Outsiders
WGN America | Release Date: January 26, 2016
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63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJan 22, 2016
Season 1 Review: Jousting on ATVs aside, there’s not a lot of exciting, forward plot momentum in the first few episodes, but later episodes spend more time with characters in town, and episode four includes a plot twist that will either make viewers sit up and take notice or prompt them to turn off the TV. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergJan 26, 2016
Season 1 Review: If the half-baked subcultural anthropology doesn't grab you, Outsiders starts slow, but begins detonating little pockets of insanity in nearly every episode, proving that audacity without dramatic foundation can be amusing, if not necessarily good. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydJan 26, 2016
Season 1 Review: It's a mixed bag of a series that can seem smart or silly from scene to scene and is less convincing in its epic poses than in its most ordinary moments. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMike HaleJan 25, 2016
Season 1 Review: Outsiders is a fantasy-tinged family saga that promises to be a hoot but turns sluggish and humdrum after a few episodes. Read full review
50
NewsdayVerne GayJan 25, 2016
Season 1 Review: The ambition’s an admirable one, and Outsiders clearly has ambitions. But what it doesn’t have is much of a story or all that much conviction in the one it’s telling. Read full review
40
Yahoo TVKen TuckerJan 26, 2016
Season 1 Review: Over the first five episodes made available for review, the show--created by Peter Mattei with producers including Peter Tolan (Rescue Me) and Paul Giamatti--amounts to a hill of beans. Beans with a lot of gassy verbiage. Read full review
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