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. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    60
    For all its shortcomings and flat flourishes, Crusoe has one very significant thing going for it, a virtue that can be summarized in four reassuring words: At Least It's Different.
  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: John Leonard
    60
    Like Huck and Jim, or Ishmael and Queequeg, Crusoe and Friday embody the triumph of homoerotic male bonding over the steeps of race, culture, and ethnicity.
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    50
    Equal parts sly and stupid, rousing and ridiculous.
  5. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    50
    Defoe's ambitious bachelor is transformed into an ardent husband and father, whose memories of his previous life are so tinged with romance they include falling rose petals. I kid you not.
  6. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    50
    For the first hour, the sheer silly energy of the contraptions and the appeal of the two stars carry Crusoe along. But you may find yourself tiring of plot holes you can steer a galleon through and the second-rate nature of much of the cast, and wondering how you make a series out of two people trapped on a deserted island.
  7. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    50
    Instead of breaking new ground, Crusoe falls back on hokey Saturday matinee swashbuckling, a treasure map, explosions, and jungle sets with fake torches that invite you to look for "Survivor" host Jeff Probst around the next boulder.
  8. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    50
    The tone varies wildly from action-adventure to serious costume drama.
  9. Salon
    Reviewed by: Heather Havrilesky
    50
    Smart writing, fine cast, cool setting and story, but so far Crusoe can't help feeling a little dorky and dated.
  10. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    40
    In other words, deconstructionists of the world, there is nothing here for you. Nor, it must be said, for anyone who is not entertained by family-friendly fare. Perhaps future episodes will get down and dirty. So far, however, the series is straight as an arrow.

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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