- Network: HBO
- Series Premiere Date: Aug 16, 2015
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 115 Ratings
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Positive: 87 out of 115
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Mixed: 9 out of 115
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Negative: 19 out of 115
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Sep 1, 2015The acting is very good. Oscar Isaac is always mesmerizing. I still can't believe he is the guy in Ex Machina.
The story is way too long to be such a one note song. The low income housing issue is exhausting over six hours. The side stories about the families are for the most part boring. The end feels rushed. More detail about his feelings toward the end of the series would have been good.
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Well cast, solidly structured, and emotionally stirring, the show is as sincere as the Bruce Springsteen songs that make up its score, a ballad of pragmatism with a passionate heart.
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Not only does Show Me a Hero deal with the same type of intricate institutional power struggles of city government--this time in 1987 in Yonkers, NY, where a battle over the desegregation of low-income housing is waged with newly elected mayor Nick Wasicsko (Oscar Isaac) caught in the crossfire--but it does it with the kind of nuanced, ensemble-driven, character-based stories that made The Wire one of the most acclaimed television series of all time.
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For the most part, Show Me a Hero revels in small, telling moments that say as much about human nature as how the American people perceive politics and politicians.