Bull (2016)

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 20, 2016
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
4.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 108 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 108
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 108
  3. Negative: 48 out of 108
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  1. Eliasc
    Oct 30, 2016
    6
    I would have abandoned this show if it weren't for 2 factors; Michael Weatherly and the theme of the show. Michael Weatherly carries this show but he should have never left NCIS. However the writers and producers need to shelve their timidity and expand on what, at least to me, is the central theme of this series. 'Bull' is not a show about lawyers but a show about the legal and justiceI would have abandoned this show if it weren't for 2 factors; Michael Weatherly and the theme of the show. Michael Weatherly carries this show but he should have never left NCIS. However the writers and producers need to shelve their timidity and expand on what, at least to me, is the central theme of this series. 'Bull' is not a show about lawyers but a show about the legal and justice system as practiced in the USA today. Although the scripts so far (I have only watched the first 4 episodes so far) are interesting and accurate, the writers do not go far enough in dramatizing this very serious subject of the faults of our modern system of justice. What this show needs is a point of view more in the vein of 'Law and Order' and not the simplicity, comic, and snarly approach given here. Weatherly deserves a better more serious show than this,… Expand
  2. wnklrpl
    Oct 7, 2016
    5
    Like most here I am watching because of MW. But 2 shows in I am not impressed, normally at this point I would just drop a show, but I will give it one more chance because of MW. Hopefully it just took the other actors a few episodes to find themselves. One theme I am seeing that is already annoying is the "your not a lawyer what do you know" theme.
  3. TVW
    Dec 7, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The writing (story line) for this series is great! BU, Bull acts the same way he did in NCIS. He never changes. He sounds the same; and acts proud, or cute, or arrogant- voice the same, walks about the same. He doesn't act.… Expand

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#35 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016
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Metascore
40

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 8 out of 19
  1. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Sep 20, 2016
    10
    It's a wretched mess and arguably an offense against human intelligence.
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  2. Collider
    Reviewed by: Chris Cabin
    Sep 20, 2016
    40
    In following a case-of-the-week format with the series, the show must rely on its level of technical nuance and the wit of its characters, and Bull doesn’t let anyone but Weatherly really stand out.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Sep 20, 2016
    30
    The courtroom scenes are both melodramatic and unconvincing. ... The production makes frequent use of man-on-the-street interviews and social media overlays, which makes it feel prematurely dated, rather than of the moment. It's a little ridiculous, and rarely convincing.
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