Visible: Out on Television

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Season 1
  • Network: Apple TV+
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 14, 2020
Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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Critic Reviews

  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Feb 18, 2020
    100
    Wonderfully through, powerfully outspoken five-part docuseries. [17 Feb - 1 Mar 2020, p.9]
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  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Feb 12, 2020
    100
    Visible intertwines politics and pop culture with intelligence and clarity. Like any good story, it has heroes, villains, triumphs, obstacles, conflict, and catharsis. It contains many messages at once, but there’s one that stands out across it all: Television still needs more LGBTQ stories, and it needs LGBTQ people creating them.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Inkoo Kang
    Feb 14, 2020
    90
    Spanning seven decades, Visible is comprehensive and fast-paced without sacrificing analytical depth. Even those well-versed in the subject should encounter surprises. ... White has created a fantastic and fair-minded account of the first several decades of LGBTQ representation.
  5. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Feb 18, 2020
    80
    While it feels like a 101-level course in LGBTQIA+ representation in TV, Visible: Out On Television is still a good overview of just how far the medium has come in this regard, and how far it has to go.
  6. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Feb 14, 2020
    80
    Visible: Out on Television is a reminder how far both TV and society have come, but also the setbacks and sacrifice in the uneven road getting there. While we remember many of these big moments, what White has done is to meticulously connect the dots -- drawing in lines that history has a way of rendering, well, invisible.
  7. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Rebecca Nicholson
    Feb 14, 2020
    80
    Visible does a convincing job of using TV to take the pulse of the American people.
  8. Variety
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Feb 14, 2020
    80
    The first three chapters are particularly strong, especially as they examine areas of media coverage like news reports, reality shows, soap operas and talk shows, all of which have heretofore been underserved in the larger conversation about LGBTQ+ representation on TV. ... As could be reasonably expected, the last two episodes that creep closer to the present aren’t nearly as focused as the first three, without the advantage of greater distance from its subjects to reflect.

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#7 Best TV Season of 2020
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User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 11 out of 25
  1. jmart1963
    Feb 18, 2020
    10
    Fantastic show. Great history lesson on the evolution of the portrayal of LGBT people. Loved it!
  2. fede01_8
    Feb 18, 2020
    10
    The bigots are out in full force brigading the ratings because they can't stand when minorities' stories are told on the screen. And then theyThe bigots are out in full force brigading the ratings because they can't stand when minorities' stories are told on the screen. And then they expect to take audience ratings seriously. Pfff....… Full Review »
  3. Kremyy
    Aug 23, 2020
    9
    Really great and much needed documentary on representation of the LGBTQ community during the last couple decades. The negative ratings areReally great and much needed documentary on representation of the LGBTQ community during the last couple decades. The negative ratings are from homophobes, don’t listen to them. If you want to learn something, watch the documentary and make up your own mind.… Full Review »
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