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New Amsterdam: Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 4, 2008
  • Season #: 1 , 2
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Metascore
64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 48 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Summary: A New York detective seeks his true love to break the curse of immortality.
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: John Leonard
    80
    The resulting series features trick photography, murder, romance, and--much like the Fox "Terminator" series--more clever ideas and witty jokes, not to mention cool jazz, than the audience expects or deserves.
  2. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    60
    The 1642 scenes look downright silly. There are a lot of flashes of humor, too, and they help spice up this loopy premise.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    30
    The whole enterprise is very shoddy and predictable, and I can't imagine that anyone involved did this for anything but a paycheck.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. MichaelM.
    10
    Make more episodes!! Please!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. MelissaW.
    5
    The main character is a bit boring. I just can't get used to his son being 30 years older than him. I just couldn't get into the show. It moved at a really slow pace.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RichoTB
    3
    Wow. This show is absolutely horrendous. I don't have a clue why people are claiming its a paranormal drama... people are going on as if its got some unique plot device the likes of which Tru Calling, Supernatural or Moonlight contains. It doesn't. It really is just another generic, mundane, boring cop show, and the concept of an immortal protagonist sounds a lot more exciting than how its executed in this series. Nothing worthwhile to say about it really. Sure, its not as bad as Women's Murder Club, but its still really awful. It does absolutely nothing interesting or entertaining to hold your attention. This show is the epitome of boring, just another murder-of-the-week police procedural with characters as dull as dishwater. Tired, uninspired, boring and pointless. Not worth bothering with.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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