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. PhilipJ
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    Bad bad bad television with a lower-case "t". I can't believe anyone would watch this show. Why?
  2. 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.
  3. 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....
  4. RichardR
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    Pull the plug and put the show and us out of our misery....please.
  5. JimmyC
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    What's that smell...oh good, it vanished.
  6. 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.
  7. EvanP
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    Yikes! Bad tv alert! It's vanished.
  8. ArnoldK
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    I wonder why all the worst shows are so aptly named. You think Hollywood could learn its lesson.
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. LupeM
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Loved the show! Can't wait for the new Episodes! :)
  12. 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
  13. 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.
  14. MaryC
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Would not tune into this show again.
  15. ManuelR
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Not creative and not cool. Felt very recycled.
  16. 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!
  17. 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
  18. DickG
    Aug 25, 2006
    9
    Immediately pulled me in. Slick and fast paced.
  19. ErnieG
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    This one should not be seen by the general public.
  20. NikkiC
    Aug 25, 2006
    8
    i really did like it, it really kept my interest and not a lot of shows do that.
  21. ElisaC
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    What a stinky misfire! I was hoping for so much and got back so little!
  22. ChristianK
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Very poor show, do not tune into this one! I don't think it's gonna make it.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. AMRitchie
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Great show. Gale Harold, Ming-Na and John Allen Nelson are all very good.
  26. JeremyP
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Why would anyone care about any of the characters on this show?
  27. 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!
  28. kellyk
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Gale! the most reason that I watch that show.
  29. Irene
    Aug 25, 2006
    7
    Kept me interested enough to tune in next week. Agent Kelton (Gale Harold) is a very compelling character.
  30. Jess
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    I thought it was a great first episode I can't wait to see what happens next!!
  31. 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?
  32. JonG
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Pass...trust me on this one--we can all do better things with our time.
  33. AriE
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Didn't like it. I give ikt four more weeks til Fox pulls the plug.
  34. 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.
  35. 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)...
  36. 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!
  37. 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.
  38. ChristinaJ
    Aug 26, 2006
    8
    I really like this show. I like it when something actually requires me to keep up with the plot instead of just mindlessly flowing along.
  39. ZachB
    Aug 26, 2006
    0
    I may watch one more time to see if this week is as lame as last week.
  40. FranL
    Aug 26, 2006
    0
    Didn't like it.
  41. LeslieS
    Aug 26, 2006
    0
    This show was so mediocre it derserves a zero, because it coulda been better and it coulda been worse. Sometimes ending up in the middle is as low as you can go, though.
  42. XavierG
    Aug 26, 2006
    0
    Not worth the effort to devote the time or energy to a critique.
  43. MandyF
    Aug 26, 2006
    0
    I'll tune in one more time to see if it's as bad as the pilot...but that's it.
  44. LollyG
    Aug 26, 2006
    0
    Not worth the time it took to change the channel.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. MichelleV
    Aug 27, 2006
    9
    I think that if people keep watching this, they'll get hooked. It may not have been as exciting as Lost's pilot, but you can hardly tell from one episode how something is going to be for the rest of its run. Plus, Gale Harold never has trouble keeping me interested.
  48. georgel
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    I think that Vanished is awful.
  49. KimM
    Aug 27, 2006
    0
    Poor quality. There's nothing to be interested in here.
  50. darrylw
    Aug 28, 2006
    0
    Boring, won't be tuning in again.
  51. HelenA
    Aug 28, 2006
    10
    Love the show, can't wait to see see Gale again!
  52. DianeB
    Aug 28, 2006
    8
    Love Gale Harold.
  53. AE
    Aug 29, 2006
    0
    Awful show!!! Boring characters, boring story. Show needs to be cancelled
  54. wC
    Aug 29, 2006
    8
    I liked the second show best. It put more parts together and didn't jump around as much. I think this show could be hit if it gets the time. Maby less story ideas in each episode. Also some of the scenes come across a little dark (light) on TV. I'll keep watching for a few more weeks.
  55. SallyM
    Aug 29, 2006
    9
    Very nice beginning. A hot new FBI agent on TV. GO GALE HAROLD!!!
  56. 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
  57. CarolF
    Sep 12, 2006
    7
    I really like the show. It moves very fast, and is intense. The plot has many twists and it causes me to focus on the clues and different angles of the kidnapping. It is obviously more than a "ransom" kidnapping.
  58. LatishaC
    Sep 12, 2006
    9
    I did not want to watch it (not another show) but I got sucked in on the 1st episode and now it is a must see for me !!
  59. peterm
    Sep 13, 2006
    0
    The worest show yet from fox. where is 24?
  60. RenaM
    Sep 17, 2006
    9
    I think that the fist episode was good, but I don't know what the show has to offer during the season so we'll see.
  61. ChristE
    Sep 20, 2006
    8
    more gale harold can never be a bad thing
  62. CristyB
    Sep 21, 2006
    10
    I love Vanished and look forward to each new episode.
  63. Mia
    Sep 3, 2006
    10
    I will watch anything with Gale Harold!!!!!!!!
  64. KevinB
    Sep 5, 2006
    6
    The first couple episodes were really bad, like Lost's 4 billion mysteries-upon-mysteries with no answers. Only here, instead of way too much character development, we get way too little. Okay, none. But the third episode didn't pile on a bunch more mysteries and it focused on a lot less on all 500 characters and it still moved at a decent clip. A couple more like this, and The first couple episodes were really bad, like Lost's 4 billion mysteries-upon-mysteries with no answers. Only here, instead of way too much character development, we get way too little. Okay, none. But the third episode didn't pile on a bunch more mysteries and it focused on a lot less on all 500 characters and it still moved at a decent clip. A couple more like this, and I'll stick around for the season.… Expand
  65. JeanaW
    Feb 14, 2007
    10
    I loved the show and want to see the rest of it.
  66. AlanM
    Oct 13, 2006
    10
    Vanished is suspense at its best, with good characters and an exciting plot.
  67. WilliamB
    Oct 27, 2006
    10
    Great Show, Love The Suspense, Hope It Doesn't Get Cancelled.
  68. Samantha
    Oct 31, 2006
    10
    Love the show and love Gale Harold, amazing actor loved him on Queer As Folk!
  69. Lynne
    Oct 31, 2006
    10
    Amazing show, can't wait until the next episode, love how it keeps you guessing the whole time!
  70. SherrieR
    Aug 18, 2006
    10
    Love Gale Harold in this show. Finally a leading man that has charisma! Great plot twists, lots of intrigue. This one will be a hit!
  71. ChristopherA
    Aug 18, 2006
    10
    This show is riveting! Handsome Gale Harold is the new face of a star!
  72. JohnT
    Aug 21, 2006
    0
    Sucks!
  73. KeithR
    Aug 21, 2006
    0
    SAw the pilot, whatta turkey!!!!
  74. DavidB
    Aug 21, 2006
    0
    Gale Harold is a loser, and Rebecca Gayheart does not know how to act.
  75. BillyT
    Aug 22, 2006
    0
    Boy the casting in this one was just terrible.
  76. TerriV
    Aug 22, 2006
    10
    Well made, compelling, smart. Gale Harold is eye candy worth coming back for more.
  77. shellie
    Aug 22, 2006
    8
    I think Vanished is a great show. It completely kept my interest. Can't wait till next Monday!!
  78. CalenC
    Aug 22, 2006
    9
    Very smart and fun .... but who says anyone who watches TV anymore has taste???
  79. MariM
    Aug 23, 2006
    10
    Great show. Fast-paced with surprising twists. Great acting - love the casting. Will watch again - especially for Gale Harold!
  80. 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.
  81. 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.
  82. KenA
    Aug 23, 2006
    0
    W
  83. 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!
  84. 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.
  85. NelsonI
    Aug 24, 2006
    10
    This show is intriguing. Love it! Want lots more.
  86. 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.
  87. LisaM
    Aug 24, 2006
    10
    I'm only watching because I love Gale Harold, but it's a good enough reason for me.
  88. TamiF
    Aug 24, 2006
    7
    Love Gale Harold! Probably wouldn't watch it if he wasn't in it!
  89. RandyD
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Write it off! Write it off! Write it off!
  90. kimt
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    amazing show!
  91. 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!!
  92. MarchellT
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Agent Kelton is so hot!!!
  93. 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.
  94. Renee
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Lots of action loved Gale Harold
  95. EllenP
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    I really did not like this show at all. Even the production value seemed poor to me.
  96. JakeJ
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Cancel it.
  97. MichaelF
    Aug 25, 2006
    0
    Not as good as the rest of their line up. Hope it goes away.
  98. 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!
  99. Karla
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Great show. Gale Harold is wonderful as Graham Kelton.
  100. 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.
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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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