Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly
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For 164 reviews, this critic has graded:
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79% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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17% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 12.9 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Ken Tucker's Scores
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| Average review score: | 76 |
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100
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25
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 138 out of 164
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Mixed: 24 out of 164
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Negative: 2 out of 164
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Ken Tucker 100
Abrams and Lindelof have created one of only two new shows this season at the end of which I was yearning to see a second hour right away. (The other is ABC's "Desperate Housewives": It could be hoot heaven, could be labored camp.) I was tempted to hedge on my final grade, because Lost is the kind of show that could go anywhere. Then I realized that's exactly why I should commit to the ride.- Posted Feb 16, 2013
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Ken Tucker 100
Tremendously clever fun, Masterpiece Mystery! presents the first of three modernizations of the Sherlock Holmes tales.- Posted Oct 22, 2010
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Ken Tucker 100
It possesses a different rhythm from any other show on TV. [13 Apr 2012, p.73]Posted Apr 6, 2012 -
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Ken Tucker 100
C.K. is writing, directing, and starring up a storm here, and his usual opening-segment stand-up routine, involving nearsightedness, is funnier than most sitcoms are in an entire season.- Posted Jun 25, 2012
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Ken Tucker 100
The arc of this character--series creator Vince Gilligan's invention of Walter White as a sick soul--is, it's clear now. one of the great narratives in Television histpory. [13 Jul 2012, p.62]Posted Jul 16, 2012 -
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Ken Tucker 100
Outspoken yet charismatic, politically radical yet traditionalist in his love of family, the man is captured in all his complexity.- Posted Jul 24, 2012
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Ken Tucker 100
Laura Dern and Mike White continue their bold, hilarious, tremendously moving exploration of Amy Jellicoe's ongoing attempt to give meaning to her life. [18 Jan 2013, p.74]Posted Jan 11, 2013 -
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Ken Tucker 91
This portrait of a profane, low-down egomaniac--excuse me, he prefers "Christ figure"--continues to amaze. McBride's willingness to play depression, amorality, and selfishness for laughs is awesome. -
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Ken Tucker 91
Rubicon doesn't have the glossy panache of Mad Men or the in-your-face confrontations of Breaking Bad, but I think that's a good thing. It establishes Rubicon as its own distinct creation from AMC. -
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Ken Tucker 91
This dark-tinged show is frequently very funny, never more so than when the pals gather for a diner meal, to whine and tease one another. The dialogue has a cutting crispness; the hour zips along, no matter how logy its antiheroes may become.- Posted Dec 7, 2010
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Ken Tucker 91
Giancarlo Esposito's Gus will prove once again that he is the most shockingly unknowable of villains. Yes, Breaking Bad is back, and bent on upending every expectation you bring to it.- Posted Jul 14, 2011
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Ken Tucker 91
Stick with it. Free your eyes to take in the spectacle, and your brain will magically start following the intricate storytelling. And there's a magical realism to Game of Thrones.- Posted Apr 13, 2011
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Ken Tucker 91
Most TV series feel the need to up the ante in their second season, to prove the first one wasn't a fluke. Justified proceeds with such assurance, however, that it can maintain a cool, witty serenity that only enhances its tough-guy drama.- Posted Feb 9, 2011
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Ken Tucker 91
This wonderful docudrama about its [An American Family] making, chronicles a loss of media innocence. [22/29 Apr 2011, p.92]- Posted Apr 15, 2011
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Ken Tucker 91
Juggling the themes of famine, fame, and family, Torchwood: Miracle Day--conceived by series creator Russell T Davies, with some episodes written by Buffy and Dollhouse vet Jane Espenson--makes a smooth transatlantic shift that will, I hope, broaden this marvelous, tense fantasy franchise's audience.- Posted Jun 29, 2011
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Ken Tucker 91
It's another level of pop culture wizardry to make such storytelling seem so vivid, so vital, and just plain fun.- Posted Mar 26, 2012
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Ken Tucker 91
The new season pops with all the visual energy of the first. [4 May 2012, p.67]Posted Apr 27, 2012 -
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Ken Tucker 91
Talking heads such as Daniel Okrent are eloquently pithy. And narrator Peter Coyote is as soothing as a tumbler of fine Scotch.- Posted Oct 3, 2011
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Ken Tucker 91
Mad Men offers a two-hour season premiere that commences with a muted tone and then explodes in different directions. [23 Mar 2012, p.62]Posted Mar 16, 2012 -
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Ken Tucker 91
I suspect Luck will need its own kind of good fortune to persuade HBO Subscribers to get on its wavelength--to go with the undulating rhythm of its storytelling. But it's worth the effort. [3/10 Feb 2012, p.104]Posted Jan 30, 2012 -
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Ken Tucker 91
Danny McBride's Kenny Powers is back for a wild third season.- Posted Feb 21, 2012
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Ken Tucker 91
The new Justified is so tightly plotted that it finds room for all these characters, as well as episodes shinning a spotlight on the series sterling supporting players. [27 Jan 2012, p.63]Posted Jan 20, 2012 -
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Ken Tucker 91
This peter Berg-produced show is filmed in a low-key style that makes Roach's life seem all the more dramatic. [27 Jan 2012, p.68]Posted Jan 20, 2012 -
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Ken Tucker 91
Jay Roach, who directed the Austin Powers films and won an Emmy for the HBO political drama Recount, knows from parody and keeps his actors from slipping into it.- Posted Mar 6, 2012
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Ken Tucker 91
It's the suspense these two leads endure--a suspense Homeland dramatizes in a swift, sure manner and then transfers to the viewer--that makes this show so unnervingly terrific.- Posted Sep 20, 2012
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Ken Tucker 91
Both writers come off as passionate egomaniacs with literary gifts so undeniable, you can't help but enjoy them.- Posted May 29, 2012
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Ken Tucker 91
Rarely does a pilot present a world as completely as Nashville does in its first hour.- Posted Oct 3, 2012
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Ken Tucker 91
Fringe seems to be going out as alt-world fantasy/sci-fi at its most tough-minded yet humanistic. [5 Oct 2012, p.73]Posted Sep 28, 2012 -
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Ken Tucker 91
Paying close attention to SOA's array of outlaws makes the series an even more richly detailed portrait of self-righteous villainy.- Posted Sep 7, 2012
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