Crusoe

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 17, 2008
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 24
  3. Negative: 6 out of 24
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    30
    Crusoe, based loosely on the classic adventure tale by Daniel Defoe, is an international co-production that champions swashbuckling and scenery without grasping the significance of credibility and character development.
  2. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    30
    The business deals might have been artful, but the show certainly isn't.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Ginia Bellafante
    30
    It sedates, and its fabricated sentimentality does not save it.
  5. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Cynthia Fuchs
    30
    His being stuck there no matter who shows up, in addition to his out-of-joint flashbacks, makes Crusoe seem something like a proto-Survivor contestant or, weirder, a proto-cast member on Lost. None of this bodes especially well for the series, in terms of repetition and limitation.
  6. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    25
    As remakes go, Crusoe is at least a couple of cuts above NBC's brainless "Knight Rider," but let's face it, the bar couldn't be set any lower.
  7. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    25
    Hokey and poorly paced with unfathomably lame flashbacks, it's like a relentlessly mediocre movie of the week that still has 11 more hours to go.

Awards & Rankings

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#79 Best TV Season of 2008
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#76 Most Discussed TV Season of 2008
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#53 Most Shared TV Season of 2008

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User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. Welterweight426
    Aug 16, 2012
    8
    This show was actually pretty good. Despite its lack of realism, it had pretty good acting and entertainment. Sometimes the story was a bitThis show was actually pretty good. Despite its lack of realism, it had pretty good acting and entertainment. Sometimes the story was a bit weak but otherwise, it was a good story.… Full Review »
  2. DaveW.
    Nov 25, 2008
    9
    Something rarely presented on television: integrity, loyalty, friendship, living by principle; with excellent production standards. May Something rarely presented on television: integrity, loyalty, friendship, living by principle; with excellent production standards. May "Crusoe" know many seasons.… Full Review »
  3. EliasC.
    Nov 16, 2008
    2
    Terrible re-invention of the Daniel DeFoe novel. With so may characters landing on the island you must ask the following question: Is this Terrible re-invention of the Daniel DeFoe novel. With so may characters landing on the island you must ask the following question: Is this Crusoe's island or grand Central Station?… Full Review »
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