The Knick

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Season 1
  • Network: Cinemax
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 8, 2014
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 243 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 222 out of 243
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 243
  3. Negative: 14 out of 243
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  1. silverado
    Dec 16, 2015
    0
    The racism and mysogyny in this series are useless. The dialogues are very soapy. No likeable characters. Too much blue philtering photography and awful handycam shaky images.
  2. EludiumQ36
    Aug 9, 2014
    2
    My criticism of "The Knick" parallels that of WGN's new series "Manhattan". "The Knick" dates back to when you're great grandfather would've been running around the dirt streets of NYC and who wants to see that? There's nothing interesting in this backwards period of our history and, like "Manhattan", it's not at all colorful; in fact, they might as well filmed this in black-and-whiteMy criticism of "The Knick" parallels that of WGN's new series "Manhattan". "The Knick" dates back to when you're great grandfather would've been running around the dirt streets of NYC and who wants to see that? There's nothing interesting in this backwards period of our history and, like "Manhattan", it's not at all colorful; in fact, they might as well filmed this in black-and-white because the muted grays and browns are just as bad. "The Knick" must've been pitched as "what if we mixed "House" with "Grey's Anatomy" and set it in medically ignorant 1900?" Unfortunately, the response was "yes, let's do this" instead of "get the hell out of my office and check yourself into rehab."… Expand

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#45 Best TV Season of 2014
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#45 Most Shared TV Season of 2014

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Lori Rackl
    Aug 19, 2014
    50
    This dark medical drama directed by Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh suffers from multiple ailments, not least of which is its relentlessly grim tone.
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  2. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Cynthia Fuchs
    Aug 13, 2014
    70
    While the designated flawed hero John espouses an essential grasp of the purpose of medicine and the workings of disease (“Despite what you may believe,” he tells Cornelia, “Sickness isn’t a result of poor character, germs don’t examine your bankbook”), he’s also stymied, by his own prejudices as well as money concerns. That these might take him in different directions suggests the series has some sense of the difficulty of medicine then and still.
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  3. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Alee Karim
    Aug 8, 2014
    60
    Under this gorgeous dressing, The Knick feels curiously hollow.
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