FOX | Release Date: April 28, 1999
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
12
Negative:
6
90
Kansas City StarAaron BarnhartJun 9, 2015
Season 1 Review: "X-Files" fans have been talking up this show, sight unseen, for months, based mainly on rumors and snippets from the set. But Harsh Realm may well validate all that hype. [8 Oct 1999, p.F1]
90
Baltimore SunDavid ZurawikJun 9, 2015
Season 1 Review: Harsh Realm doesn't just resonate, it shakes, rattles and rocks the brain. [8 Oct 1999, p.1E]
80
Newark Star-LedgerMatt Zoller SeitzJun 10, 2015
Season 1 Review: What's there is fascinating. More than perhaps anyone writing for TV, Carter understands the tactical value of withholding information; he gives us just enough to pique our interest and then pulls back, promising to deliver more when the time is right. The first installment of Harsh Realm promises plenty. [8 Oct 1999, p.71]
70
VarietyRay RichmondJun 10, 2015
Season 1 Review: The early prognosis: bizarre, unsettling, perplexing, captivating. [6 Oct 1999, p.10]
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerJohn LevesqueJun 9, 2015
Season 1 Review: Viewers who like Carter's government-conspiracy paranoia and his penchant for confusing plots will embrace Harsh Realm. It requires close attention to details that propel the story, and it has instantly likable characters in Hobbes (Scott Bairstow) and Mike Pinocchio (D.B. Sweeney). [8 Oct 1999, p.38]
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New York Daily NewsDavid BianculliJun 9, 2015
Season 1 Review: Tonight's premiere looks a little bleak and proceeds a little predictably but this may well be due to the amount of exposition necessary to establish the world Carter and company will be exploring. [8 Oct 1999, p.144]