Copper

BBC America | Release Date: August 19, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanAug 17, 2012
Season 1 Review: As it is, the decent but unspectacular Copper comes off as "Deadwood Cop," minus the Milch. Read full review
60
Washington PostHank StueverAug 16, 2012
Season 1 Review: All of these characters and situations are mildly interesting, but it's difficult to know from just a couple of episodes if they're ever going to become desperately interesting. Read full review
50
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayAug 17, 2012
Season 1 Review: The first two episodes are so full of clunky explanations that it's impossible to forget for a moment you're watching a TV show. Read full review
50
TimeJames PoniewozikAug 17, 2012
Season 1 Review: while the opening episodes set up this material, they don't do much with it, getting bogged down in a sensationalistic, but not especially well-plotted, child-prostitution story. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanAug 16, 2012
Season 1 Review: Copper has the same problems that AMC's Hell on Wheels does, which is that there's an excellent show there somewhere, just not on the screen. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryAug 16, 2012
Season 1 Review: While the story does capture a sense of the times--and provides intriguing glimpses into the Manhattan of 160 years ago--as constructed, this can't help but feel like "Deadwood" lite. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Matt Zoller SeitzAug 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: If the actors were stronger--or, to be fair, if the show had had a better sense of how to tap whatever talents they possess--they might have been able to sell the material. No such luck. Read full review
40
The New York TimesMike HaleAug 17, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's missing exactly the elements that make you want to watch those British shows on BBC America: energy, irreverence, a sense of humor and, crucially, consistently good performances. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushAug 17, 2012
Season 1 Review: It doesn't lack in ambition. It's in the stilted, stiff execution where things fall apart. Read full review
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