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  • 2010
  • TV-PG
  • The CW
  • 2010
  • TV-PG
  • The CW

Summary Life Unexpected stars Shiri Appleby, Kerr Smith, Austin Basis, Britt Robertson and Kristoffer Polaha. Lux (played by Britt Robertson), is a 15 year-old foster child who connects with her biological father, Nate (played by Kristoffer Polaha), a manchild who never knew he had a daughter. Nate teams up with Lux's mother, Cate (played by Shi...

  • 2010
  • TV-PG
  • The CW
  • 2010
  • TV-PG
  • The CW

Life Unexpected

Season 1 Premiere: 2010
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
69
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 36 User Ratings
7.6
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Summary Life Unexpected stars Shiri Appleby, Kerr Smith, Austin Basis, Britt Robertson and Kristoffer Polaha. Lux (played by Britt Robertson), is a 15 year-old foster child who connects with her biological father, Nate (played by Kristoffer Polaha), a manchild who never knew he had a daughter. Nate teams up with Lux's mother, Cate (played by Shi...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
69
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30% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
69
70% Positive
14 Reviews
30% Mixed
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83
Lux is one of those cute, quippy, ultra-mature teens you find only on TV. And several plot points unfortunately come across as false. But it doesn't matter. The lead characters in Life Unexpected are so likable, and the interactions between them feel so natural, that you find yourself willing to give the show lots of slack.
By Chuck Barney FULL REVIEW
80
Life Unexpected is TV pleasure unexpected.
By David Hinckley FULL REVIEW
80
The show works, in its own hokey, feel-good, alt-soundtrack way.
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
75
This cast is so good, especially Polaha and Appleby, that by the third episode it was surprisingly easy to put aside the lingering questions I had and tolerate the fact that at that stage, some of the supporting characters still came close to being caricatures.
By Maureen Ryan FULL REVIEW
70
It can be obvious, sometime a little plodding, but its heart is bigger than all of Lux, and it's the kind of show parents and kids can watch together without anybody saying, "Ewww."; With the name Life Unexpected, it actually is an unexpected pleasure.
By Jonathan Storm FULL REVIEW
50
Despite its modest merits, Life ultimately spends most of its time paddling in the shallow end of the dramatic gene pool.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
40
The connections are sudden, relationships shallow, and dialogue glib.
By Cynthia Fuchs FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 36 User Ratings
7.6
72% Positive
26 Ratings
17% Mixed
6 Ratings
11% Negative
4 Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 36 User Ratings
7.6
72% Positive
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17% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Best Day Ever Productions
  • Mojo Films
  • Warner Bros. Television
  • CBS Productions
Initial Release Date: 2010
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards

Leo Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Nomination

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