The Middleman

Name: The Middleman
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy
Released: June 16, 2008
Rating: 73
Cast: Matt Keeslar, Brit Morgan, Mary Pat Gleason, Jake Smollett, Natalie Morales (II)

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ABC Family | Release Date: June 16, 2008

Starring: Matt Keeslar, Brit Morgan, Mary Pat Gleason, Jake Smollett, Natalie Morales (II)

Summary: Fighting evil so you don't have to.Wendy Watson is recruited by The Middleman as his protégée. The Middleman, a milk-guzzling comic-book-like superhero, protects humanity from the supernatural forces that lurk in the shadows.The Middleman is based on Javier Grillo-Marxuach's series of graphic novels.

Creator: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy

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S1:E12. The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome
Air Date: September 1, 2008
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S1:E11. The Clotharian Contamination Protocol
Air Date: August 25, 2008
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S1:E10. The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation
Air Date: August 18, 2008

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Hal Boedeker

Season 1 Review: The special effects have wacky charm--not surprising for a series based on graphic novels. Yet the dialogue is even more special. Javier Grillo-Marxuach, creator of the novels and the series, gives his characters witty, distinctive things to say. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Season 1 Review: Bright and breezy, The Middleman manages the increasingly rare feat of being knowing but not snide. It's a show, frankly, for people who love (and have probably watched too much) TV. By that standard, it's far from the middle, but rather rises straight to the top. Read full review

Susan Stewart

Season 1 Review: Middleman skillfully incorporates real-life details into its fantastic scenarios. Its characters aren’t just Manichaean warriors; they also live the kinds of lives that people read comic books to escape from. Read full review

Rob Owen

Season 1 Review: The plot of tonight's premiere is silly and campy, but because The Middleman is based on a comic book, that's not altogether out of place. Whether this tone wears well over time remains to be seen, but in its first outing The Middleman rises above the middle-of-the-pack of scripted cable shows. Read full review

Mary McNamara

Season 1 Review: This is good summer entertainment, like a Saturday afternoon B-movie matinee transposed to Monday-night TV. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Season 1 Review: The Middleman is at once retro and post-modern, the sort of result you'd get if you threw "The Tick" and the '50s black-and-white "Superman" TV show into a blender. And it's quite a lot of fun. Read full review

Ray Richmond

Season 1 Review: The creatures are essentially designed as bowling pins for our protagonists to knock over with a well-placed shot and a quip, and Keeslar and Morales’ interaction is nothing if not playful and lively. But you’re left not really knowing if you want to come return and spend a whole lot more time with this quarrelsome twosome. Read full review

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kerlyenai

Sep 14, 2019

This was a good show that never took itself seriously despite providing great entertainment. It was witty, fun and sometimes moving. All the characters were well written and the main cast was incredibly likeable. The dialogs were always a lot of fun and the plot sometimes quite smart butThis was a good show that never took itself seriously despite providing great entertainment. It was witty, fun and sometimes moving. All the characters were well written and the main cast was incredibly likeable. The dialogs were always a lot of fun and the plot sometimes quite smart but always funny. It'll remain as one of those shows that one wonders both how they were greenlit and also why they were cancelled. Of course, one cannot help but wonder how well the main cast would have made it in the industry if the show had run a few more seasons.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

73

Series Overview
Season 1

73
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 16, 2008
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  S1:E12. The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome
  Air Date: September 1, 2008
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  S1:E11. The Clotharian Contamination Protocol
  Air Date: August 25, 2008
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  S1:E10. The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation
  Air Date: August 18, 2008
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  S1:E9. The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown
  Air Date: August 11, 2008
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  S1:E8. The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation
  Air Date: August 4, 2008
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  S1:E7. The Cursed Tuba Contingency
  Air Date: July 28, 2008
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  S1:E6. The Boyband Superfan Interrogation
  Air Date: July 21, 2008
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  S1:E5. The Flying Fish Zombification
  Air Date: July 14, 2008
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  S1:E4. The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum
  Air Date: July 7, 2008
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  S1:E3. The Sino-Mexican Revelation
  Air Date: June 30, 2008
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  S1:E2. The Accidental Occidental Conception
  Air Date: June 23, 2008
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  S1:E1. The Pilot Episode Sanction
  Air Date: June 16, 2008