- Network: FOX
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 17, 2014
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 78 Ratings
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Positive: 58 out of 78
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Mixed: 10 out of 78
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Negative: 10 out of 78
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Red Band SocietyYour Score0 out of 10User ScoreGenerally favorable reviews- based on 78 Ratings
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Sep 25, 2014I'm torn on this show. Overall, I think it is a very good show. Lots of positive, good TV here.
But I'm not the audience for this show. It looks to me as a TV show for teens and young adult. From that viewpoint, I think it would be a good solid 8.
But it's not for me. -
Aug 24, 2014"Cancer is SO hot right now!" - Fox Executive sometime during the development of this show.
RBS is kind of fun, kind of funny, and not much else.
They seem to have edited around Octavia Spencer's performance leaving nothing but some sass and some knowing looks.
The pilot is watchable and will likely manipulate an emotional response in most viewers. I hope it gets better.
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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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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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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.