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. JudithS
    Aug 26, 2006
    10
    I liked it a lot more than I expected to. It kept me watching and wanting more. Gale Harold was excellent, as were most of the others - no poor performances! I'll be watching next week and every time it's on.
  2. tomp
    Aug 26, 2006
    8
    I thought the first episode was great, lots of potential. I hope fox doesn't drop this show as quickly as they dropped Reunion
  3. kelleyp
    Aug 26, 2006
    10
    i hope this show stays with Gale Harold on it!!!
  4. NanS
    Aug 26, 2006
    8
    I like the two leads. Gale Harold & Ming Na make an interesting team. I want to see more of them together.
  5. Vesta
    Aug 26, 2006
    8
    Gale Harold as Kelton was an interesting and different FBI man and would keep me watching. He needs to be the focus as there are too many characters I didn't care for. The pilot shows potential for the show but only if the writing in terms of characterization improves. Something with 'conspiracy' as a hook needs intelligent writing rather than car chases.
  6. MandyK
    Aug 26, 2006
    10
    Gale Harold is fabulous......what ever you are paying him - double it!
  7. Veronica
    Aug 26, 2006
    10
    This looks like it's going to be a fascinating mix of detective work and mysterious symbolism, and the beautiful Gale Harold will keep me coming back each week. I think the characters and the story will develop in many intriguing ways if you give it time.
  8. JodieO
    Aug 26, 2006
    10
    Gale Harold is wonderful in his role as Graham Kelton! The story has me intrigued, to say the least. I'll keep watching, if only to see Gale Harold.
  9. kellyk
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Gale! the most reason that I watch that show.
  10. samg
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    excellent!!! because Gale harold in it.
  11. Jess
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    I thought it was a great first episode I can't wait to see what happens next!!
  12. SarahP
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    I loved Vanished! The plot is interesting, unfolding in an engaging way; the characters are believable and Gale Harold is very clever and convincing in his portrayal of Graham Kelton. I am looking forward to many more episodes of this series!
  13. MichaelH
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Didn't Josh Berman's last show fail, too?
  14. Irene
    Aug 25, 2006
    7
    Kept me interested enough to tune in next week. Agent Kelton (Gale Harold) is a very compelling character.
  15. debrat
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Enjoyed the show and Gale Harold as an FBI agent. He's a great actor.
  16. JenniferG
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Bad show.
  17. JeremyP
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Why would anyone care about any of the characters on this show?
  18. ShawnaE
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    See ya vanished--too much hype and not enough substance.
  19. DougE
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Don't like it, won't tune in again.
  20. EileenD
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Gale Harold's stellar acting in this show makes it shine, rising about the otherwise ordinary combination of CSI, Lost, and The Da Vinci Code that it is. Kudos to Fox for casting such a winner in the lead role!
  21. RustyH
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    I'll see ya. I used to like Ming Na--why'd she sign up for this??!?!
  22. DavidM
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    I don't want to watch this again...once was enough for me. I hope that all the actors go on to other work, though--they deserve better than this material.
  23. TuckerZ
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    You know, I just can't say this one did anything for me. Waiting for the rest of the premieres of new shows in the next few weeks.
  24. JimmyL
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Didn't like it at all..I wish that Fox had put as much work into the show as they have into the marketing.
  25. AMRitchie
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Great show. Gale Harold, Ming-Na and John Allen Nelson are all very good.
  26. MorgaineS
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    This show gets a 10 mainly for the head FBI agent played by Gale Harold. It has rough spots with some of the casting, and the writing is weak in spots, but it's a cool premise with a hot leading guy. People should give it a chance. There's nothing better on anywhere else.
  27. ShaunaR
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Gale Harold is HOT! and anybody that didn't like this show after just ONE hour obviously isn't giving it enough of a chance...
  28. saram
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    good! it has potential.
  29. BarbaraB
    Aug 25, 2006
    9
    Promises to be one of the most intriquing shows this year. Love the high tech in the beginning. Gale Harold *owns* the part he plays and is so very believable, he brings the necessary credibility.
  30. teeb
    Aug 25, 2006
    5
    Ok..I have to be honest...I watched the show because of the main character Gale Harold, and there were certain parts in which I was really into it, but even though I am a die hard QAF fan and I would love to support my QAF alumi..I have to say that so far I am really mised because some of the acting is really bad...Gale has his moments on the show but there were certain times when he was Ok..I have to be honest...I watched the show because of the main character Gale Harold, and there were certain parts in which I was really into it, but even though I am a die hard QAF fan and I would love to support my QAF alumi..I have to say that so far I am really mised because some of the acting is really bad...Gale has his moments on the show but there were certain times when he was kind of off his game also. I mean it is ok but I honestly can not say it is the best show out there ..and not better than 24 at all...I'm sorry to sya it because like I said I love my QAF alumi but if they don't step it up I don't forsee a brilliant star of a hit with this one… Expand
  31. JasonH
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    I used to like Gale Harold, and Ming was great on er. But here they have little to do, and there's little hold one's interest.
  32. SarahR
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    I loved the first episode & can't wait for more! Fast-paced, great acting, many possiblities for future storylines. Fantastic!
  33. RebeccaS
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    One week is enough for me!
  34. ChristianK
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Very poor show, do not tune into this one! I don't think it's gonna make it.
  35. ElisaC
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    What a stinky misfire! I was hoping for so much and got back so little!
  36. NikkiC
    Aug 25, 2006
    8
    i really did like it, it really kept my interest and not a lot of shows do that.
  37. ErnieG
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    This one should not be seen by the general public.
  38. DickG
    Aug 25, 2006
    9
    Immediately pulled me in. Slick and fast paced.
  39. MarthaG
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    I won't make the joke that Vanish will vanish because I'm sure that will be played to death...but it should.
  40. Karla
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Great show. Gale Harold is wonderful as Graham Kelton.
  41. ManuelR
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Not creative and not cool. Felt very recycled.
  42. MaryC
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Would not tune into this show again.
  43. Shirley
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Vanished was/is terrific, and I will be glued to the Monday 9:00 time slot because of it. Gale Harold was phenominal!
  44. MichaelF
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Not as good as the rest of their line up. Hope it goes away.
  45. JakeJ
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Cancel it.
  46. LynetteB
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Whatever happened to acting? To writing a good script? To strong direction? I saw none of any of this in Vanished.
  47. EllenP
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    I really did not like this show at all. Even the production value seemed poor to me.
  48. GermaineT
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Who's the lead of this show? Ming or Gale Harold? There's like a weird split in point of view that left me confused about who the main character is.
  49. Renee
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Lots of action loved Gale Harold
  50. MarshaG
    Aug 25, 2006
    9
    Gale Harold carries the show. Without him I do not think I would come back for more. Want to find out more about his personal life.
  51. Jade
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Gale Harold 's acting makes me want to come back for more. This is a very good character for him to play
  52. MarchellT
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Agent Kelton is so hot!!!
  53. jeungl
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    This show is great!! especially agent kelton is very hansome and so hot! I want to see this show next monday!!
  54. kimt
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    amazing show!
  55. LupeM
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Loved the show! Can't wait for the new Episodes! :)
  56. RandyD
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Write it off! Write it off! Write it off!
  57. StaceyC
    Aug 25, 2006
    8
    I like the story line, although we weren't really given the chance to care about the vanished victim. Loved, loved ,loved Agent Kelton-want to see them delve more into his background and family as it pertains to the plot. I liked the Senators son, but I don't trust him. I thought Judy Nash was too over the top and is every cliche you can think of for a reporter. I will keep I like the story line, although we weren't really given the chance to care about the vanished victim. Loved, loved ,loved Agent Kelton-want to see them delve more into his background and family as it pertains to the plot. I liked the Senators son, but I don't trust him. I thought Judy Nash was too over the top and is every cliche you can think of for a reporter. I will keep watching to see how everything develops.… Expand
  58. GeorgeA
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    If these are supposed to be characters you love to hate, then that's good 'cause I hated all of them!
  59. MarkC
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    I enjoyed it. I think people who voted this a 0 must have watched another show (or not at all)...
  60. EmmetL
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    I read somewhere that it's as if a film school class put a television show together and called it Vanished, and that was exactly my impression.
  61. ChadT
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    How can some of the comments above be so positive? Were you people not watching the same show I was? If you want to watch good television, watch Six Feet Under or the first season of Lost or 24. Not Vanished.
  62. AriE
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Didn't like it. I give ikt four more weeks til Fox pulls the plug.
  63. JonG
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Pass...trust me on this one--we can all do better things with our time.
  64. EmmaW
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    The women characters in this show are all pathetic. Ming Na is just there to point things out to Gale Harold, and Rebecca Gayheart seems like an ambitious slut. The daughter of the senator is running around with some bad guy. How about some positive female role models?
  65. GerryB
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    This is Josh Berman's second shot and it should be his last. It's a shoddily written and constructed show that seems like recycled tv.
  66. DougA
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    How could anybody like this show, and why would anyone ever watch it again after last week's dismal debut! Let's have some standards people.
  67. ArnoldK
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    I wonder why all the worst shows are so aptly named. You think Hollywood could learn its lesson.
  68. EvanP
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    Yikes! Bad tv alert! It's vanished.
  69. EmilyW
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    Vanished was a big disappointment for me, probably because I was looking forward to it so much. Maybe if my expectations were lower I could've liked it more.
  70. JimmyC
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    What's that smell...oh good, it vanished.
  71. RichardR
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    Pull the plug and put the show and us out of our misery....please.
  72. GaryH
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    Why are all the characters in this show so old? I though Fox was supposed to be a young hip network! At least Prison Break has Wentworth Miller....
  73. ArthurL
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    Can't believe that Fox would air this show. They should've reshot it, and recast Gale Harold, who really has changes since queer as folk. He looks heavy.
  74. PhilipJ
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    Bad bad bad television with a lower-case "t". I can't believe anyone would watch this show. Why?
  75. AdamL
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    I can't wait for the other shows to debut in a couple of weeks--at least tehn we will have some other options!
  76. BobD
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    I thought Mimi Leder's direction was awful. Frenetic and obvious--if you have an ounce of taste, pass on this one. There's no reason to tune in.
  77. LisaT
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    I watched it last week and I will definitely not watch again. Boring, pretentious, and slow. I don't think any of the actors are any good, and the writing was silly.
  78. TamiF
    Aug 24, 2006
    7
    Love Gale Harold! Probably wouldn't watch it if he wasn't in it!
  79. LisaM
    Aug 24, 2006
    10
    I'm only watching because I love Gale Harold, but it's a good enough reason for me.
  80. BrittanyM
    Aug 24, 2006
    10
    The show is compelling and engagaing. The actors are great and convincing in their roles. Has slight tone of X-Files to it and I really love that. I want to see how it unfolds. I say Vanished is certainly a keeper.
  81. BethK
    Aug 24, 2006
    10
    LOVED this show! I really hope it sticks around... it has great potential and an early intrigue.
  82. NelsonI
    Aug 24, 2006
    10
    This show is intriguing. Love it! Want lots more.
  83. EmileR
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    This show is going down.
  84. PegY
    Aug 24, 2006
    8
    I recently discovered this show. I wish I had seen it from the beginning to get the entire story plot of the show; however, I am anxious to watch future episodes.
  85. KarlaC
    Aug 24, 2006
    10
    I really liked and and I'm looking forward to more.
  86. michaelc
    Aug 23, 2006
    0
    This one's gonna die on the vine. And fox made a big mistake to launch it early--everybody I know is on vacation. Who's watching tv yet? Network strategy=backfire. Although, maybe they wanted to bury it because let's face it, it's weak.
  87. ZeldaG
    Aug 23, 2006
    0
    The ratings say it all. This show is a flop and it deserves to be. Someone said that the whole Da Vinci code/kidnapping mystery doesn't mix, and I agree. What a feathered fish!
  88. KenA
    Aug 23, 2006
    0
    W
  89. CharisM
    Aug 23, 2006
    0
    I feel like I am being force fed fast food by the network when they pump this drivel down our throats and into our minds. The shameless self-promotion and chest-thumping about how great thes how is, when it's just plain mediocre, is ridiculous. Why can't the product be as strong as the marketing? Then, the marketing would be justified--and real--which this show decidedly isn't.
  90. JM
    Aug 23, 2006
    10
    Great twist and turns. Love it. Can't wait for Monday. I have already in my mind accused everyone of the bad deed. When the plot is easy to figure then it is boring. This show is far from boring.
  91. DMR
    Aug 23, 2006
    0
    Wow. I hope that all the Gale fans out in world end up watching this show, because it's going to get canceled pretty darn quickly.
  92. MariM
    Aug 23, 2006
    10
    Great show. Fast-paced with surprising twists. Great acting - love the casting. Will watch again - especially for Gale Harold!
  93. calliinnocent
    Aug 23, 2006
    10
    I like the show, but i must admit I am watching it because of Gale Harold I think he has fantastic talent and is a a plaesure to watch
  94. TeresaL
    Aug 23, 2006
    10
    This is a great show -- and for people to call it "boring" than they must not have seen the same show that I saw. It was riveting, exciting and I am certain to clear my schedule to watch the next Vanished. Gale Harold and Ming-Na had great chemistry. I am glad so glad to see Gale Harold -- if anyone can, he can carry this show!!!!
  95. RichardP
    Aug 23, 2006
    10
    Excellent, suspensful show
  96. CalenC
    Aug 22, 2006
    9
    Very smart and fun .... but who says anyone who watches TV anymore has taste???
  97. SandjarK
    Aug 22, 2006
    1
    It's a rediculous show of the "Davinci Code" type, meaning that must have looked much better on paper. The dialogues are cheesy and performances are just downright bad.
  98. shellie
    Aug 22, 2006
    8
    I think Vanished is a great show. It completely kept my interest. Can't wait till next Monday!!
  99. TerriV
    Aug 22, 2006
    10
    Well made, compelling, smart. Gale Harold is eye candy worth coming back for more.
  100. AndrewM
    Aug 22, 2006
    1
    Wow, this show was boring. The characters have no personality whatsoever.
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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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