Life is Wild
The CW | CW | Release Date: October 7, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
10
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
30
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Even a hard-hearted critic would find it difficult not to coo at the lion cub that wanders onto the grounds, but the series can deliver only so many Animal Planet moments before leaving auds to grapple with its trite elements and annoying characters. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: Unfortunately, most of the rest of the casting (and thus, acting) is a disaster. The writing is weak. And the fish-out-of-water story grows old within minutes. Not even a cute cub can save it. Read full review
20
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: It feels more like a TV gathering of stick figures from an instruction manual. Read full review
20
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: If you're after a compelling drama set amid the wild beauty of Africa, don't bother with the new CW show Life Is Wild. You're better off with "Meerkat Manor" or a well-made nature documentary. Read full review
20
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: It just substitutes South Africa for "Everwood's" Colorado, trite idiocy for "Everwood's" sharp dialogue, and a game of blind-man's-bluff for "Everwood's" casting director--actress Leah Pipes, who looks 25 and sounds 30, is the least convincing teenager since Stockard Channing staved off menopause in "Grease." Read full review
10
PopMattersTodd R. Ramlow
Season 1 Review: While Life is Wild is structured as a sort of fishes-out-of-water tale, it is more accurately described as a neocolonial masturbatory fantasy. Read full review
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