WB | The WB | TWB | Release Date: September 29, 1999
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
9
Negative:
5
37
Chicago Sun-TimesPhil RosenthalJun 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: One of those standard-issue high school series, and it's infuriating. [29 Sept 1999, p.59]
25
New York PostMichele GreppiJun 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: A pretentious high school drama that would have to borrow a brain to be "Clueless" and a heart to be "Cruel Intentions." [29 Sept 1999, p.84]
20
Cleveland Plain DealerMark DawidziakJun 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: More insipid than insightful, Popular fails to fill the bill. Emotionally overwrought and intellectually underdeveloped, the fledgling series is everything you've come to expect from a Hollywood examination of high school - and less. [29 Sept 1999, p.4E]
20
Baltimore SunDavid ZurawikJun 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: The worst new high school show I can remember seeing in a while. I am not sure which of the leads I find less interesting -- Sam (Carly Pope), a wannabe journalist who mainly wants to sleep with her journalism teacher (Chad Lowe), or Brooke (Leslie Bibb), the cover-girl- perfect-looking cheerleader with the eating disorder. [29 Sept 1999, p.1E]
10
Washington PostTom ShalesJun 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: Despicably trivial and baldly pandering. [29 Sept 1999, p.C01]