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Eli Stone
SERIES: ABC, Thursday 10:00p (60 minutes)
Starring
Jonny Lee Miller,
Victor Garber,
Natasha Henstridge,
Loretta Devine,
Sam Jaeger,
James Saito,
Matt Letsher,
and
Julie Gonzalo
A San Francisco lawyer begins seeing things including George Michael.
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy,
Drama
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| CREATED BY: |
Greg Berlanti
Marc Guggenheim
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| FIRST AIR DATE: |
January 31, 2008 |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
Eli Stone offers a well-stirred mix of character comedy, relationship drama, legal cases and musical numbers.
83
Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker
With these superb supporting players [Victor Garber, Tom Amandes, and Loretta Devine] helping drain away any potential drippiness from the show's magical-realist trappings, Eli Stone proves as solid as a rock.
80
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
There's a strong supporting cast, including Loretta Devine as Stone's no-nonsense secretary, but the big attraction is Miller's Stone and his transformation from heartless corporate lawyer to protector of the little guy.
80
TV Guide Matt Roush
Adorably quirky and emotionally surprising, Eli Stone is a legal drama the same way Pushing Daisies (how I miss it) is a mere whodunit.
80
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
It's hard to say which is more unlikely: That a corporate legal fang could be God's prophet; or that the Almighty would spread His word through visions of George Michael; or these matters could be blended into a daffily funny and affecting television show.
80
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
Effortlessly mixing drama and wit, mysticism and biting social commentary, there is a real glow to Eli Stone that will brighten your day and lift your spirits. That is a very rare thing on television.
80
The New York Times Ginia Bellafante
There’s a cynicism balancing the upbeat goofiness of Eli Stone.
75
USA Today Robert Bianco
It's hard not to like a show that extends its warmth even to characters you expect to be unsympathetic and that expands its entertainment vocabulary to music, dancing and flights of fancy.
75
New York Post Linda Stasi
Lots of fun. The acting and comic timing, when called for, are tremendous - and Miller's got the heft to carry it off.
70
Variety Brian Lowry
It's a formula nevertheless--one that renders Eli Stone engaging but not fully involving, particularly once the vision/trial/puzzled-looks-from-colleagues ground rules are established, based on a sampling of two subsequent hours.
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