Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair

Season 1 of Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair is here, because apparently the characters still had unfinished business. It leans into Comedy / Drama, where bad decisions are at least supposed to be funny, which is a decent start. The rating says it has enough going for it to justify a look, provided the premise is your kind of trouble. The formula is familiar, but that is not automatically a crime; sometimes you want a series to know its job, turn up on time, and get on with it.