Unscripted

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 9, 2005
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Time
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Jul 1, 2013
    70
    Sophisticated and sympathetic, Unscripted has a lot going for it... But it also finds HBO--the network for people who disdain formulaic TV--falling into a formula.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    Jun 18, 2013
    70
    'Unscripted' is a small thing, but it has funny and clever moments. [7 Jan 2005]
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  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Jun 18, 2013
    50
    A faux documentary on actors who are not famous but who are struggling to be isn't inherently interesting to nonactors. ... 'Unscripted' isn't a complete flop. It's just rare that HBO fails like this. [9 Jan 2005]
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  5. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gillian Flynn
    Jun 18, 2013
    50
    Unscripted is a puzzling show — and not in a good way. ... Having actors play overripe versions of themselves can create great balloon bursts of comedy — David Duchovny on The Larry Sanders Show comes to mind. But Unscripted feels like a very subtle mockumentary... so subtle it's devoid of laughs or insight.