Hidden Palms

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Season 1
Metascore
45

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 22
  3. Negative: 6 out of 22

Critic Reviews

  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    38
    It may be harsh to suggest his "Creek" has run dry, but as a followup exploration of teen anxiety, "Hidden Palms" offers little but scenic and human scenery.
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    37
    Unfortunately, the smarter-than-thou riffs that may have seemed amusing and fresh back on Dawson's Creek now simply feel dated and rehashed.
  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    30
    Overwritten and underacted (by the kids anyway), it strings out its weekly climactic shockers — some of them truly unnerving — with artery-hardening blobs of moldy adolescent whining.
  5. San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times
    Reviewed by: Charlie McCollum
    10
    The show is overly ripe in its writing and spends far too much time exploring the whiny angst of the teens.
  6. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    10
    "Hidden Palms"... starts out feeling like it could be a guilty pleasure but ends up being something you want to hold face down in a full kiddie pool.
  7. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    0
    You're likely to find more fascinating figures and intriguing dramatis personae in the latest catalogue from J. Peterman, and somehow Peterman comes off as more emotionally authentic.

Awards & Rankings

73
#73 Best TV Season of 2007
64
#64 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007

User Reviews

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 29
  3. Negative: 3 out of 29
  1. CodyW.
    Jul 5, 2007
    10
    What the hell is the CW doing, I don't watch shows like this ever, never have, but this show is pure Gold! You can't give me gold What the hell is the CW doing, I don't watch shows like this ever, never have, but this show is pure Gold! You can't give me gold and then just take it away from me, it's just not right! I demand another season atleast, the cliffhangers are killing me!… Full Review »
  2. AJG.
    Jun 28, 2007
    10
    I normally don't watch shows like this...aimed at teens. I didn't and don't watch the OC or Laguna Beach. I saw the preview I normally don't watch shows like this...aimed at teens. I didn't and don't watch the OC or Laguna Beach. I saw the preview for this show and said "what the heck". I love it! The characters are so well made and played. You feel for them, you want to hurt them, you want to hug them...so many emotions swirling around. It's thought provoking and intense. Exactly what I was looking for. A+ to the basis, the plot and the acting. Superb!… Full Review »
  3. BeibeiL.
    Jun 28, 2007
    10
    I love the series so much. I hope Cw don;t cut it.
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