Threshold
CBS | Release Date: September 16, 2005
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
TimeJames Poniewozik
Season 1 Review: The cast is startlingly good... given that the actors have to deliver lines like "I think we're looking at a four-dimensional object--in three- dimensional space!" Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Season 1 Review: This is a series about whip-smart heroes, with an outbreak to contain each week, usually involving quick action, rapid analysis and fast wit. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Season 1 Review: With all of its bad-guy chases, Threshold feels like a fantasy series that's been focus-grouped into a cop show. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: "Threshold" is a comic book, and passable as such. Read full review
50
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: The premise is fun, but if this is CBS' attempt at "Lost," then they are, if not totally lost, certainly in need of a map. And a new writer. Some of the dialogue is laugh-out-loud bad. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: When the show isn't creeping us out with its grim atmosphere and effects, it's undermining its own potential with a self-consciously cutesy gang of heroes, ill-advised humor, and illogical situations. Read full review
40
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 1 Review: The first hour manages to feel both mechanical and manipulative, without feeling truly exciting or even grounded anyplace. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: There's too much emphasis on fictional scientific theories and not enough character development to make the few scares in "Threshold" worth a two-hour commitment. Read full review
40
SlateDana Stevens
Season 1 Review: The show's focus remains frustratingly narrow. Read full review
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