Picks and Pans Review: Mister Uplifter

By Tom Gliatto, CHARLOTTE TRIGGS

UPDATED 08/02/2010 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 08/02/2010 at 01:00 AM EDT

NBC's Breakthrough with Tony Robbins gives the husky-voiced motivational star a reality platform. On the July 27 premiere, he helps forge a new life for a woman and her husband, who became a quadriplegic in a freak accident at their wedding. The inspiration can be heavy-handed, but how can you not feel for that couple?