Starman

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 19, 1986
Metascore
34

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5

Critic Reviews

  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    May 1, 2014
    30
    Hays, who sometimes shows qualities that suggest a young James Stewart, but not enough of them, seems lost in the alien role, and the character has been made so passive that all sense of urgency is lost, too. He stands around wondering what to do, which is never very exciting to watch. [19 Sept 1986, p.D2]
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Howard Rosenberg
    May 1, 2014
    20
    Brother, is this a drag.

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  1. JimAllder
    Sep 24, 2015
    10
    I honestly remember reading letters from people who said they cried when they found out this show wasn't coming back after only one season. II honestly remember reading letters from people who said they cried when they found out this show wasn't coming back after only one season. I even remember the letter writing campaign, reported in Starlog Magazine, spearheaded by a multitude of fans hoping to get the show back on the air. There were lots of forgettable TV Shows in the 1980's. But shows like Starman and Quantum Leap were never among them. I missed so many episodes in its original run. Seemed like every time it came on, I heard a horn honk and my various friends wanted go find a party and take me with them. And it was fun, sometimes. But I never seemed to have enough VHS tape to record this show. Fortunately, Sony released it on DVD some time ago and I now own what there is of it. Still tugs on my heart a bit when I watch an episode. And while I did not cry then, I shed a tear now. Very underrated show. Critics reviews only really proved that the critics never really watched much of it. It wasn't really an acquired taste, but rather a show that really 'got to you' after only a handful of episodes. Very memorable show.… Full Review »