- Network: FOX
- Series Premiere Date: Nov 30, 1999
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This is what you'd get if Without a Trace somehow turned into a cartoonish conspiracy chase thriller.
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Lacking "Prison Break's" tough milieu and its initial narrative drive, "Vanished" doesn't exactly scream "Watch me." Nevertheless, it's polished enough and very much a work in progress.
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The pilot moves along at a cracking pace, introducing new clues and characters and settings so fast that it's very tempting to sit back and enjoy the ride, ludicrous though some of it may be.
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So far, Vanished seems more interested in keeping us spinning than pulling us in. [25 Aug 2006, p.75]
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For those who make the effort to stay tuned, the reward at the end of the first episode is meager. One hopes for bigger payoffs in subsequent outings.
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Though the glossily well-made "Vanished" may prove intermittently diverting, it lacks any of the original serial thriller zing of far better shows like "24," "Lost" or "Prison Break."
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The show teeters at times on incomprehensibility but is brought back each time by its two stars.
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I, the Jury, am still out on this one; it could go either way from here.
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A dumb but powerful serialized mystery that has an equal shot at being the season's biggest cult hit and its most mind-boggling flop.
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As in other TV serials of this type, the plot thickens long before it ever starts to thin.
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"Vanished" is a show that should leave viewers begging for more, but instead engenders more of a shrug because nothing in the pilot is convincing -- not the characters, not the setting, not the performances.
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“Vanished” offers suspense and high-society melodrama.
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Whatever one thinks of the format, the briskly paced setup is effectively done.
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The premiere... doesn't inspire an instant commitment the way the premieres of "Prison Break" and "24" did.
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It's not a bad show.... But I don't care about the characters or plot after watching the first episode.
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Nothing that happens next is particularly surprising, though the plot rolls forward with workmanlike efficiency.
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The initial story... is a lot more complicated than it is compelling - and by the time tonight's first hour is up, you aren't hungry for more.
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The filming is urgent! The dialogue is obvious! The actors get choked up! It's as if a film school class put together a thriller following all the rules precisely.
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"Vanished" is indeed compelling. And it is without question Fox's best fall offering (though, having seen all its shows, that praise is not as high as you might expect).
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This is a series trying to be fresh but succeeding only in trading on the predictable cliches.
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For all its cribbing from plots gone by, "Vanished" still makes for good, escapist fun.
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"Vanished" is already lacking in the kind of star performances that make "Prison Break" or "24" worthwhile even when they're foot-dragging.
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The case seems more like a good crusade for Nancy Grace than the starting point for a series. [28 Aug 2006, p.35]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 154 out of 295
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Mixed: 3 out of 295
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Negative: 138 out of 295
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staciacAug 27, 2007I loved the show and can't wait to see the end.
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LyleMMay 14, 2007
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JeanaWFeb 14, 2007I loved the show and want to see the rest of it.