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100Nashville is the best new show of the fall. [29 Oct 2012, p.37]
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100[Show creator Callie Khouri] has created rich histories for each of her compelling characters. The actors give nuanced performances that make their characters more than one-dimensional cliches.
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100Nashville is arguably the best-written new TV series of the fall season.
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100They [Rayna and Juliette], and the other characters, are anything but [one-dimensional cliches], thanks not only to the writing but also to the performances of the colorful and capable cast.
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100It has Emmy caliber performances from its two leads and an authenticity that won't quit.
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100The hype is justified. Nashville's terrific.
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100Nashville never strays too far from its real story--the ups and downs of glitzy stardom, with Britton and Panettiere performing their own vocals.
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91Rarely does a pilot present a world as completely as Nashville does in its first hour.
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90Happily, Nashville, with its unexpected intelligence and surprisingly low-key attitude, not only met all my cockamamie expectations, it exceeded them.
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90The recipe may go back to your grandma or beyond, but that doesn't mean you won't eat two helpings and beg for more.
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88It's a sprawling story, held together with music--though unlike Glee or Smash, most of the songs are presented on this night in truncated bursts.... While that could mean trouble, set worries aside for one night, and simply enjoy the season's best, most enjoyable new hour.
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88The half-star markdown in the rating for Nashville is a knock on Panettiere, whose performance seems too broad, especially in the face of such naturalistic acting from everyone else in the cast. But that flaw can't keep Nashville from being a superb series.
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88An irresistible blend of soapy shenanigans, domestic tension, political intrigue and catchy tunes.
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83Nashville is the snarky showbiz drama NBC's "Smash" can only dream of becoming.
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83It's a smart mix of soap opera, music and political intrigue.