Todd Vanderwerff on Hung:
It’s the sweetest show about utter desperation you’ll ever see.
And it really is. The show isn’t perfect. Much like Showtime’s Nurse Jackie, another new half-hour dramedy, the more sitcom-ic elements sometimes threaten to overwhelm the rest. And, much like Dmitry Lipkin’s last show, The Riches, the characters often shine more than the sometimes really contrived plots. But where it works — particularly, surprisingly, with Thomas Jane’s engaging performance each week — the show really works.