Harsh Realm

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 28, 1999
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  1. XavierBlaq
    Jan 7, 2014
    7
    Since Harsh Realm only filmed nine episodes, it is hard to give the show a high score. After all, the main plot of the show seems very underdeveloped, as the makers were cut off without warning. However, I would argue that a version of this show that felt complete would rival the X-Files for being the greatest thing Chris Carter. Strangely enough, I think that almost makes the show worse,Since Harsh Realm only filmed nine episodes, it is hard to give the show a high score. After all, the main plot of the show seems very underdeveloped, as the makers were cut off without warning. However, I would argue that a version of this show that felt complete would rival the X-Files for being the greatest thing Chris Carter. Strangely enough, I think that almost makes the show worse, as it is had so much potential, that its incomplete state can be hard to watch if you think about it too much (which then ruins the philosophical points of the show). Still, it is worth watching as a science fiction thriller that should have been a classic.… Expand

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#17 Best TV Season of 1999
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#11 Most Discussed TV Season of 1999

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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 25
  3. Negative: 6 out of 25
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ray Richmond
    Jun 10, 2015
    70
    The early prognosis: bizarre, unsettling, perplexing, captivating. [6 Oct 1999, p.10]
  2. Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Reviewed by: Mark Dawidziak
    Jun 10, 2015
    50
    In its present ragged state, Harsh Realm is a jumble of great promise and great weaknesses - every bit as annoying as it is amazing. At its best, the series is stylish and clever. At its worst, well, things have a tendency to get pretty heavy-handed and obvious. [7 Oct 1999, p.1E]
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    Jun 10, 2015
    20
    Carter's script and the direction of Daniel Sackheim (one of about 25 "executive producers") are riddled with hoary, snory contemporary cliches. Nothing amazes, nothing amuses, it all just goes bang and boom and clang in the night. This will be not just virtually but literally a better world if Harsh Realm has vamoosed by Christmas.
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