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 |
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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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Mark A. Perigard
The show needs more juice. Instead of skirting away, it needs to embrace the story that inspired it.- Boston Herald
- Posted Mar 6, 2017
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Feud edges at times to camp but always veers back into meatier fare.- Boston Herald
- Posted Mar 3, 2017
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Like all time-travel shows, paradoxes can emerge like sinkholes. Still, the cast works so much charm, they must be exhausted by the end of the day.- Boston Herald
- Posted Mar 1, 2017
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Time’s biggest takeaway is that cases like this--indigent defendants being abused by the judicial and then the corrections system--are more the norm than the exception.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 28, 2017
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As vital as it is, political strategizing just isn’t that engaging to watch.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 27, 2017
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When it comes to Sun Records, the hook is there, but it can’t sustain the beat.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 23, 2017
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HBO made the first six episodes available for review, and they’re all entertaining.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 17, 2017
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While the cast is competent, Cox seems to have difficulty with her lines in some scenes. With time, she may relax into her role, but I have misgivings Doubt will be around long enough for anyone to get comfortable. Imitation Shonda Rhimes just isn’t as good as the real thing.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 15, 2017
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The show toggles primarily from 2014 to the present, but some of the twists seem right out of Bad Thriller Handbook, especially the climax of the second night. ... Yet as these players elevate every turn and twist of this dark drama.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 13, 2017
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The Collection can be pretty to look at, but first impressions will not lead to second glances.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 10, 2017
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- Posted Feb 8, 2017
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APB never settles its own version of its existential dilemma: man or machine? It argues for both. But as this uninspiring drama proves, sometimes when you split the difference, you end up with nothing.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 6, 2017
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Usually “24” descends into silliness in its final third act, and by that time, it has built up a reservoir of goodwill so viewers are determined to finish the day. Not so much with this one.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 3, 2017
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The premise and the bloodletting, however, might be too much for some viewers. Santa Clarita Diet is an acquired taste.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 3, 2017
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Hudgens is delightful as a young woman determined to show she can make a difference in the world even without superpowers. Pierson is only listed as recurring, and she needs to be upgraded pronto for her heroic, hilarious meanness. Pudi can do great things — he proved that on “Community”--one can only hope the scripts will give him a chance to soar.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 2, 2017
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Training Day veers toward the funny bone when it should be going for the jugular. Paxton acts in the pilot as if he’s in a remake of “The Dukes of Hazzard” and he’s playing Cooter. He tones it down in future episodes, but he’s never menacing or scary or even ambiguous.- Boston Herald
- Posted Feb 1, 2017
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In this, the last 10 episodes, the drama detonates long-standing alliances and brings to the fore grudges with lethal consequences. ... The premiere Sunday features three set pieces that are brilliant and terrifying.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 27, 2017
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Ricci serves as an executive producer and delivers the best work of her career. ... Z is helped by an unusual format--the drama unfolds in 10 half-hour episodes, making it especially binge-worthy. More providers should try half-hour dramas. They don’t feel like endurance challenges, as many one-hour shows do.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 25, 2017
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New Edition paved the way for New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and *NSYNC. At the very least, this miniseries will get a new generation of fans grooving to their timeless music.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 24, 2017
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This is the best young adult cast for any drama in years, and you’ll even be able to overlook Apa’s horrible dye job.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 23, 2017
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Given the continuity gap between the cliffhanger at the end of the first episode and its resolution in the second, it’s as if the producers aren’t watching their own show. That’s understandable. Frontier proves some places aren’t worth the visit.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 19, 2017
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If you’re doing the math at home, add shocking violence to a side of soap opera and you’re left with Six. At the end of the night, that may not be enough for you.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 18, 2017
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It’s smart writing for smart characters. Six seasons in and Danes and the writers keep Carrie a complicated character who sometimes does the wrong thing.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 17, 2017
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If the queen of England isn’t enough drama for you, then something is amiss. Victoria gets close to the gold crown and then backs off.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 13, 2017
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All The Young Pope proves is that absolute power is absolutely boring.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 12, 2017
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Hardy rocks the period clothing, strutting around in an open overcoat practically down to his ankles and a commanding stovepipe hat. With anyone else, this show would not be half as engrossing.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 9, 2017
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I wanted to check out the moment Dorothy Gale was waterboarded.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 6, 2017
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When it comes to One Day at a Time, it’s best to go moment to moment. You might get hooked.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 5, 2017
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Bright Lights shows both women knew that fame was just a distraction. The only thing that mattered was each other.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 4, 2017
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The score ably amps up the foreboding, and the action sequences are gritty, scary and especially well-staged.- Boston Herald
- Posted Jan 3, 2017
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