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The IndependentApr 13, 2020
Season 1 Review:
A remarkably uncynical version of events around the Coughing Major, which shows several points of view with clarity and empathy. ... Quiz is an entertaining, well-constructed and big-hearted romp through a story most will think they know well, with sympathetic performances by both leads, an amusing turn by Michael Sheen as Chris Tarrant, and an entertaining supporting cast of quiz fanatics.
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May 29, 2020
Season 1 Review:
While I don't always believe this, it's an experience that plays out with more purity if you come in knowing as little as possible. The whiplash is part of the fun and the fun is more intense if you can treat Quiz as bordering on fiction, a chain being jerked around by two excellent storytellers, facilitated by a cast of familiar faces all in top form.
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May 29, 2020
Season 1 Review:
All of this is handled, by the estimable Frears (“A Very English Scandal”), with a sure hand and a light wit; it’s consistently entertaining. The really distinctive feature of the show, though, is the sleight of hand he and Graham employ to keep open the question of the Ingrams’ guilt.
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May 15, 2020
Season 1 Review:
“Quiz” goes back and presents an alternate version of events it’s already portrayed, showing us all the ways in which editing a story to better fit a narrative might transform it completely. It’s a risky gambit, and one that frankly works better on a second viewing when you can better appreciate all the winks Graham layered in from the start. But when it does come together, “Quiz” is as compelling as the show that first inspired it.
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May 26, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Quiz’s tight, three-part structure is one of its selling points in this era of overstuffed TV, but the trim runtime isn’t utilized nearly as well as it could’ve been. That doesn’t make it boring, however. The behind-the-curtain glimpse at quiz TV’s nuts and bolts is exciting, and Michael Sheen’s riff on original host Chris Tarrant succeeds both in translating his on-camera amiability and the ways Tarrant’s life in the spotlight translated into his real-life behaviors.
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RogerEbert.comJun 1, 2020
Season 1 Review:
A polished production with strong performances that’s always incredibly watchable. Ultimately however, I’m not exactly sure what James Graham’s script, based on his play of the same name, expects us to take away from it, and the muddled perspective sometimes hold back what could have been a stronger piece about spectacle and obsession.
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The GuardianApr 13, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The opening episode gets off to a shaky start, credibility and credulity-wise, as we watch how the show that would soon dominate the schedules came together. ... Fortunately, once the nuts and bolts are dealt with and the focus shifts to the Ingrams and life among normal humans outside the TV studios, the drama becomes as addictive as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? proved.
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May 8, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Clifford and Macfadyen both play to the strengths they’ve showed in their most recent TV roles: flinty intelligence for her, barely-concealed vulnerability for him. But the resolution of the story is underwhelming, making the whole thing feel like a waste even at a modest three hours.
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IndieWireMay 29, 2020
Season 1 Review:
“Quiz” can feel frustratingly basic at times, suffering from slights and gaps that make the three episodes sail while feeling incomplete. The series would have benefited from either being a 90-minute movie or at least five episodes. ... More egregiously, Frears’ charm and whimsy feel all but absent, limited to a few scenes or dialogue exchanges.
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