Critic Reviews
| 100 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
Koppel's curiosity, tenacity and dry humor make the lesson a pleasure. |
| 80 |
Variety Brian Lowry
Informative and entertaining, Koppel gives the lie to the canard that foreign news can't be interesting. |
| 80 |
Newsday Verne Gay
Koppel brings his trademark warmth and humor, but doesn't shirk the hard questions, either. A fascinating portrait made up of hundreds, thousands of brush strokes. |
| 70 |
Washington Post Tom Shales
Despite the epic acreage that the program occupies, this viewer found himself engrossed, impressed, delighted and fascinated--if also, at times, frustrated, only because Koppel won't sufficiently trust the visuals and seems to think that if he isn't talking, nothing is being imparted. |
| 70 |
Los Angeles Times Tony Perry
The first installment has the superb production values expected of Koppel and his crew. The visuals, the script and the pacing are first-rate. The material, however, has a plowed-over feel to it, making it more of a star-turn for Koppel than anything fresh. |
| 60 |
The New York Times Neil Genzlinger
It is what it is, as they say: moderately engaging observational journalism. |
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