Nurse Jackie
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings
- Summary: A look at the life of an tough, imperfect, but caring New York head nurse (Edie Falco).
- Genre(s): Drama
- Show Type: In Season
- Season 1 premiere date: Jun 8, 2009
- Episode Length: 30
- Air Time: 09:00 PM
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Positive: 21 out of 23
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Mixed: 2 out of 23
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100Once you get past the premiere, series are often a crapshoot. But Showtime made all 12 episodes available for preview, and through that run, the energy never flags and the performances get deeper and richer.
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80Funny, yes, but in a revelatory way. It is not unusual for a working mother to view every relationship in her life as simply a matter of fulfilling the next indicated task, but I don't think it has ever been so wonderfully, and painfully, captured on television before.
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80A splendid new addition to pay-cable's stock of dark comedies that keep a human heart beating behind the laughs.
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60While the title character is consistently rough and the language blue, in subsequent episodes (Showtime sent six out for review) the series increasingly feels like all style and limited substance--a star showcase that's less "triumphant return" than "Nice to have you back, but ..."
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Positive: 6 out of 9
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Negative: 3 out of 9
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JennS10I think the casting in this show is brilliant! The story line and the characters are complex and interesting. I cannot wait until next season.
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JimW.10
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IgnorantDick8Edie Falco is terrific, and the supporting characters are well-developed from the start.
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Richard2
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