- Network: Lifetime , LIFETIME-TW
- Series Premiere Date: Jul 20, 2014
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The premise is actually more promising than the one in HBO's The Leftovers, in which a portion of Earth's population just vanishes. But The Lottery is not as well-cast or -produced as that other 10-episode series.
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Ultimately, there’s more ambition in the concept than ingenuity in the execution.
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It's a brazenly cloned Children of Men, raised dull. [18 Jul 2014, p.61]
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When The Lottery conjectures about the scary cultural tilt that a lack of fertility could cause around the world, it’s at its best.... Unfortunately, the makers of “The Lottery,” led by writer-producer Timothy J. Sexton, who was one of the five screenwriters on the similarly themed 2006 movie “Children of Men,” are more concerned with a far more formulaic suspense story line.
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Overall, the pilot stalls with the usual introductions, setup, and by-the-numbers twists. There’s a dogged sense of purpose behind it that could, if thoughtfully explored, become a low-budget thriller for a network that’s taking some steps into a brave new world, but there’s an awful lot hanging on that “thoughtfully.”
User score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 39
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Mixed: 13 out of 39
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Negative: 7 out of 39
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Jul 28, 2014
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