Boston Herald's Scores
- TV
For 1,146 reviews, this publication has graded:
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54% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 64
| Highest review score: | My Brilliant Friend: Season 1 | |
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| Lowest review score: | One Tree Hill: Season 1 |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 628 out of 628
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Mixed: 0 out of 628
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Negative: 0 out of 628
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- Boston Herald
- Posted Jul 11, 2012
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- Posted Jul 9, 2012
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Web Therapy is far more entertaining [than Episodes], but, alas, wildly uneven, probably in part due to the need to weave new material around the Internet series of the same name that spawned it.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jul 2, 2012
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Of the two series [Web Therapy and Episodes], Episodes is the most consistent and polished. It's also the one show that finds a groove and is happy to patter around its middling course.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jul 2, 2012
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It wants you to believe that Sheen is playing the most sane, vulnerable man in the world, yet he still comes off like a creep.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jun 28, 2012
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Aaron Sorkin can write crackling dialogue. Believable characters, not so much.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jun 25, 2012
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The unscripted answer to "Laverne & Shirley" will now be tamer than "Anne of Green Gables."- Boston Herald
- Posted Jun 21, 2012
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Fox's "Raising Hope" manages to be both more outrageous and realistic than this flimsy, forgettable time-waster.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jun 20, 2012
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Controversy aside, Life seems to have no meaning beyond giving the 21-year-old a platform for her parenting views and criticism of Los Angeles.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jun 19, 2012
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Unlike the similarly post-apocalyptic "Walking Dead," there's never much tension on Falling Skies.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jun 18, 2012
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Cynthia Cidre's smart take on the prime-time soap (1978-1991) pays homage to the past while moving the battle to the next generation.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jun 13, 2012
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Bunheads has the potential to have that cross-generational appeal. To thrive, the series must find its own tune to dance to.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jun 11, 2012
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[Smallville's Erica Durance, Stargate SG-1's Michael Shanks and The Vampire Diaries' Daniel Gillies] should be a winning cast, but the writing and plodding execution are worthy of a quick DNR order.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jun 7, 2012
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Longmire isn't a conventional show. The mystery tonight might be slight, but the pilot is a dusty little gem.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jun 4, 2012
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What separates this cast from just about every other real-ity show is that these people are chasing something larger than themselves, more vital to them than fame or money--that brief moment of perfection onstage, achieved after years of study and practice.- Boston Herald
- Posted May 31, 2012
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Director Philip Kaufman's clumsy, bloated project--clocking in at a miserable two hours and 40 minutes--stars Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman in potentially career-mangling performances.- Boston Herald
- Posted May 29, 2012
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Nobody here is as self-obsessed as the least Kardashian, which will come as a relief to the celebrity-jaded, but we all know where the real talent lies in this family, and he's not onscreen enough to justify this series.- Boston Herald
- Posted May 22, 2012
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In its personal vignettes, Weight illuminates, but too often the segments are a numbing array of statistics from well-meaning talking heads.- Boston Herald
- Posted May 14, 2012
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- Posted May 11, 2012
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Ultimately, Sherlock doesn't play fair, but the game is so enjoyable, you'll be happy you joined in.- Boston Herald
- Posted May 7, 2012
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Louis-Dreyfus won Emmys for both "Seinfeld" and "The New Adventures of Old Chrstine," and seems the best candidate to win another for her work here.- Boston Herald
- Posted Apr 23, 2012
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Alas, most of the other characters are so weakly sketched, they don't make a ripple.- Boston Herald
- Posted Apr 16, 2012
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- Posted Apr 16, 2012
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Many young women, if they're being honest, will see themselves here. And many parents will see their daughters.- Boston Herald
- Posted Apr 16, 2012
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Contrary to the title, you can trust the B---- for a good laugh.- Boston Herald
- Posted Apr 11, 2012
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Rest assured: The Borgias are still bad to the bone.- Boston Herald
- Posted Apr 9, 2012
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Like the look of the ladies, the show is gorgeous, but it needs to reveal some substance.- Boston Herald
- Posted Apr 6, 2012
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On "Grey's Anatomy," particularly in the first two years, Rhimes proved herself skilled at crafting gripping love stories. She's outdone herself here.- Boston Herald
- Posted Apr 5, 2012
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Don't worry about forming a lasting relationship with Best Friends Forever. It has all the signs of a quick flame-out on the NBC schedule.- Boston Herald
- Posted Apr 4, 2012
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