- Network: ABC
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 20, 2010
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings
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Positive: 60 out of 75
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Mixed: 8 out of 75
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Negative: 7 out of 75
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MadgeH.Jun 21, 2010Sure, it's completely derivative, and, as one reviewer said, totally seems like a mash up of Desperate Housewives and Twilight. But, it's summer, and we don't have anything else, so what the heck, why not just enjoy it? If you don't think about it too much, then you might find yourself decently entertained. I liked it enough to want to watch the next episode.
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ElaineB.Jun 20, 2010This show seems to center alot around high school drama. The new guy likes this girl, girl's boyfriend is jealous blah blah blah, and then there are witches. ZZZ.
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The Gates is ultimately just another literary mashup with the undead, like Jane Austen's "Pride & Prejudice" tweaked with zombies, only here it's a stifling John Cheever story with bloodsuckers.
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The Gates actually moves along at a brisk enough clip, and though it's bland around the edges, it introduces enough mysteries to keep things more or less interesting (there are allusions to a "code" residents must live by, and presumably that doesn't refer to local regulations on lawn care).
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Oh, sure, they can pierce necks and drink blood: Big deal! Any ol' vampire can do that. With a limited repertoire of vampire moves, the Radcliffs shoulda moved to Bon Temps instead of the Gates to learn some new tricks.