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Surface: Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 19, 2005
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
39 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 23 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 289 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Ian Anthony Dale, Jay R. Ferguson, Lake Bell
  • Summary: Strange creatures are found in the sea in NBC's sci-fi adventure which, unlike its last nautical series, is mercifully free of talking dolphins.
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Science-Fiction, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 23
  3. Negative: 12 out of 23
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    80
    "Surface" is steeped in Spielberg, and is better Spielberg than Spielberg has managed in quite some time.
  2. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Cynthia Fuchs
    60
    It helps that Bell is able to suggest complexity, emotional and moral, even when the dialogue fails her.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    38
    There isn't a moment of wonder or suspense in Surface, or a single performance or character that is even remotely involving.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 216 out of 228
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 228
  3. Negative: 8 out of 228
  1. TroelsM
    10
    I loved this show, and was very dissapointed when they cancelled it.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. McFly
    5
    This show would be alright if it wasn't for the terrible kiddie parts with the hobbit kid and his skank ho sister. The rest is ok so it gets a 5.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. marshallm
    3
    it's so cheesy that it's not even funny, dont watch it, go see " war of the worlds" in theatres, or watch "invasion", both alot better then this stuff.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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