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The Winner:
Midseason Comedy

Premise: A rich and successful 43-year-old man looks back at the period 10 years earlier when he was still living with his parents and a beautiful woman inspired him to change his life.

First Impressions: Or, "The Weird Bald Guy Who Hangs Out with a Kid." We wanted to like this, given its star ("The Daily Show's" Rob Corddry) and creative auspices ("Family Guy" Seth MacFarlane is an executive producer). But it was hard to get past the fact that the 32-year-old main character has a 13-year-old best friend. Nor can we see why the very attractive object of the main character's affection would so much as glance his way. Maybe seeing the full pilot will help answer some of those concerns, but for the moment we're not optimistic.

Stars: Rob Corddry ("The Daily Show"), Keir Gilchrist ("A Lobster Tale"), Erinn Hayes ("Everwood," "Behind the Camera: Mork & Mindy"), Julie Hagerty ("Airplane"), Lenny Clarke ("Rescue Me")

Studio: 20th Century Fox TV

Producers: Seth MacFarlane and Ricky Blitt ("Family Guy")