Vanished

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 30, 1999
User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 295 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 154 out of 295
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 295
  3. Negative: 138 out of 295

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  1. LyleM
    May 14, 2007
    2
    Fair to poor. Would-be clever scenes tacked together to look like a thrilling TV show, but not making much sense. Characters all over the map but not really going anywhere. Frantically dull. I didn't keep watching when it changed times. The finishing up on a website was good for a laugh, though.
  2. ElliotM
    Dec 2, 2006
    0
    Well, thank god the worst show of all time has been cancelled. The writing, directing, and most particularly, the acting, absolutely sucked. None of these actors should ever be cast again, particularly the ones playing the daughter and her boyfriend. They were especially awful. I hope never to see them again.
  3. MiguelQ
    Oct 9, 2006
    0
    Bad enough...now add 'Esai Morales' and call if Cancelled.
  4. LuisL
    Oct 9, 2006
    0
    Horrible, no thanks.
  5. AlmaS
    Oct 9, 2006
    0
    Should be re-named 'Cancelled'
  6. SaraP
    Oct 9, 2006
    0
    Awful....
  7. RosaR
    Oct 9, 2006
    1
    Poor Script, not worth watching...All they have to do is add an 'amateur' actor like Esai Morales...then the series will 'Vanish.'
  8. TrixieJ
    Sep 21, 2006
    3
    Quality deteriorating. Plot muddled. Acting not good from any actor.
  9. peterm
    Sep 13, 2006
    0
    The worest show yet from fox. where is 24?
  10. PhilS
    Sep 12, 2006
    0
    they hyped it so much. I think they spent more time on the commercials in reality it's borrrrrrring. I predict it will simply vanish from the airwaves very soon.
  11. EmmaL
    Sep 10, 2006
    1
    The funniest thing is seeing names I recognize from the zaniest of fansites from QAF and Gale Harold. Fans (the word comes from 'fanatic', which says a lot) think that just because they share a delusion (that some celebrity is perfection on legs) everyone else will come to share it in time. Thus you have insane stalker-lunatics saying that Gale Harold is a good actor. Handsome, The funniest thing is seeing names I recognize from the zaniest of fansites from QAF and Gale Harold. Fans (the word comes from 'fanatic', which says a lot) think that just because they share a delusion (that some celebrity is perfection on legs) everyone else will come to share it in time. Thus you have insane stalker-lunatics saying that Gale Harold is a good actor. Handsome, yeah. Well-cast in QAF, yeah. But talented? Come on. Only to the deluded True Believers out there. Fans give TV viewers a bad rep as having no taste. Anyone who's not a fan has to admit this show isn't going to last. It's got bad acting, bad writing, and an overcomplicated premise. I love intensity ("Six Feet Under") and shows that aren't easy ("House"), but they have to do it well and have great writing as well. An actor being cute might be reason enough to watch "Smallville" (no effort required), but not something like "Vanished".… Expand
  12. AlanK
    Sep 6, 2006
    0
    This shows takes place in Atlanta. So how come no one has a southern accent? I lived in Atlanta for 13 years and I can tell you most people have an accent. I cannot imagine a senatorfrom Georgia without an accent. He wouldn't be elected.
  13. JustMe
    Sep 5, 2006
    0
    Come on! What the heck was Fox thinking? This is a Without a Trace wanna be that doesn't even come close to the quality of the original. I think the majority of the positive ratings are all coming from people with the hots for the actors on the show and not the show itself.
  14. GR
    Sep 5, 2006
    1
    I like most folks, tuned in to see Gale Harold. He had me hooked in QAF. I've stuck it out through 3 painful shows. The story line has some potential, but the characters are HORRIBLE!!! Especially Marcy, the senator's daughter. She has the IQ of a brick. I can't believe how much of an idiot she is. The brother too. I gave Vanished more than enough chances. Even the previews I like most folks, tuned in to see Gale Harold. He had me hooked in QAF. I've stuck it out through 3 painful shows. The story line has some potential, but the characters are HORRIBLE!!! Especially Marcy, the senator's daughter. She has the IQ of a brick. I can't believe how much of an idiot she is. The brother too. I gave Vanished more than enough chances. Even the previews for the next episode are boring. I hope this gets cancelled and then maybe, Gale can get something with more substance. Vanished is like the backwoods borderline retatrded cousin of 24.… Expand
  15. ChristinaE
    Aug 30, 2006
    0
    Sorry guys, I hear Gale Harold gets killed in episode five. That's the rumor...
  16. AE
    Aug 29, 2006
    0
    Awful show!!! Boring characters, boring story. Show needs to be cancelled
  17. MarkS
    Aug 29, 2006
    2
    Sounded boring in the ads and while watching it neither I nor my girlfriend could work up any enthusiasm over it. I hate to be impatient, but I was thoroughly uninterested and after 15 minutes moved on to watching something else. It might get good, but seems unlikely.
  18. darrylw
    Aug 28, 2006
    0
    Boring, won't be tuning in again.
  19. LaurenP
    Aug 28, 2006
    2
    Bored after 15 minutes
  20. AlgerB
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    Dumb and bland. Vanilla tv.
  21. FrankF
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    Cancel this guy so something better can air!
  22. SharonC
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    Write it off off off!
  23. KimM
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    Poor quality. There's nothing to be interested in here.
  24. LesterH
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    Even the production design was terrible. C'mon--what does the network take us for, a bunch of idiots?
  25. JonathanG
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    Not well made. Not smart. Bad cast. Next.
  26. WilmaH
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    I give it until the new shows on other networks come out...then flame out.
  27. MichelleR
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    This one's a stinker.
  28. VanessaC
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    Not so hot. After Wentworth, I'm out.
  29. EnderM
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    I just don't understand how some of the people's comments on this page are positive--that's absurd. This show is terrible.
  30. HarmonyC
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    Bad bad bad bad bad.
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Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    50
    This is what you'd get if Without a Trace somehow turned into a cartoonish conspiracy chase thriller.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    60
    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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  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    60
    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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