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Positive:
20
Mixed:
4
Negative:
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Critic Reviews
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
The Beat happens to be one of the best shows on any network. [21 March 2000]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
Swift and engrossing. [20 March 2000, p.E1]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
What sells this TV cop shop is its heavy emphasis on the personal and the personalities of two young men in a high stress job. [19 March 2000]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
Odd as The Beat may seem on first glance, it's of a piece with the rest of Fontana's work, which aims to shake up TV storytelling by any means necessary. [21 March 2000, p.37]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
The Beat is certainly a leap up from most of what UPN airs. [20 March 2000]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
Fortunately, there's still a lot of substance. With help from some of the Homicide crew - Detective John Munch has a cameo - Fontana and Levinson give The Beat depth through interesting and often quirky subplots. [20 March 2000, p.1C]
Nov 26, 2019
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
Brace yourself for a visual look from Levinson that was designed for viewers who grew up with MTV. But, before you dismiss it as too radical, try to remember the jumpy, herky-jerky, hand-held look of the first "Homicide." [21 March 2000]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
With all this going for it, the real question about The Beat may be whether a smart audience will ever find it buried on the testosterone-driven UPN schedule. The series has some kinks to work out but it's definitely worth tracking down. [21 March 2000, p.1E]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
The Beat resonates with a quirky, dark pulse. [21 March 2000]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
It will take an uncommon effort for most viewers to get entirely through even the first episode. Those who return for more will be rewarded in due time. [19 March 2000]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
Slickly produced, compellingly written and expertly directed. [19 March 2000, p.TV-6]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
While they're both from the talented team of Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana, "The Beat" is like a quick paperback read while "Homicide," which was canceled last year, was more like an enduring classic. [21 March 2000]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
I admit that by the end of the third episode, I had begun to warm to the series' central characters - in spite of the show's style, certainly not because if it. But The Beat has no right to expect weekly viewers to be so persistent or so forgiving. [21 March 2000]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
The net result is a buddy show that is long on youth appeal and chemistry but short on character depth and texture.
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
The Beat, Fontana's UPN cop show, won't be mistaken for a good series, but it's better than a lot of the junk polluting UPN's airwaves. Of course, its sophisticated flourishes may just be enough to sail the show over the heads of the netlet's pubescent target audience, and its pandering touches will be enough to alienate more discerning viewers. [21 March 2000]
Nov 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
Near as I can tell, The Beat is what happens when TV people
feel free to do whatever comes to mind, safe in the assurance
that no one is going to watch. [21 March 2000]
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