High Society
The CW | CW | Release Date: March 10, 2010
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
2
Negative:
8

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: In her enjoyably ridiculous reality show, she's self-consciously restrained, perhaps trying to project old-fashioned noblesse oblige-even while goosing her Google profile with this project in self-exposure. She just ends up neutralizing herself. The show is dominated instead by a supporting group of rich kids who take the reverse tactic of whole-hog shamelessness.
75
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: Tinsley turns out to be the least interesting of her horrible crew. She pales in horribleness next to her friends, J.P. Calderon, an accused purse lifter who throws a glass at a woman and his sworn enemy, rich girl Jules Kirby. Read full review
42
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: The first episode is fairly execrable, but High Society settles down by the second, and we get a clearer--or at least less-boozy--view of Mortimer and her world. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: Not all Mortimer's posse seems shallow or unpleasant. But collectively they feel like the characters from all those nasty and wonderful 1960s Rolling Stones songs about neurotic rich girls. If only they were as interesting. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesPaige Wiser
Season 1 Review: The problem with "High Society" is that we don't love or hate the characters. We just want to shave their heads. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyJessica Shaw
Season 1 Review: Sorry, Upper East Siders, real society would never be so trashy. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: I may just be a cranky old dude, but I am not charmed by this stuff; Spencer Pratt is just a prat to me, and though I wish you well, Tinsley, in your new life, I will be happy to think no more about your friends, starting now. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterRandee Dawn
Season 1 Review: Clearly, the only function of the show is to make Tinsley (who runs a handbag company) look like a valuable, upright member of society. So that's where the bar is set these days? Read full review
20
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: These are not people you would love to hate. These are people you would be ashamed to allow in your home--unless their heads were on pikes. Read full review
20
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: An awful show about awful people. Read full review
20
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Posing aside, Jules and Paul are probably right about lacking a censor button, but even 2,500 miles away, I couldn't find the "off" button fast enough. Read full review
0
Deseret NewsScott D. Pierce
Season 1 Review: High Society is absolutely reprehensible, and everyone at The CW should be totally ashamed for putting it on the air. Read full review
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