The Middleman: Season 1

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ABC Family | Season Premiere Date: June 16, 2008

Starring: Matt Keeslar, Brit Morgan, Mary Pat Gleason

Summary: In this adaptation of the Viper Comics graphic novel, Wendy Watson is a temp who finds herself recruited by a man called The Middleman to help stop creatures and criminals.

Creator: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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

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Season 1 Episodes

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Alan Sepinwall

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

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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KennethS.

Jun 30, 2008

I had this Graphic Novel when it first came out, and it's even better on tv. I'm glad it's not on FOX...they'd just cancel it...cause it's great. Please don't shaft a great show.