It’s widely agreed upon that the Department of Motor Vehicles is hell on earth. Long wait times and extensive paperwork contribute to poor attitudes and short tempers across the board. Neither the employees nor those being serviced are eager to be there. Now, with her new CBS sitcom, “ DMV ,” Dana Klein is pulling back the veil and taking audiences behind the scenes at an East Hollywood DMV where a motley crew of driving examiners, portrait takers and document processors are attempting to get through the day while holding on to their benefits and sanity. Despite being generic and middling at first, as the series settles into itself, the potential of what it could be begins to shine through.

The pilot opens in a vehicle. Optimistic, people-pleasing examiner Colette ( Harriet Dyer ) i

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