Summer television is Justified

Just when I thought I had nothing left to watch during the summer, along comes Justified, which has miraculously become one of my favorite programs. I gave it a chance in the spring on a lark, mainly due to the presence of Deadwood star Timothy Olyphant, and I haven't been disappointed.

The story of a US Marshall forced to come back home to Kentucky when his on-the-job actions start generating too much negative heat, Justified is a nice mix of serialized drama, encapsulated stories, and irreverent humor. It doesn't have anywhere near the complexity of my all-time favorite show, Lost, but it fills a need, not unlike what Burn Notice has done for us in recent years. It works, it's reliable, and it's damn good entertainment!