2005
TV-14
NBC

2005
TV-14
NBC

Summary Ever wonder what life would be like if a new form of sea life began to appear in locales all over the earth? "Surface" is an expansive drama and undersea adventure that centers on the appearance of mysterious sea creatures in the deep ocean -- and tracks the lives of four characters. They are: Laura Daughtery (Lake Bell, "Boston Legal"),...

2005
TV-14
NBC

2005
TV-14
NBC

Surface

Name: Surface
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: 2005-09-19
Rating: 39
Cast: Lake Bell, Jay R. Ferguson, Carter Jenkins, Leighton Meester, Ian Anthony Dale

Season 1 Premiere: Sep 19, 2005

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 31 User Ratings

3.2

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SEASON 1

15 Episodes • 2005

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

4% Positive
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43% Mixed
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52% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

4% Positive
1 Review

43% Mixed
10 Reviews

52% Negative
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Los Angeles Times

"Surface" is steeped in Spielberg, and is better Spielberg than Spielberg has managed in quite some time.

By Robert Lloyd FULL REVIEW

Entertainment Weekly

This by-the-numbers entry is pretty damn toothless. [23 Sep 2005, p.81]

By Dalton Ross FULL REVIEW

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Interesting, but the sprawling pilot doesn't do "Surface" any favors.

By Melanie McFarland FULL REVIEW

USA Today

There isn't a moment of wonder or suspense in Surface, or a single performance or character that is even remotely involving.

By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW

Kansas City Star

Whoever wrote the first episode of “Lost” didn’t crowd the screen with dimwits forced to recite grade-B TV drama drivel. By that standard, “Surface” doesn’t get a pass.

By Aaron Barnhart FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

You won't really want to spend another hour with these people.

By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

One of the lead characters is an evolutionary biologist, which makes sense, since there's not a lot of intelligent design here.

By Jonathan Storm FULL REVIEW

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 31 User Ratings

3.2

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6% Mixed
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61% Negative
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Production Company:

Rock Fish Productions
NBC Universal Television
Talent One

Initial Release Date: Sep 19, 2005

Number of seasons: 1 Season

Rating: TV-14

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Awards

Young Artist Awards

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

Visual Effects Society Awards

• 1 Nomination

Primetime Emmy Awards

• 1 Nomination

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Lake Bell

Laura Daughtery

Jay R. Ferguson

Rich Connelly

Carter Jenkins

Miles Barnett

Leighton Meester

Savannah Barnett

Ian Anthony Dale

Davis Lee

Lou Anne Cooper

Sylvia Barnett

Ric Reitz

Ron Barnett

Eddie Hassell

Phil Nance, Phil Mantz

Kelly Collins Lintz

Tracy Connelly

Bobby Coleman

Jesse Daughtery, Jesse

Caroline Kent

Emily Connelly

Stephen Michael Ayers

Paul Bloom

Jason Davis

Sean

Rade Serbedzija

Dr. Aleksander Cirko

Victoria Staley

Heather Connelly

Shishir Kurup

Dr. Krishna Singh

Jack Landry

Jared

Leslea Fisher

Amber

Linsey Godfrey

Caitlin Blum

Austin Nichols

Jackson Holden

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