16.aspx#1541 this was kind of boring it really wasnt my type of comedy show annette http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/28/MY-NAME-IS-EARL----My-Name-Is-Inmate-28301-16.aspx#1541 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:48:29 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/28/MY-NAME-IS-EARL----My-Name-Is-Inmate-28301-16.aspx#1559 You want something funny watch this show. You can never do enough things to make up for all the bad things that you do but this guy trys adkins795 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/28/MY-NAME-IS-EARL----My-Name-Is-Inmate-28301-16.aspx#1559 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 22:55:17 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/28/MY-NAME-IS-EARL----My-Name-Is-Inmate-28301-16.aspx#1603 This is really a funny show.I'm not a comedy fan but after watching the first episode of this, I was hooked! Earl, Randy, and Joey never seem to surprise me at what they might do next. Krystal32 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/28/MY-NAME-IS-EARL----My-Name-Is-Inmate-28301-16.aspx#1603 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:09:53 GMT