Primeval
BBC America | ITV | INGTV | Release Date: February 10, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Though it’s kid-friendly, there are things for adults to enjoy. Henshall is a quietly appealing actor, the pace is crackling and the dialogue has its share of witty asides. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Season 1 Review: Dinosaurs are certainly alive and well in Primeval, a crackling-good new BBC America sci-fi series thriller that's packed with vivid CGI prehistoric predators galore and a story line that's almost plausible. Read full review
80
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: With its campy humor, poignant drama and potent scares, Primeval will appeal equally to adults and children. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: Primeval mixes elements of "Jurassic Park” and "Stargate," rarely taking itself seriously while also warning of the consequences of not confronting these threats to mankind. Read full review
80
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: It's a rollicking adventure with decent special effects and better stories and character development than, say, Sci Fi Channel's "Eureka." Read full review
75
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJan 3, 2011
Season 4 Review: Primeval (which has already been renewed for a fifth season) doesn't ask you to think, just to enjoy the mayhem that follows when a rampaging behemoth is set loose anywhere in the United Kingdom. It's hard to find fault with a formula like that. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Season 1 Review: The camp factor churned out is fairly high, and with Primeval, a new series starting Saturday on BBC America, it climbs up Big Ben and right on over the top of the London Eye. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: The soapy elements are generally a rollicking snooze, and in the premiere, one worries that too many of the dinosaurs will resemble those in "Land of the Lost," stampeding around but never really doing much. Yet the investigation surrounding the anomalies--and Cutter's personal story--does thicken as the series progresses, and many of the computer-animated visuals are striking, especially given the TV budget. Read full review
63
New York PostKyle Smith
Season 1 Review: This show could evolve into something more interesting than a guilty pleasure. Read full review
60
PopMattersChris ConatonNov 14, 2011
Season 5 Review: There's enough action-packed monster fighting to keep the show exciting, the character development is solid, and the cerebral overarching plot will keep sci-fi fans interested. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Season 1 Review: Almost from the get-go there's far more galumphing than trotting going on, and not all of it done by prehistoric feet. Things pick up in the third episode and there are dodos in the fourth, but it's not enough, no, not nearly enough. Read full review
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