Meadowlands

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Season 1
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 17, 2007
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    60
    Murphy is adept at creating clever mind games between his characters, but moments of true suspense or fright are few and far between.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    60
    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.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    60
    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.
  5. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    60
    Invitingly bizarre... [but] despite all the promise of its premise about the changeability of self, "Meadowlands" never quite rises to excellence.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gillian Flynn
    50
    [Meadowlands] adds so many bizarro details that it starts to feel quite unoriginal in its weirdness.
  7. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    40
    "Meadowlands" demands too much of a slog for too little in return.

Awards & Rankings

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#54 Best TV Season of 2007
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#80 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
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#12 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. KatM.
    Sep 23, 2007
    10
    Superb, finally a TV show that creates a mood that lingers after the episode is watched....and my friends and I can't stop watching. Superb, finally a TV show that creates a mood that lingers after the episode is watched....and my friends and I can't stop watching. Actors are magnificent. The Brogans feel like a real family, as do the Oglives and the rest. Can't wait to see Ninth episode....make it soon!… Full Review »
  2. KarenM.
    Sep 22, 2007
    10
    Love the show. A never been done fresh idea for a series. Hurray for you. Please don't take it away.
  3. StephanieE.
    Aug 19, 2007
    10
    The show was great I just started watching the show on demand this saturday I watch all 8 episodes. Now I want to know when is the next show The show was great I just started watching the show on demand this saturday I watch all 8 episodes. Now I want to know when is the next show going to air.… Full Review »
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