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Windfall
SERIES: NBC, Thursday 10:00p (60 minutes)


8.0

based on 19 reviews
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Starring Luke Perry, Lana Parrilla, Jason Gedrick, Sarah Wynter, D.J. Cotrona, Malinda Williams, Jon Foster, and Alice Greczyn

This ensemble drama follows the lives of 20 people after they win the lottery. (For Luke Perry, getting another starring role on television IS like winning the lottery.)

GENRE(S):	Drama
CREATED BY:	Laurie McCarthy Gwendolyn Parker
FIRST AIR DATE:	June 8, 2006

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Entertainment Weekly

Fans of the Pretty Woman shopping-montage scene... will be pleased with Windfall for sprinkling in splurges both decadent and dutiful... But... Windfall is smart enough to tighten the screws immediately.

Christian Science Monitor Gloria Goodale

"Windfall" proves you don't need to be marooned on a remote South Sea island to be lost.

The New York Times Alessandra Stanley

It's an enjoyable, intriguing look at what can happen to a group of ordinary, cash-strapped people who wake up one day as multimillionaires.

Washington Post John Maynard

An addictive frolic for summertime.

New York Post Linda Stasi

"Windfall" is not the greatest show to hit the summer circuit, but not the worst either.

Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd

It's a decent enough show, a soap opera essentially, playing around with heavy themes and life-changing events but lightweight enough not to make you think too hard or keep you glued to the television when you decide you want something from the refrigerator — the TV equivalent of a beach book.

USA Today Robert Bianco

Seldom has a set of characters worn out their welcome more quickly.

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

It's a gauge of how much reality programming has changed TV that I kept thinking that Mark Burnett could come in, push some situational hot buttons and produce a better show. [12 Jun 2006, p.39]

Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy

A breezy summertime soap opera.

Variety Brian Lowry

Most of the beats suffer from a been-there quality, and there's a glut of interlocking storylines that might be less of an issue, admittedly, if two or three really merited attention.

LA Weekly Robert Abele

I hope future episodes don’t feel as if somebody took three hours of material and reduced it to one.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

For every story line that intrigues, and every character that sparks some interest, there are several others that don't.

Slate Troy Patterson

A shrewdly silly show offering something lovingly hackneyed for everyone.

Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm

[A] silly new soap.

Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan

"Windfall's" interlocking plots are mostly predictable and bland.

Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron

The characters have the depth of a dollar bill, and their predicaments produce few surprises. It's not that the stories lack potential -- well, some maybe. Mostly it's that the level of drama rarely goes beyond daytime fare.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland

"Windfall's" concept becomes increasingly muddled. Is it a bad soap opera, or a sluggish thriller?

Salon Heather Havrilesky

There's an attempt at darkness here that the writers don't pull off; instead each negative turn of events just feels depressing.

TV Guide Matt Roush

An unsatisfying and predictable jumble.

The average user rating for this tv show is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 56 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jess B gave it a10:
I loved Windfall!! Please Please Please have a season two!! I absolutly fell in love with the first season and i wish I knew what happens next!!

cindy a gave it a10:
i hope they put windfall back i want to see it and i was very sad when they canceled it please put it back so everyone could see it

Shannon M gave it a10:
Please put Windfall back on the air. It was a great show. I always stayed interested. At least put it on for one more season to sum up all the stories. You cant just leave us hanging like that.

michele w gave it an8:
Very disappointed this show has been cancelled. Was looking forward to watching it again this summer. Tired of all the repeats all summer. This would of been refreshing.

Jennifer M gave it a10:
Best show ever! Can't wait hopefully to see season 2. Bring it back PLEASE!!

Kimberly W gave it a10:
This was a great show. Please don't leave us hanging from that last episode, bring it back :)

sharon c gave it a10:
this was a great show, please put it back on

Windfall SERIES: NBC, Thursday 10:00p (60 minutes)

Windfall
SERIES: NBC, Thursday 10:00p (60 minutes)