FOX | Release Date: September 20, 2002
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
9
Negative:
1
60
The Hollywood ReporterStaff [Not Credited]Feb 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: The fun part of this series is watching Doe become aware of his powers and limitations. Purcell supplies all the wonder and charm needed to turn Doe into a fascinating and curious character. [19 Sept 2002]
50
Detroit Free PressMike DuffyFeb 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: Mr. Know-It-All can be rather irritating. [20 Sept 2002]
50
Boston HeraldAmy AmatangeloFeb 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: Can we please have a moratorium on voice-over narration? This lazy device is being overused to convey what simple dialogue should. In John Doe, the title character's innermost thoughts won't stop. [19 Sept 2002, p.48]
50
Orlando SentinelHal BoedekerFeb 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: There were so many paths that Joe Doe could have gone that the chosen route is a disappointment. Prime time has enough crime solvers. John Doe might not know who he is, but what he becomes is all too familiar. [20 Sept 2002, p.E1]
40
NewsdayNoel HolstonFeb 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: Who is he? Who-who, who-who? I really want to know. But I don't think I want to sit through four or five episodes, let alone a season or two, to find out. [20 Sept 2002]
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenFeb 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: Viewers who don't mind being dragged along for a ride, who are gluttons for punishment ("X-Files" faithful, perhaps), may want to join in John Doe's search. For the rest of us, Doe will remain the personification of an unsolved mystery. [20 Sept 2002, p.40]
40
Chicago TribuneSteve JohnsonFeb 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: I found the lead's lack of irony or even much anxiety a bore. Just because you don't know who you are doesn't mean you can't be self-aware. [20 Sept 2002, p.C3]