2008
TV-PG
CBS

2008
TV-PG
CBS

Summary This new period drama takes viewers back to the 1970s for a look at suburban households testing the murky waters of sexual revolution, following swingers throughout open marriages, "key parties" and other swingers extravaganzas. Mike Kelley is creator and executive producer of the pilot, produced by CBS Paramount Network Television. ...

Drama

Created By: Mike Kelley

2008
TV-PG
CBS

2008
TV-PG
CBS

Swingtown

Name: Swingtown
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-06-05
Rating: 49
Cast: Molly Parker, Jack Davenport, Grant Show, Lana Parrilla, Miriam Shor

Season 1 Premiere: Jun 5, 2008

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 26 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

6.8

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Created By: Mike Kelley

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SEASON 1

13 Episodes • 2008

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Mixed or Average Based on 26 Critic Reviews

23% Positive
6 Reviews

62% Mixed
16 Reviews

15% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 26 Critic Reviews

23% Positive
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Variety

This series about suburban angst circa 1976 exhibits rare depth for the procedural-packed web, and includes plenty of nifty touches, from the pop-song score and "Boogie Nights" fashions to the first-rate cast.

By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

It's rather a bold, retro step for CBS to attempt this kind of show in the era of reality television and domestic fights that appear to be actual and spontaneous rather than cooked up by a writer. But the airwaves are so choked with reality that a return to fantasy seems strangely refreshing and, ironically, even more realistic.

By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW

Newark Star-Ledger

The sex is all implied rather than shown, as is much of the drug use. It's a very PG-13 approach to potentially R-rated subject matter--and that's the problem.

By Alan Sepinwall FULL REVIEW

Newsday

Swingtown can't decide whether the '70s were transformative or deformative; there's a distinct ironic edge, applied mostly through the use of music.... But that edge isn't nearly sharp or funny enough (unlike "Weeds"), which tends to muddle the point of view.

By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW

PopMatters

With so much going on, one would expect Swingtown to be exciting, but it’s not. Behavior that was scandalous in the ‘70s isn’t today.

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The Hollywood Reporter

Even skillful performances by its largely unknown cast aren't able to hide the lack of character development and the sense that the people in this series are almost self-parodies.

By Barry Garron FULL REVIEW

Miami Herald

Kelley's compulsive fascination with erratic eroticism turns everything in Swingtown into hypersexualized sleaze.

By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

6.8

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Production Company:

Mike Kelley/Alan Poul Productions
CBS Paramount Network Television

Initial Release Date: Jun 5, 2008

Number of seasons: 1 Season

Rating: TV-PG

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Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

ALMA Awards

• 1 Nomination

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Molly Parker

Susan Miller

Jack Davenport

Bruce Miller

Grant Show

Tom Decker

Lana Parrilla

Trina Decker

Miriam Shor

Janet Thompson

Shanna Collins

Laurie Miller

Britt Robertson

Samantha Saxton

Aaron Christian Howles

B. J. Miller, B.J. Miller

Josh Hopkins

Roger Thompson

Michael Rady

Doug Stephens

Nick Benson

Rick Thompson

Kate Norby

Gail Saxton

Bob Ross

Kenneth Porter

Rachelle Lefevre

Melinda

Rick Peters

Tony Mareno

Erin Daniels

Sylvia Davis

Kyle Searles

Logan Rhode, Logan Rhodes

David Monahan

Henry

Mark Valley

Brad Davis

Caitlin Custer

Lisa

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