The Thing About Pam

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 8, 2022
User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. UncleWillard
    Mar 10, 2022
    6
    For a broadcast show, it's not bad. Got the right blend of case info (let's be honest, we've seen this case on City Confidential and any number of YT True Crime channels), and humor. Everybody is great in this and they highlight what seems to be a theme with these cases; the cops/DA immediately go after the wrong person and with a blend of incompetence and expediency, miss key things aboutFor a broadcast show, it's not bad. Got the right blend of case info (let's be honest, we've seen this case on City Confidential and any number of YT True Crime channels), and humor. Everybody is great in this and they highlight what seems to be a theme with these cases; the cops/DA immediately go after the wrong person and with a blend of incompetence and expediency, miss key things about the case. Glad to see NBC pointing that out with regard to the husband.… Expand
  2. Mychi
    Apr 30, 2022
    10
    Really liked this. Renee Zellweger was creepy and entertaining. Law enforcement involved n this case showed how not to investigate a crime.

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Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Jack Seale
    Jul 21, 2022
    40
    It may well be that everyone involved in the Faria case was genuinely as naive as they seem, but it creates unrewarding drama and unsophisticated comedy.
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  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Jul 21, 2022
    40
    There is no shortage of plot here, but the programme-makers are too concerned with the quirky tone – they think they’ve produced the next Fargo – to have considered the pacing, or any attempt to explore Hupp’s motivations. There is no mystery or suspense, because the show tells us from the outset that Hupp is the villain.
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  3. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Mar 10, 2022
    90
    Even if you've never watched Dateline NBC—but more especially if you have—NBC's miniseries The Thing About Pam is irresistibly entertaining.
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