- Network: SHOWTIME
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 17, 2007
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Edgy and dark, this is the shadow version of "The Waltons."
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If you relish the devious darkness of "Dexter" and the wonderful wackiness of "Weeds," you'll love the macabre moodiness of "Meadowlands."
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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.
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Whether this is all weirdness for weirdness' sake or something more complex isn't clear, not even after the first four episodes.
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Relentlessly odd as "Meadowlands" can be, don't be surprised if it seduces you.
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Murphy is adept at creating clever mind games between his characters, but moments of true suspense or fright are few and far between.
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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.
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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.
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Invitingly bizarre... [but] despite all the promise of its premise about the changeability of self, "Meadowlands" never quite rises to excellence.
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[Meadowlands] adds so many bizarro details that it starts to feel quite unoriginal in its weirdness.
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"Meadowlands" demands too much of a slog for too little in return.
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The show's tone of enigmatic menace is overcooked. [25 Jun 2007, p.41]
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Nothing seems to bring it to life — not its obsession with voyeurism, its forays into cross-dressing, its objectification of the obese.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 15
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Mixed: 0 out of 15
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Negative: 1 out of 15
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KatM.Sep 23, 2007
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KarenM.Sep 22, 2007Love the show. A never been done fresh idea for a series. Hurray for you. Please don't take it away.
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StephanieE.Aug 19, 2007