Red Band Society

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 17, 2014
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 78 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 78
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 78
  3. Negative: 10 out of 78
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  1. Hollywoodsucks
    Oct 26, 2014
    0
    Horrible show. The sappy dialogue, overtly obvious characters and constant stream of inaccuracies make for a giant horse pill of a show to try and swallow. If I was playing a drinking game where I took a drink every time there was something wrong in the show, I would have alcohol poisoning within the first ten minutes of the show! As a nurse, I am offended by the writers' idea of aHorrible show. The sappy dialogue, overtly obvious characters and constant stream of inaccuracies make for a giant horse pill of a show to try and swallow. If I was playing a drinking game where I took a drink every time there was something wrong in the show, I would have alcohol poisoning within the first ten minutes of the show! As a nurse, I am offended by the writers' idea of a hospital and the people in it. writing about something as serious as fatal illness and the healthcare it requires is risky because it's inevitable that mistakes will be made. In this show's case it seems they went out of there way to get everything wrong and then add a little extra wrongness in for added spice. If this show survives the season I will lose the last shred of respect I hold for tv storytelling.… Expand
  2. nutellaisgreat
    Oct 2, 2014
    0
    If you've had cancer or seen someone have cancer then you know that red band society is stupid and lying. People who have cancer are sickly and throw up. Instead of spending money and time on a stupid lying tv show that is so untruthful and false spend it on researching how to cure cancer. end this show now.
  3. TeleVisionary
    Oct 4, 2014
    2
    Red Band Society is waaay too manipulating. The show tries really hard to bring tears to your eyes, but I never got any tears because I felt it was trying to cleverly 'twist' and direct me into crying. Also, how can these kids be sick enough to be hospitalized yet run around the hospital like healthy vibrant teens?? None of them appear sick at all. RBS contains too much sappy, teen,Red Band Society is waaay too manipulating. The show tries really hard to bring tears to your eyes, but I never got any tears because I felt it was trying to cleverly 'twist' and direct me into crying. Also, how can these kids be sick enough to be hospitalized yet run around the hospital like healthy vibrant teens?? None of them appear sick at all. RBS contains too much sappy, teen, emotional exploitation for primetime TV... seems like a small notch above a Disney Channel show.… Expand
  4. CatandMouse
    Oct 30, 2014
    0
    I wanted to like this show, but it's SO awful. I thought it would be appealing to adults as well as teens, but it delves way too much into the teen sappy drama/comedy category. It doesn't COMPARE to other great well-written shows like Modern Family or Glee. It should be moved to the CW or Nickelodeon channel to make room on FOX for something better than this.

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#68 Most Discussed TV Season of 2014

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 36
  3. Negative: 4 out of 36
  1. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Sep 17, 2014
    88
    Red Band Society, which could turn out to be one of the best new shows of the fall, is like that, constantly catching you unexpectedly.
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  2. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Vicki Hyman
    Sep 17, 2014
    83
    The show is soapy for sure, but only at the end of the premiere does it descend into the borderline sappiness that could have been its calling card. It helps that the entire cast has charisma to spare--even the kid in the coma.
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  3. The Huffington Post
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Sep 17, 2014
    40
    To really hook into this drama, you have to care about the kids and their fates, but to me, they all remained predictable types throughout, and the show did a poor job of showcasing the terrific Octavia Spencer.
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