Meadowlands
SHOWTIME | Release Date: June 17, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Christian Science MonitorGloria Goodale
Season 1 Review: Edgy and dark, this is the shadow version of "The Waltons." Read full review
88
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: If you relish the devious darkness of "Dexter" and the wonderful wackiness of "Weeds," you'll love the macabre moodiness of "Meadowlands." Read full review
80
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 1 Review: Fans of "The Sopranos" looking for a new Sunday-night must-see may find it here - though perhaps not fans driven to fits by that HBO hit's ambiguous conclusion. Read full review
70
Newark Star-Ledger
Season 1 Review: Whether this is all weirdness for weirdness' sake or something more complex isn't clear, not even after the first four episodes. Read full review
70
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: Relentlessly odd as "Meadowlands" can be, don't be surprised if it seduces you. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: Murphy is adept at creating clever mind games between his characters, but moments of true suspense or fright are few and far between. Read full review
60
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: An intermittently interesting summer potboiler with a creepy "Twin Peaks"-meets-"American Beauty" vibe, with a little of "The Riches" thrown in for good measure. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: Whether or not they add up to much, the scenes play well, and there are enough heavy-breathing soap-operatics, random acts of violence and unanswered questions to keep one idly watching. Read full review
60
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: Invitingly bizarre... [but] despite all the promise of its premise about the changeability of self, "Meadowlands" never quite rises to excellence. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Season 1 Review: [Meadowlands] adds so many bizarro details that it starts to feel quite unoriginal in its weirdness. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: "Meadowlands" demands too much of a slog for too little in return. Read full review
38
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: The show's tone of enigmatic menace is overcooked. [25 Jun 2007, p.41]
30
The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Season 1 Review: Nothing seems to bring it to life — not its obsession with voyeurism, its forays into cross-dressing, its objectification of the obese. Read full review
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