Mystery Girls
ABC Family | Release Date: June 25, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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75
NewsdayDiane WertsJun 24, 2014
Season 1 Review: The pilot is itself uneven, with the go-for-bonkers impudence of a live-action "Family Guy." But without it, Mystery Girls might be just another ABC Family-com for viewers who have aged out of Disney Channel and silly situations with sentimental topping for studio audience uproar. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterAllison KeeneJun 25, 2014
Season 1 Review: Spelling and Garth were and are [a real team]. Mystery Girls is silly, with broad humor, but the nostalgic appeal of these two broads being back together is no mystery. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubGenevieve ValentineJun 23, 2014
Season 1 Review: Most of the show’s meta so far is an expected but amusing sketch of celebrity has-been-ism. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJun 25, 2014
Season 1 Review: Mystery Girls is silly, tongue-in-cheek fun where we’re all in on the gag. How long it can be sustained is the question. But for now, at the very least, it’s a much better look for Tori Spelling. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyTim StackJun 26, 2014
Season 1 Review: There is some joy in seeing Spelling and Garth together again, and in some decent bitchy lines (Garth to Spelling: "I see you're still using more makeup than a geisha"). But the only mystery worth investigating is why the series isn't better. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonJun 25, 2014
Season 1 Review: The show (co-created by Spelling) is standard-issue cable sitcom, with acting that's too broad (Garth is the exception here) and a laugh track that's loud and awkward. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJun 25, 2014
Season 1 Review: Mystery Girls has some fun with viewer knowledge of rumors of disharmony on the “90210” set (yes, Shannen Doherty gets a shout-out) even if it all plays to cat-fighting women stereotype. Spelling comes off both worse (she’s mistaken for a prostitute twice in the first 10 minutes) and funnier (she gets the best lines; Ms. Garth plays the straight woman). Read full review
42
The Lincoln Journal StarJeff KorbelikJun 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: A few more stabs at 1990s pop culture would go a long way in making this better. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeSarah RodmanJun 25, 2014
Season 1 Review: Ultimately, the show is a silly, flimsy, and occasionally fun summer diversion for Spelling-Garth fans. Everyone else can pass on solving this Mystery. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraJun 25, 2014
Season 1 Review: We have a hollow, laugh-enhanced comedy in which the biggest draw is Tori Spelling proving she will do anything to remain on television. Read full review
30
The New York TimesMike HaleJun 24, 2014
Season 1 Review: The writing is mostly painfully unfunny. Read full review
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