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- 2012
- TV-14
- FOX
- 2012
- TV-14
- FOX
Summary Fifty years after they vanished, some of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners reappear and start committing crime once again. Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill), Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones), and Diego "Doc" Soto (Jorge Garcia) team up to investigate how this happened.
- 2012
- TV-14
- FOX
- 2012
- TV-14
- FOX
Alcatraz
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 16, 2012
62
6.6
Summary Fifty years after they vanished, some of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners reappear and start committing crime once again. Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill), Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones), and Diego "Doc" Soto (Jorge Garcia) team up to investigate how this happened.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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45% Positive
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55% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
62
45% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
55% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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The show has the makings of great--what else can I say?--escapist entertainment. [23 Jan 2012, p.39]
Alcatraz is easy enough to follow tonight, with twists and surprises that are enjoyable and not enervating.
Here he has both--mood galore and a premise strong enough to not only sire a great pilot but to sustain a solid series.
There's enough in the premise and the performances (particularly those of Garcia and Neill) to keep us watching, but to really hook us in Alcatraz needs to decide what kind of show it wants to be.
Alcatraz's early crime stories are competent enough, in a moody, achey, men-gone-wrong kind of way. But there's a coldness to the show, and no sense that these are characters I want to invest in and spend time getting to know.
Obviously, it's necessary to give viewers the backstory on the returning thug of the week, but let's hope that if the show finds its legs, it won't need quite as many reminders of its fundamental concept.
Soto helps the mood of the show with his wry attitude and occasional gee-whiz-ardry, and he helps to move the plot along by stating facts that Rebecca would otherwise have to pause and look up.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 149 User Ratings
6.6
59% Positive
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88 Ratings
28% Mixed
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13% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 149 User Ratings
6.6
59% Positive
88 Ratings
88 Ratings
28% Mixed
41 Ratings
41 Ratings
13% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Bonanza Productions
- Bad Robot
- Warner Bros. Television
- Alcatraz Films
Initial Release Date: Jan 16, 2012
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Leo Awards
• 2 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Critics Choice Television Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
