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Silver Bells: Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 27, 2005
  • Season #: 1 , 2
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Metascore
38 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 6 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: This Hallmark Hall Of Fame holiday drama brings a widow and widower (a Christmas-tree salesman, no less!) together in snowy "New York City."
  • Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Dalton Ross
    50
    Will it all work out in the end? It is a Hallmark movie, so what do you think? [25 Nov 2005, p.97]
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  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    50
    Yes, it's all fairly formulaic.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    25
    Donovan is barely present, and while Heche may have her strengths as an actress, warmth would not seem to be one of them.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 3 out of 8
  1. ElizabethA
    10
    This was a great holiday hit...it had everything from suspense to romance...anyone would enjoy the heart-felt message that it conveys: look up at all your possibilities. Great job CBS and Hallmark Hall of Fame.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. VernH
    10
    Those shown critics are all wet. Phonies. They are just like the sports announcers think the know it all and are really boring . Silver Bells was so everything, mystery, suspence, romance, hert warming everything . This I hope will be a classic. Can a dvd be available.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. TylerC
    0
    Absolutely horrible plot. Pretty bad if a plot's worst case senario change occurs, you would be unable to tell it did. It is like making a movie wondering which show to watch if both shows were on at the same time. It has all the elements of a plot, yet it is so miniscule it does not even matter. It simply does not interest people.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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