1923

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Rodrigo Perez
    Dec 19, 2022
    60
    It’s a big tapestry like “Yellowstone,” and Sheridan isn’t about to change his writing style for two big A-list stars. The show frankly seems to suffer when they’re not onscreen, but you still have to tip your 10-gallon brim to its creator for doing his own thing regardless.
  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Adrian Horton
    Dec 17, 2022
    60
    The premiere achieves the rough emotional outlines of an epic – the feel of sweeping ambitions – without much specificity of feeling, yet. But there are more reasons than not, especially if you root for Ford and Mirren as elder statesmen of the screen, to watch more.
  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Dec 16, 2022
    58
    Remembering Sheridan’s penchant for juxtaposing mankind’s ugliest antics with magnificent natural vistas, it seems just as likely that “1923” will only match Jacob’s grimace with a perpetually grim tone.
  5. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Dec 18, 2022
    55
    With Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren saddling up “1923” takes the star quality to the next level, putting a shiny bow on a pretty basic package.
  6. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Dec 19, 2022
    50
    Stream it, if only for the presence of Ford and Mirren, and the fact that we know that Sheridan’s shows get better as they go along. But the first episode of 1923 does not do the presence of its stars justice, has disjointed stories and a glacial pace.
  7. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Dec 16, 2022
    50
    Maybe the pieces of 1923 will come together eventually and perhaps they’ll even come together quickly — again, I’ve seen only one episode — but in the short run, it’s unlikely that Sheridan’s carefully cultivated core audience will care.
  8. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Dec 20, 2022
    40
    One episode does not a series make, even one of the limited variety. But "1923" tests our faith by presenting subplots running on separate tracks in various places on the planet. ... Ford's stoicism leads the "1923"' mood, a match for the land nature has turned against Montana's cattlemen. But it doesn't make for the most compelling flavor over an hour that struggles to prevent the casual viewer's attention from wandering.

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#93 Most Discussed TV Season of 2022

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User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 24
  3. Negative: 8 out of 24
  1. snorkiss
    Jan 8, 2023
    5
    1883 was pretty hammy, but 1923 has all the ham with a large helping of extra cheese. It's a Mills & Boon novel and every tacky pulp fiction1883 was pretty hammy, but 1923 has all the ham with a large helping of extra cheese. It's a Mills & Boon novel and every tacky pulp fiction novel you've ever read with a glistening Fabio on the cover. It is absolutely a guilty pleasure and there's fun to be had, even with the obvious feminist push and woke Indian empowerment back story that plays right into today's sociopolitical agenda. Mr Harrison Ford is fine but looking his age and Helen Mirren is great, as always. Don't take Taylor Sheridan's tacky writing seriously and you may find yourself enjoying this as a brainless time-waster - 5 stars for the Daniele Steele African Romance subplot… Full Review »
  2. x2OhSeven
    Mar 14, 2023
    2
    This is a remarkably bad show. Anything enjoyable about 1883 is somehow missing from this show. They lean into the macho man rancher murderThis is a remarkably bad show. Anything enjoyable about 1883 is somehow missing from this show. They lean into the macho man rancher murder porn aspect of the later Yellowstone, forgoing any semblance of a coherent story. It somehow manages to be painfully slow yet filled with senseless danger scenes, seemingly created purely for providing a break in the otherwise continually dull background music. The dialogue makes no sense from one scene to the next - packed full of “tough words” that prove to be the opposite of what the characters or story actually do. Skip this show.… Full Review »
  3. MetacriticOnur
    Feb 27, 2023
    3
    bad
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    adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
    not good in any manner or degree.
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