Galavant

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 4, 2015
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 127 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 127
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 127
  3. Negative: 19 out of 127
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  1. AvantGuardian
    Jan 5, 2015
    4
    I can't say I had "High" hopes for Galavant, but having been a fan of Timothy Olmondson from Psych for 8 years, and knowing how much he loved theater and musicals, I was hoping the show would at least be decent.
    I read an article in Syfy magazine about Galavant detailing how it was a smart show with pockets of humor that incorporated "smart" well-thought-out lyrics in a hope to    I can't say I had "High" hopes for Galavant, but having been a fan of Timothy Olmondson from Psych for 8 years, and knowing how much he loved theater and musicals, I was hoping the show would at least be decent.
    I read an article in Syfy magazine about Galavant detailing how it was a smart show with pockets of humor that incorporated "smart" well-thought-out lyrics in a hope to reinvigorate the musical genre, and make it a lasting part of TV.

    Galavant is none of those things. Galavant is essentially, BBC's Merlin with dumber humor and ... singing. Now while I am personally not a fan of the musical, I do understand that many people are. Hit shows like Nashville and Smash do extremely well. That being said, Galavant's songs are Sondheim-esque in the sense that they are sing-song cat-in-the-hat-rhyme nonsense. It's pointless and abhoringly annoying. The show is entirely unoriginal, including the humor and the decent characters can't make up for it.    … Expand
  2. Type4101
    Jan 10, 2015
    4
    Musicals are supposed to have great music. The music here is the exposition/rhyme type that a twelve-year-old would likely write if asked. Right from the beginning, the music underwhelms....and that can't be in a musical. This is why musicals in general are so tough to do. I feel for these guys...they clearly love the genre, and want it to work. But the songs should be memorable, andMusicals are supposed to have great music. The music here is the exposition/rhyme type that a twelve-year-old would likely write if asked. Right from the beginning, the music underwhelms....and that can't be in a musical. This is why musicals in general are so tough to do. I feel for these guys...they clearly love the genre, and want it to work. But the songs should be memorable, and good...not just there to tell a story that could otherwise be told without the tunes.… Expand
  3. Silverzapper
    Jul 29, 2016
    5
    I'm sure this show could be really good for some people but I just found myself not enjoying it very much. I'm giving it a 5 because even though I didn't like it that much there are other reasons that make it deserve a mixed rating.

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Jan 16, 2015
    83
    Galavant is perhaps most watchable thanks to the fact that there isn't anything like it on TV right now, and likely never will be replicated. Beyond that, it's silly but fun--rare enough in this world.
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  2. Las Vegas Weekly
    Reviewed by: Josh Bell
    Jan 8, 2015
    70
    TV audiences may not have known they needed a small-screen equivalent of Spamalot--and the network may not really know what to do with it--but Galavant turns out to be completely winning in all its cheesy glory.
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  3. Salon
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Jan 8, 2015
    60
    Galavant is extremely silly--but at least it knows it’s silly.
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