CBS | Release Date: September 25, 2001
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55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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9
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14
Negative:
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Washington PostTom ShalesSep 20, 2013
Season 1 Review: The character and the show sneak up on you in clever, unexpected ways and prove a gratifying surprise. [25 Sept 2001, p.C01]
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NewsdayNoel HolstonSep 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: Tonight's opening episode of The Guardian is as well-crafted as any of this fall's series pilots. The hour plays like a tidy little TV movie. And therein lies its potential problem. Where the series can go from here-go, that is, without losing credibility and the dramatic tensions that make it distinctive-is difficult to fathom. [25 Sept 2001, p.B27]
75
San Diego Union-TribunePreston TureganoSep 20, 2013
Season 1 Review: If The Guardian becomes a hit, credit [Baker's] cool smugness. [25 Sept 2001, p.E-3]
70
The Hollywood ReporterBarry GarronSep 20, 2013
Season 1 Review: What emerges is a drama that is solid, though not spectacular, and a star more charismatic than complicated. [24 Sept 2001]
70
Newark Star-LedgerAlan SepinwallSep 20, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's definitely not sunshine and lollipops, but series creator David Hollander manages to push the right emotional buttons. [25 Sept 2001, p.33]
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenSep 20, 2013
Season 1 Review: The Guardian is a show with promise, and it may well develop into a high-quality program in the coming weeks. But it's not a warm, fuzzy, easy-to-love show like, say, "Judging Amy." It's rough and tumble, a challenge to watch. [25 Sept 2001, p.C-1]
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Kansas City StarAaron BarnhartSep 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's an engaging set-up for what will likely be a hit, since it was obviously designed to complement the social-service minded "Judging Amy." [25 Sept 2001, p.E1]
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Houston ChronicleAnn HodgesSep 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: The Guardian is manipulative, sad and a little strange. But it does put a new face on the old lawyer series, and as its new star, Baker could live up to his advance billing as a breakout. [25 Sept 2001, p.6]
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Dallas Morning NewsTom MaurstadSep 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: Mr. Baker has charisma to burn. The dialogue and storytelling in The Guardian are sharp without being overly slick. [25 Sept 2001, p.10C]