Runaway

New York PostLinda Stasi

If "Runaway" is a harbinger of things to come, it, er, harbinges very well indeed!

Christian Science MonitorGloria Goodale

A good and likable cast combine with thoughtful writing to make this family/thriller (a new genre?) worth watching.

Baltimore SunDavid Zurawik

Think The Fugitive meets Beverly Hills 90210 done dark and brooding.

Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin

This is an intriguing blend of The Fugitive and The O.C.: half suspense and half intergenerational melodrama.

Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn

Just two episodes in, and this series threatens to rattle down the wrong track. [6 Oct 2006, p.60]

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

Yes, it's "Fugitive ... With Children." But "Runaway"... actually is pretty good, mostly because this family doesn't always get along.

People WeeklyTom Gliatto

You go on the lam, and you find Laguna Beach. [2 Oct 2006, p.45]

USA TodayRobert Bianco

It's one of those midlevel, decently entertaining dramas you're most inclined to watch when nothing else in the time slot excites you.

The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley

The real pleasure lies in the adjustment problems of a seemingly normal suburban family leading a terrifying secret life.

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

For adults, the thing plays a little like Fox's Prison Break.

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

"Runaway" is decent, the kind of show some might acknowledge as pretty good while saying, in the next breath, that it probably wouldn't make it.

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

The opening episode is solidly done and pretty entertaining. But a fifth season of "Everwood" would have been a much better fit in the time slot following "7th Heaven."

San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum

If it keeps its balance and cuts back on some of the more implausible moments in the first hour, this series could be a keeper.

Washington PostTom Shales

Minor but deftly done.

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

We've seen this on-the-lam material many times before, and it offers very familiar family tensions.

VarietyPhil Gallo

As much as the direction and writing capture appropriate tension in the pilot, they allow it to go slack in the second [episode].

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

"Runaway" is no "Everwood," which featured complex characters and an exploration of social issues. "Runaway" is far more pedestrian -- "The Fugitive" with a family -- but it may not be any better of a fit with its lead-in "7th Heaven."

Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan

"Runaway" is passable as far as it goes, which, despite its title, isn’t very far.

Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker

Runaway is neither credible nor exciting.

San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman

One of those series that looks great on paper but ends up less-than-thrilling on the screen.

Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman

"Runaway" isn't offensively awful. It's passively poor.

Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield

"Runaway" begs your interest (who doesn't like a road trip story, even when the Feds aren't on your tail?) before fading for lack of energy, not to mention originality.

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

At times, things veer so far off center that running from the feds seems like a distraction from the more important story of teen romance and angst, just another annoyance like a sudden zit or a dropped call.

Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall

"Runaway" is like a Frankenstein's monster stitched together from pieces of dead shows from both networks.

NewsdayVerne Gay

It's slow. It's dull. It's listless.