The Approval Matrix
Sundance Channel | Sundance TV | Release Date: August 11, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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The New York TimesJon CaramanicaAug 11, 2014
Season 1 Review: Rather than have the opportunity to respond to events in real time, the show is left to tackle broad themes like fame and television’s golden age. And often, the conversations are edited in a way that appears to clip discourse short just as it takes off. Read full review
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenAug 11, 2014
Season 1 Review: Provocative and occasionally insightful--except with Whitney Cummings brays with laughter--The Approval Matrix is like "The McLaughlin Group" for pop culture junkies. Read full review
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Entertainment WeeklyRay RahmanAug 7, 2014
Season 1 Review: Things get wonky but not always interesting--middlebrow, really. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyAug 11, 2014
Season 1 Review: Everyone talks fast, suspecting that if they pause to breathe, someone else will jump in. But it’s not too chaotic, and most of The Approval Matrix comes off as a discussion actual people could really have. Read full review
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NewsdayVerne GayAug 8, 2014
Season 1 Review: An easily digestible guide to pop culture that can make any water-cooler conversation more interesting (or interminable). But this television adaptation--if tonight's premiere is representative--does not work. Read full review
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