Detroit Free Press' Scores
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For 172 reviews, this publication has graded:
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71% higher than the average critic
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28% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.1 points lower than other critics.
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Average TV Show review score: 63
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Mike Duffy 50
From start to finish, "Standoff" is slickly contrived, formulaic crime drama nonsense. -
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Mike Duffy 50
A glossy hunk of over-the-top, sleaze 'n' tease melodrama. -
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Mike Duffy 50
That morbid premise -- in addition to the so-so storytelling, devolving badly by the second episode -- sure feels morosely overwrought for 8 o'clock. -
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Mike Duffy 50
There's nothing remotely fresh or original about "3 Lbs." But it is well made, reasonably diverting and lucky to be on CBS. -
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Mike Duffy 50
Slick, predictably convoluted and pumped up on conspiratorial dread, "Day Break" may be a trifle late to the serial thriller party. -
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Mike Duffy 50
Despite the presence of a capable cast of bumbling Robin Hood wanna-bes... "The Knights of Prosperity" quickly devolves into tepid, overwrought whimsy and struggles to sustain its premise. -
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Mike Duffy 50
A haphazard farce that fails to find a consistently funny groove. -
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Mike Duffy 50
Even with Blackthorne's occasionally engaging portrayal of Harry Dresden, this whodunit lacks the wit and imagination that might transform it into something special. -
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Mike Duffy 50
There are moments of dizzy, semisweet fun to be had on the premiere. But the honeymoon could be short. -
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Mike Duffy 50
The only thing missing is fresh, smart, unpredictable humor. -
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Mike Duffy 50
With too many hints of recycled stock characters and formula thriller cliches, "Drive" sputters off the starting line. -
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Mike Duffy 50
There's nothing remotely hip or ahead of the trendy zeitgeist curve about "Hidden Palms." But there are some of those agreeable guilty pleasures to be found, like cliffhanger twists at the close of each episode that keep the mystery bubbling. -
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Mike Duffy 50
If you like watching culinary train wrecks, this is your show. -
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Critic Score 50
Would the creators of Kid Nation please go to their room for a time-out and come up with something more original? -
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Mike Duffy 50
McKidd's a fine actor and there's promise here for an engaging romantic drama. But it's a bit too tangled, confusing and erratic in the opening weeks. -
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Mike Duffy 50
Despite her extreme makeover, this new Bionic Woman is mostly slick, dull and portentously sullen. -
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Mike Duffy 50
Big Shots isn't brilliant. And despite that attractive, well-matched male ensemble, the so-so series premiere lacks sufficient creative zing. -
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Mike Duffy 50
Moonlight falls somewhere in the middle of the new paranormal pack. It's neither great nor awful. -
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Mike Duffy 50
A decent, potentially appealing cast -- one that includes Fred Goss ("Sons and Daughters"), Faith Ford and Jerry O'Connell--has to make do with ho-hum storylines and writing that lacks anything resembling real snap and imagination. -
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Mike Duffy 50
Far, far away from the cutting edge, Life in the Wild offers a family-drama walk on the mild side. -
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Mike Duffy 50
Yes, the show's glossily generic. But the attractive cast clicks. -
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Mike Duffy 50
Even with Walsh's star sizzle and an attractive, talented supporting cast that includes Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman, Taye Diggs and Audra McDonald, Rhimes still hasn't found her spinoff's storytelling groove -
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Mike Duffy 50
Mr. Know-It-All can be rather irritating. [20 Sept 2002]Posted Feb 24, 2013 -
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Critic Score 50
Alas, most of the humor comes straight from the formula family sitcom factory. Nice cast, stale laughs. [20 Sept 2002]Posted Feb 24, 2013 -
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Mike Duffy 50
You'll never regret missing Navy NCIS if you forget to watch. [23 Sept 2003, p.1F]Posted Mar 3, 2013 -
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Mike Duffy 50
Two and a Half Men manages to generate some smiles. Series creator Chuck Lorre ("Dharma & Greg") has scrounged up a few funny moments for the series premiere. But not enough of them. [22 Sept 2003, p.6E]Posted Apr 2, 2013 -
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Mike Duffy 40
There are occasional funny moments amid the raging comic mediocrity. -
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Mike Duffy 40
The few good laughs in an otherwise so-so show are supplied by the slyly wigged-out Beth Lacke. -
