Alphas

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Season 1
  • Network: SyFy
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 11, 2011
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 92 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 92
  3. Negative: 12 out of 92
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  1. eddyjrsf
    Jul 27, 2011
    3
    I really wanted to like this show, love David Strathairn, and after this last episode, a resounding NO. It's Wanted meets Fringe but not nearly as good as the movie or tv show. Nothing is original about this show. The last show was 28 days later, down to the SAME exact music, very sad, very sad
  2. zoomy123
    Jul 30, 2011
    2
    Pretty terrible. Going in I thought this would be something like a combination of 24 and Heroes, not so. I expected a realistic depiction of what would happen if the government employed humans with superpowers; think political assassinations, foiling terrorist plots, or covert military ops. Instead this is nothing but drama "lite," with cheesy jokes and dialogue. Are we really supposed toPretty terrible. Going in I thought this would be something like a combination of 24 and Heroes, not so. I expected a realistic depiction of what would happen if the government employed humans with superpowers; think political assassinations, foiling terrorist plots, or covert military ops. Instead this is nothing but drama "lite," with cheesy jokes and dialogue. Are we really supposed to believe that a group of people with superpowers, who have no military or tactical training, is employed by the government to take out various criminal organizations? This show is so unrealistic it's almost laughable.… Expand
  3. Gallaxy
    Aug 10, 2011
    3
    Characters have no charisma at all! They can be so annoying as they're always nagging amongst each other with no specific reason, and at the end of the 5th episode I confess I can't even remember all their names!
    It's so boring...
  4. Ekras
    Aug 30, 2011
    1
    With so little on, I'm giving this a point just for being something to watch- however it is so bad that it doesn't earn anything else. The story lines are stereotypical, the show has a real low budget feel (in a bad way), and the characters are nothing if not annoying. The first episode was defiantly the worst (it gets a zero) and what I've seen of the rest (I stopped watching afterWith so little on, I'm giving this a point just for being something to watch- however it is so bad that it doesn't earn anything else. The story lines are stereotypical, the show has a real low budget feel (in a bad way), and the characters are nothing if not annoying. The first episode was defiantly the worst (it gets a zero) and what I've seen of the rest (I stopped watching after episode 4) it gets a little better, but not much. If you want something to watch go see "Death Valley" on MTV - at least its trying to be cheesy.… Expand
  5. IQ150
    Sep 16, 2011
    0
    Unwatchable because of the extremely annoying characters, especially the British guy. Other than that it's just plain boring. It has nothing going for it, It's not even funny.
  6. ZeroNihilism
    Sep 23, 2014
    0
    #yaycanceled

    Thankfully this horrifically poor show has ended with cancelation albeit not swiftly enough according to justice. This was a huge time waste with no redeeming value.
  7. VICVEE
    Oct 7, 2018
    0
    Surprised this lasted as long as it did. Gave up after 4 episodes (The Pilot should have told me everything about where the rest was going). Awful characters. Awful dialogue. Mostly awful acting (.Azita Ghanizada would be laughable if she wasn't so nauseating). Awful music. Substandard -X-Files story-lines that when other shows attempted it, they at least tried to add a bitSurprised this lasted as long as it did. Gave up after 4 episodes (The Pilot should have told me everything about where the rest was going). Awful characters. Awful dialogue. Mostly awful acting (.Azita Ghanizada would be laughable if she wasn't so nauseating). Awful music. Substandard -X-Files story-lines that when other shows attempted it, they at least tried to add a bit tongue-in-cheek humour.. Daft situations where individual Alphas seem to completely forget their power in an attempt to make the the non-dramatic appear dramatic - which it always misses by a mile,… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#77 Best TV Season of 2011
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#39 Most Discussed TV Season of 2011
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#53 Most Shared TV Season of 2011

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Mike Lechevallier
    Aug 1, 2011
    63
    Even as tropes arrive in full force, exceptions to boilerplate good-versus-evil scenarios make occasional appearances.
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  2. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Nancy Franklin
    Jul 29, 2011
    40
    Their take on human nature may develop, but right now it's cartoonish in the worst way and too reminiscent of similar shows.
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  3. The Huffington Post
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Jul 11, 2011
    70
    As an origin story, Alphas hits some notes too hard and lacks a certain subtlety, yet there's potential in this tale, especially if it delves into the psychological cost of being extraordinary.
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