Saved

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

Sound more than a little like FX's "Rescue Me"? Absolutely.

Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn

Saved's ADD pace prevents any true emotion. [23 Jun 2006, p.61]

People WeeklyTom Gliatto

Scott's performance is totally believable, but that doesn't mean you want to ride shotgun with him in such a tired vehicle. [19 Jun 2006, p.37]

New York Daily NewsRichard Huff

"Saved" is a show with a good cast, interesting concept and a fast-paced, stylized approach that never quite reaches its potential.

Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman

It's a fairly entertaining show right out of the gate, though it's distractingly busy with a gimmick: Poorly edited flashbacks pop up suddenly to show what victims were doing in the moments before they suffered health problems. This could be done well, but it's not now.

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

[Scott's] vital, star-making turn in "Saved" comes as a surprise, as it makes his earlier work seem muted by comparison.

SlateTroy Patterson

[Scott's] playfulness is essential to making this show a pleasurable trifle instead of a sodden one.

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

So what if it's as superficial as a flesh wound? There's plenty of style.

The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley

Wyatt's story falls together a little too neatly.

USA TodayRobert Bianco

The opening crises just feel phony and forced -- as does everything else, from the humor to the drama to the bleached-out colors.

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

In spite of [Scott's] fine performance, though, nothing elevates this drama about people on the verge of death and disaster into something other than ordinary.

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

"Saved" is a sometimes entertaining, often predictable trauma drama.

Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd

Given that it wants to seem edgy and quirky, "Saved" is remarkably rich in cliché... Still, it's no worse than average and has Tom Everett Scott in it, which is a nice thing for TV viewers.

Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker

A flashy but derivative medical drama.

Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan

Cliches are cliches, no matter what channel you're watching.

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

It's not atrocious, just sort of bland -- the kind of show we've watched a million times before.

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum

It tries to be edgy but misses by a mile.

VarietyBrian Lowry

Proving it's possible to construct an entire series out of strung-together medical-show cliches, "Saved" races along a too-familiar path littered with "ER"-style crises.